| Recently, we reported on the Doherty campaign's new site, WhatDeLayTaughtMcCaul.com. There is a lot of great information on the site, ranging from McCaul's close ties to oil companies and the pharmaceutical industry to his complete flip-flop on earmarks, but one that really caught my eye was Mike McCaul's betrayal on Medicare. Medicare is supposed to be there to help all of us. But Mike McCaul sees is differently. To him, Medicare is just another opportunity to divert our tax dollars for another corporate payoff — this time, 3.7 billion dollars in windfall profits for the drug manufacturers. Mike McCaul has taken over $10,000 in political contributions from drug companies. Mike McCaul voted against the Department of Health and Human Services from negotiating volume discounts for prescription drugs for seniors — totally disregarding the 5 million seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s, the nearly 2 million who suffer from full-blown depression and over 500,000 who will suffer a stroke this year. But it should come as no surprise that McCaul would put his corporate buddies before parents and grandparents. It is all part of the Pay-for Play philosophy McCaul learned from the very man who kick-started his first campaign with a $10,000 donation, McCaul’s mentor — Tom DeLay.
Be sure to visit the site and tell any friends who may be undecided about it. If we want to end the pay-to-play politics in Washington, a great first step is to get rid of Mike McCaul. And, of course, be sure to help out Larry Joe Doherty. |
