The "gift" of health care

In the last week of a campaign, some candidates really show their true colors. And Congressman Mark Green put his on full display with a mail piece this week that is nothing short of gay bashing.

The outrageous piece of mail sent out by Congressman Mark Green is offensive on many, many levels. But once I got past the obvious homophobic message the mailer was suppose to get across, something else jumped out at me. This line as reported by the Capital Times made me want to spit nails:

The brochure says Doyle favors "a multi-million dollar gift to partners of state employees" and is "working to give health benefits to domestic partners that could cost as much as $13 million in taxpayer funds."

The right to be treated by a doctor so you don't die is a gift in Congressman Mark Green's world. And if you aren't enough like him and his supporters, it's a gift you don't deserve.

If you don't find this statement outrageous, try inserting "African Americans" or "Jews" in that sentence and see how you feel. Our state should never be deciding which human beings get health care based on categories some have created to divide people.

And we certainly shouldn't elect leaders that are willing to sign their name to a piece of mail that spells out that kind of policy before they get into office.

Voters should take the gift of taxpayer paid for health care away from Congressman Mark Green tomorrow and never give him another chance to look a gift horse in the mouth again.