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HBO Poll: Minnick & Health Care

Posted by DFO

Sept. 3, 2009 9:34 a.m. • 12 comments

The nation’s contentious debate on the Obama Administration’s proposed healthcare plan will be center stage at the Coeur d’Alene Resort at 7 this evening. “We’ve invited Rep. Walt Minnick (D-Idaho) to attend and really listen to the concerns of citizens of Idaho,” said Jeff Ward, president of Kootenai County Reagan Republicans, sponsors of the event. “We hope he’ll show up.” At Minnick’s healthcare forum at NIC last week, Ward publicly invited Idaho’s sole Democrat in Congress to the event and asked why he hasn’t been pro-active in opposing the health-care bill when he announced he will not vote for it”/Reagan Republican news release. More here.

Wednesday Poll: A plurality of 47 of 100 respondents said they wouldn’t support the Kootenai County plan to raise the sale tax a half cent to pay for jail expansion and property tax relief. Poll results here.

12 comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Phaedrus on September 03 at 9:50 a.m.
Did they “invite” Crapo and Risch? Will Idaho’s Senators be in attendance?
DFO on September 03 at 10:17 a.m.
@ Phaedrus re: “Did they ‘invite’ Crapo and Risch? Will Idaho’s Senators be in attendance?”

Does anyone know how much advance notice Minnick had for tonight’s Repub shout down?
Phaedrus on September 03 at 10:20 a.m.
I hear that Mr Ward asked Minnick on stage at the Congressman’s Town Hall meeting at NIC.
Phaedrus on September 03 at 10:23 a.m.
Oh, that’s right, Minnick held a town hall where members of the audience asked questions directly of the Congressman. Andd he had a town hall in Moscow and Sandpoint too. And he participated in a Boise Tea Party town hall. How many face-to-face town halls have Idahos’ Republican Congressional delegation hosted?
bpoole on September 03 at 11:07 a.m.
If I were Walt Minnick( which I’m not) I wouldn’t go. Those Reagan Republicans just want to create confrontation.
Phaedrus on September 03 at 1:13 p.m.
Did all the conservatives suddenly leave the blog? ;-)
Cabbage Boy on September 03 at 1:18 p.m.
DFO, I got this notice a few weeks back. I could see if I could find it if you want.
Cabbage Boy on September 03 at 1:21 p.m.
Don’t have the original email, but I know it said he was invited but hadn’t confirmed as of a couple weeks ago.
Phaedrus on September 03 at 1:23 p.m.
What about Crapo and Risch?
Phaedrus on September 03 at 1:39 p.m.
That’s what I thought.
Phaedrus on September 03 at 4:04 p.m.
CB, do you stick your fingers in your ears and chant “na na na na na” when confronted with the uncomfortable truth, or are you just comfortable ignoring questions that expose your ‘buddies’ as hypocrites and opportunists?
Cabbage Boy on September 03 at 4:16 p.m.
Phaed, since you addressed me directly, I will turn the filter off. What are you blathering about?

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