The NH GOP Chair only has herself to blame (with a bit of an assist from her assistant) - Granite Grok

The NH GOP Chair only has herself to blame (with a bit of an assist from her assistant)

Medicaid Expansion – why are Republicans hellbent on participating in Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion here in NH?  The Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional for the Obama Administration to force it upon NH (and any other State).  Yet, we see NH Republicans pushing to enact it. For years, we have argued that Republicans should be following the Platform – it can’t get any plainer or clearer on this than this:

  • Oppose the implementation of Obamacare in New Hampshire
  • Increase the use of market forces to improve health care and lower costs
  • Allow free market driven health care plans and “ala carte” insurance plans free from government mandates. Allow purchase of insurance plans across state lines

Simple: no part of Obamacare should the Republicans help.  Yet, what are they doing instead?  Yeah, arguing over the terms of appeasement – the Jr. Partners with the Democrats in expanding the Welfare State. I just can’t dream up words that could cover this over.  All I get is hostility and “stop attacking Republicans” – but when they act completely 180 to the Platform, they bring this upon themselves.  Well, activists and the Base have had it – now there is pushback.  I received this news:

Former Rep. Fred Leonard is trying to gather the names of 50 state committee members in order to call a meeting of the party to protest the Medicaid expansion bill.  I’ve signed on and am contacting every state committee member I know to do the same.

His email is fleonard@metrocast.net, his cell phone is 973-9158.

My response:     Fred!   Count me and and sign me up for that Special meeting!  All of the Groksters who are State Committee members have signed up.  If you believe that the NH GOP should actually follow its own “fundamental Law” (the Platform), contact him.  If the NH GOP Leadership and the Senior Elected Leaders simply ignore the Platform on such an important Plank, why should we believe them on anything else?

They haven’t realized that what is happening to Obama (the collapse of his Credibility over lying on “you can keep…”) is starting to happen to them.  I’ve warned NH GOP Chair Jennifer Horn.  I’ve warned the new NH GOP Executive Director Matt Mower as well.  I’ve warned a number of elected Republican officials as well (e.g., NH State Senators, NH State Representatives). I even sent an email question of NH State Senator Jeb Bradley asking for an explanation.  Yet, it seems that the NH GOP “Elite”, the NH GOP Establishment are acting in ways that tells the base “We don’t care what it says”.  Heck, from their reactions, it could be toilet paper for all it’s good for.

I’ve heard from activists; they are boiling mad.  We all participated in the crafting and changing of the Platform – for what purpose if it is to be ignored?  And now, they ignore us?  Maybe it is time for a Change.

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