Betsy McCaughey is probably the one person who can be more condemned as an enemy of health care reform than any other individual in America, and that is saying a lot!
An attractive looking lady, you would never think she is the single most important figure to have worked against the Clinton health care initiative in 1993-1994, and again has become the leader of the struggle against any health care reform in 2009.
If her name sounds vaguely familiar for other political activism, it is because she was Lieutenant Governor under Republican Governor George Pataki from 1995-1999, his first term as New York Governor. But she became involved in controversy in ways that convinced Pataki to drop her from the ticket in 1998.
She has now become the biggest promoter of the idea that Obama’s plan for health care reform will promote the “death of Grandma”, the idea of “death panels” that is also being newly promoted by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (after she withdrew the assertion two days after stating it) and others, including Newt Gingrich and numerous talk show hosts.  All of the above, and certainly Ms. McCaughey, KNOW they are promoting lies and deception, but it is obvious they have touched a nerve of scared and fearful Americans and will stop at nothing to destroy any chance for health care reform.
If the health care reform bill fails, many will be held responsible, but high on the list, and maybe the very top of it will be one Betsy McCaughey!  🙁
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