The Sentinel

“One giant step to socialism, one small step to health care,”

might be the new depiction of where we are today, thanks to
the “yea” vote of our Socialist Democrat Rep. Solomon P.
Ortiz. He voted in favor of HR 4872, Health Care and
Education Affordability Act, “which promises to bring
economic prosperity for the betterment of this country and our
people,” he said. He believes it will help the 150,000 folks in
his district that he says do not have any health care.
Using a population figure of 651,619, that is 23 percent of the
population. One wonders how many of the un-or-under-
insured are illegals. Wouldn’t working for more and better
jobs in Cameron County help in a more constructive way?
Because in the 2008 election, 58% voted Democrat and others
voted 42.1%, those who love their freedom have a way to go.
Some Democrats need to see the light and decide if they want
to leave the New Socialism as a legacy for their children and
grand-children.
We do not want the federal government providing loans for
our children’s advanced education. We saw that practice in
Cuba and six former Iron Curtain countries as part of a
newspaper study group. Young people who are members of
the Young Pioneers and active in the “correct” party get
preferential treatment in whether they go on to advanced
education and what they will study. Could party affiliation
have that effect here? Why not?
Ortiz skirts the issues with a number of labor organizations,
but it can be said that he shows himself to be pro big labor. In
2007-2008, he received the following grades for his support:
Business-Industry PAC, 40%; The Alliance for Workers
Freedom, 11%; Associated General Contractors of America,
57%; National Association of Manufacturers, 29%; National
Federation of Independent Business, 56%; National Restaurant
Association, 40%; National Retail Federation, 20%; National
Lumber and Building Materials Dealers, 25%; U.S. Chamber,
65%; National Small Business Association, 68%.
For Cameron County jobs, Ortiz needs to do much better.
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