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Letter: Roger Rea
Perriello has a dilemma
Friday, November 6, 2009
The Nov. 2 article “Perriello unsure of reform,” on the surface, sounds as if our 5th District congressman is giving serious thought to actually reading the new bill on health care. Yet he states all of these wonderful things the bill will do to improve our lives have moved him to the “undecided” column. I suspect something else is going on here.
First, during those town halls, when the public vented, he felt he had to straddle the fence and be on both sides of the issue. Now, in my opinion, the Democratic Party has warned him to get on board or else. Second, I believe he was going to vote with his party regardless of the way the bill was written when it counted, and he will.
Notice that nothing in the press release cites one thing Perriello is opposed to in this bill. If this is so, why be undecided? The answer is: He has to appear to be on both sides of the bill to appease his constituents and the liberal majority in Congress at the same time. (House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi has the power to keep him on or off committees and essentially controls his career.
So Perriello, don’t waste your time reading those near 2,000 pages; it’s a done deal.
Roger Rea
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