Todd Akins Steps Up To Lead On Healthcare Reform

I've never met Todd Akin, and don't know anyone who works for him, but maybe I should give him a call.

Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) hosted the meeting of a dozen Hill conservatives who’ve had enough. The meeting was to help Michele Bachmann, and other originators of the House Call protest, retain control of the event and the message.

Until now, Mr. Akin and a few others in this Gang of 12 preferred keeping a low profile.  Emboldened by the grass roots effect in New York’s 23rd Congressional District race, Akin is determined to go on offensive for conservative principles rather than just fending off Democrat advances. Last week, for example, Akin recruited eight House Republicans to endorse Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman, in the NY-23 race, even while the National Republican Congressional Committee was pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars to boost Scozzafava.

Tuesday’s meeting included Rep. Steve King (R-IA), Ms. Bachmann, Doctors Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey (Rs-GA), Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX), and others who are willing to take on their own party’s heirarchy. According to Mr. Akin, “This steering committee is full of risk takers who’ve been pushed out of their comfort zone” and are willing to fight for principle. Akin cited an emerging “sense of camaraderie among conservatives” in the House.

Go Todd.

 

Comments

[Joseph Rojek]

As far as I am concerned we are heading toward communism. Obama seized the failing economy to his advantage and lied the entire time and is still lying about everything he does. Nancy Pelosi is an out and out right California liberal and needs a new broom for her to ride on. Unemployment is an issue with 650,00 jobless people, but the U.S lets in over one and a half million workers every year. The simple solution to unemployment would be to give the companies that have their work out sourced get a tax incentive to bring the jobs back to the U.S. Also the government want to give amnesty to all of the illegals and include them in the health care. The Democrats are on the path of bankrupting this country. Our senior senator is also backing reinstatement of funds for ACORN which is involved in many illegal activities.