Patrick Stands Up; Mikey Steals

In case you had any doubt, Patrick has made great stands on a whole variety of issues besides the Iraq war, including this one:

I believe that under our present leadership, millions of seniors in the so-called coverage “donut hole” have been forced to pay millions for the drugs they need. Take Medicare Part D, for example, where millions of seniors found it more affordable for them to just pay out-of-pocket or to search for a more affordable plan rather than sign onto the Part D plan.

Now Medicare wants to cut its payments to the physicians by 37 percent. Would this then force the physicians to limit the amount of patients they serve? It is obvious there is a Medicare crisis!

Fortunately, the voters of Bucks County have the option of electing Patrick Murphy to Congress. He firmly stands with the seniors on this important issue. He supports closing the gap and allowing the government to negotiate for lower drug prices. He would reform Medicare Part D so that it benefits all seniors and not the pharmaceutical companies.

Common sense issues like this most definitely give Patrick Murphy my vote.

Edna Bordonaro
Falls Township, PA

And as for our current U.S. congressional representative from the 8th district...

I applaud the Sept. 10 editorial lambasting Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick for spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on “taxpayer funded campaign material.” That we have to pay for this literature is simply outrageous.

You did an excellent job exposing Fitzpatrick’s theft from taxpayers, but I would like to see an editorial run every week until Fitzpatrick or his campaign donates the money to the federal government or some worthy charity.

This was campaign literature and it should be paid for by the campaign, not by taxpayers. Let’s keep the pressure on Fitzpatrick until he does the right thing by returning that $360,000.

Jo Ann Teague
Bristol, PA

I am so on board with that also, Ms. Teague, but knowing Mikey as we do, I’m not holding my breath.

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Update 10/3: By the way, in this Courier Times story about Mark Foley, Patrick notes the following:

On Monday, Murphy called on Fitzpatrick to return $58,000 in campaign funds he received from Hastert, Congressman Tom Reynolds, R-N.Y., head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Congressman John Shimkus, R-Ill., chairman of the House Page Board.

“The actions of Speaker Hastert and the Republican leadership are unacceptable and offensive,” Murphy said. “Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick must return all funds tied to these immoral congressmen who have severely betrayed the public trust by putting politics before our children's safety.”

This statement was met by yet another cynical Fitzpatrick attack against "Pat" Murphy (and I'll bet you twenty bucks Mikey won't return THAT money either).