Our Senior Senator

[M.Opaliski]

Finance Committee Democrat Won’t Read Text of Health Bill

(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Thomas Carper (D.-Del.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, told CNSNews.com that he does not “expect” to read the actual legislative language of the committee’s health care bill because it is “confusing” and that anyone who claims they are going to read it and understand it is fooling people.

“I don’t expect to actually read the legislative language because reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I’ve ever read in my life,” Carper told CNSNews.com.

Carper described the type of language the actual text of the bill would finally be drafted in as "arcane," "confusing," "hard stuff to understand," and "incomprehensible." He likened it to the "gibberish" used in credit card disclosure forms.

There's more here if you care, and some video too ...

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You tell it how it is there Tom. You lousy, lazy, non-representing representative of Delaware ...

[Joe Walther]

Finance Committee Democrat Won’t Read Text of Health Bill

“I don’t expect to actually read the legislative language because reading the legislative language is among the more confusing things I’ve ever read in my life,” Carper told CNSNews.com.

You tell it how it is there Tom. You lousy, lazy, non-representing representative of Delaware ...

Sorry, Matt, Carper has never made my top-500 list of politicians by any stretch of the imagination. But, he's not the only one who does not read the bills. Very few members of the United States Congress do.

I know for a fact that the late Senator Bill Roth rarely read the content of the bills he signed--I spent tons of research time with him. He never even opened his copy of the Communications Act. And, he still voted for it.

I've voted for Mike Castle in every election he's ever sought. He does NOT read most of the bills he signs. But, he's well versed on what he's signing.

And, back in the day... TOM EVANS... remember him? He never read a single one of the bills he signed. And, even worse, he didn't even understand the synopsis and those are written in English.

But, in his defense, I don't think he knew HOW to read. I'm not sure it was before before Hooked on Phonics became massively available or it was because he was too busy chasing his married girl friends.

They read a synopsis of the bills provided by their staff lawyers. And, here's some more news; half of the lawyers have trouble completely understanding the legal mumbo-jumbo in the bills.

I don't trust Carper as far as I can throw him, and I've known him for years.

But I assure you he'll be well versed as to the contents of the Health Bill, a whole lot more so than if he actually sat down and tried reading the legal text.

This is all he meant by his statement; it was more tongue in cheek and indication of just how tedious and boring the legalese is.

Regards,

Joe Walther

[M.Opaliski]

I didn't single out the non-representing Carper as he did that all by himself, I simply posted the news of it, in his own stumbling words no less and with some of my own biased commentary trailing it. I know quite well how it works, whether it's in DC or in Dover, they're asleep at the switch. Sad thing is, it won't matter that it's 'out there' now, for lack of a better term, because anyone that cares already knows and those that might hear it in passing won't remember or care ...

*Member of Openly Cynics, Anonymous

[laserhaas]

Nice try JW, but Rep Mike Castle and his staff are bent on cronyism and corruption deeply. When we documented the criminal affairs in the DE and the participation of the local USA, his staff screamed and he/his staff, working arm in arm with the WNJ, were hell bent on getting the for USA Colm confirmed as a DE Dist Ct Judge.

Fortunately, the former Senator Biden refused to play ball and sent the slip back to Washington DC - refusing to sign it.

Stand up and fight for your Lawful American Way of Life
or
LET IT GO!

[M.Opaliski]

I wouldn't make the assumption that Joe was providing cover for Castle, or anyone, just pointing out the facts as he knows them to be ...

[BillW]

For personal reasons I can not stand that SOB and given the chance would pee on his grave.

[Curly]

If you don't read it or can't understand what's in the bill, why be allowed to vote on it?

This is what we have working for us?

YouTube - John Conyers on Reading the Healthcare Bill