As most people know, the progressive netroots - myself included - overwhelmingly supported Leslie Byrne over Gerry Connolly in the 2008 Democratic primary for the 11th Congressional District. Also, I've had my "issues" with Gerry Connolly and some of his people over the years. Having said that, I love this speech: Gerry Connolly snarkily, sarcastically ripping the Republicans for their "health care plan":
The plan so far offered by our Republican colleagues would: allow health care premiums to double over the next decade; add more than two-thirds of the out-of-pocket expenses for individuals and their families who watched helplessly as premiums and deductibles grew three times faster than their wages over the last decade; and push more families to the brink of financial ruin because they can no longer afford basic health care needs...Their plan would also allow insurance companies to continue racking up profits by denying coverage using capricious standards...to continue discriminating based on pre-existing conditions...to continue denying coverage to survivors of domestic violence because they classify the history of such violence as a pre-existing condition...make it harder on the business community to continue meeting the needs of its workers and customers...Unfortunately, the plan from our Republican colleagues amounts to do nothing and hope for the best. Well, we can't afford that plan...You can say that again!
