tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253899631640025556.post3367614969428214267..comments2009-08-20T01:20:02.825-05:00Liberty Watchmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530151619359709836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253899631640025556.post-58568375909877920812009-08-20T01:20:02.825-05:002009-08-20T01:20:02.825-05:00Concerned - I think both Kirk and Biggert have reasons to fear backlash from their own party. They may be OK on health care, but Kirk took a lot of heat for his Cap &amp; Tax vote and Biggert&#39;s pro abortion, pro human cloning, pro embryonic stem cell research votes are a GOP disgrace. So I imagine they both have reason to be apprehensive about public meetings.<br /><br />But even if their greater fear is from the left (as you suggest), I can&#39;t condone Republicans hiding from Democrat-leaning public wrath any more than I can condone Democrats hiding from Republican-leaning public wrath.<br /><br />They both need to stand and deliver.Wayne Cummingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02530151619359709836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8253899631640025556.post-41160751883658682502009-08-19T23:12:29.390-05:002009-08-19T23:12:29.390-05:00Wayne - I don&#39;t think Kirk and Biggert are worried about tea-partiers and others opposed to ObamaCare - instead I think they&#39;re more interested in avoiding the sorts of disruption that is the hallmark of left-wing groups like Health Care Action Now. I mean from what I&#39;ve heard neither of them have a damned thing to fear on this topic, both are definitely on the right side of it.<br /><br />Bean, however...<br />(she only voted for cap and trade because she thought she got certain carve-outs for local interests in it - basically sold her vote in the most blatant way. Problem is she can&#39;t do that on this one.)Concerned Illinoisannoreply@blogger.com