Yarmuth Slams Pelosi's 'Misguided' Comments
John Yarmuth, who loves Speaker Nancy Pelosi so much that he votes with her 98.8% of the time, is backpedaling hard from comments she made calling one of Louisville's biggest employers "villians" and "almost immoral". From the Courier-Journal:
"Regrettably, with passions inflamed throughout the country, Speaker Pelosi recently made inflammatory statements that assailed the character of health insurers across the board. I unequivocally reject those misguided comments," he wrote.
"Not only do such overtures distract from a constructive debate, they are simply untrue. That certain insurers have engaged in unscrupulous practices cannot be denied, but to paint an entire industry with a single stroke is unfair."
Humana "has long acted in an upstanding, thoughtful manner," the letter said. "Your employees all deserve better than to have their integrity unjustly questioned."
The paper credits Yarmuth as being responsible for Pelosi's health care message. He thinks she might word things more artfully if given the opportunity:
"Nancy's a very experienced, hard-nosed political person, and I think given the opportunity, she would rephrase what she said," he said.
Wrong!
Pelosi's office declined to respond to Yarmuth's comments but said she stands by her remarks. "The speaker was expressing the role that the insurance industry has played in health care," said spokesman Nadeam Elshami.
Sorry Louisville. Pelosi thinks your fifth-largest employer is part of her axis of evil. And your Congressman does everything he can to help her. (well, 98% of the time).
