A Reaganite friend, who shall remain nameless but is amused to be
targeted for something of this nature, forwards this newest
e-mail. Yes, it's real, name changed to protect the innocent.
From: President Barack Obama
<info@barackobama.com>
Date: September 9, 2009 10:26:36 PM EDT
To: XXXX
Subject: Not the first, but the last
Reply-To: info@barackobama.com
XXXXX --
I just finished laying out my plan for health reform at a joint
session of Congress. Now, I'm writing directly to you because
what happens next is critical -- and I need your help.
Change this big will not happen because I ask for it. It can
only come when the nation demands it. Congress knows where I
stand. Now they need to hear from you.
Add your voice: Ask your representatives to support my plan for
real health reform in 2009.
The heart of my plan is simple: bring stability and security to
Americans who already have health insurance, guarantee
affordable coverage for those who don't, and rein in the cost
of health care.
Tonight, I offered a specific plan for how to make it happen. I
incorporated the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans to
create a plan that's bold, practical, and represents the broad
consensus of the American people.
We've come closer to real health reform in the last few months
than we have in the last 60 years. But those who profit from
the status quo -- and those who put partisan advantage above
all else -- will fight us every inch of the way.
We do not seek that fight, but we will not shrink from it. The
stakes are too high to let scare tactics cloud the debate, or
to allow partisan bickering to block the path. Your voice,
right now, is essential.
See my full plan and call on your representatives to
support it:
http://my.barackobama.com/SupportReform
Ours is not the first generation to understand the dire need
for health reform. And I am not the first president to take up
this cause, but I am determined to be the last.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
