Mulvaney: “I would welcome the opportunity to have you and Mr. Spratt, together, educate us on the supposed virtues of government-run health care.”

Lancaster, S.C. – August 16, 2010 – State Senator Mick Mulvaney, Republican candidate for Congress (SC-5), today sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking her to add the 5th Congressional District of South Carolina to her list of campaign stops. Senator Mulvaney is running against 14 term incumbent Congressman John Spratt in a race recently labeled a “toss up” by The Cook Political Report.

 
The text of the letter can be read below:

Madam Speaker,

According to an article by the Associated Press (“Pelosi stumps for Democrats as GOP fires away” – August 13, 2010) you are currently campaigning actively for many embattled House Democrats. The article also notes that you are doing this even though many consider you to be a “divisive” figure. As much as I oppose your agenda, I can appreciate such forthrightness.

Therefore, I invite you to come to the 5th District of South Carolina. As you know, it is the home of your Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt.

Mr. Spratt certainly qualifies as a loyal supporter of yours. As I am sure you are aware, he has voted with Democrat leaders 98% of the time the last few years. He was there when you needed him on the bailouts, cap-and-trade, and most especially on health care. Many of us in South Carolina remember his impassioned introduction of you on the night of the final vote of that historically bad bill. Certainly, by any measure, he has earned your support in this election.

Although Mr. Spratt originally took the position that Obamacare was indeed a bad bill, it seems that you were able to convince him that the real problem is that folks just don’t understand the new law well enough. In that spirit, I would welcome the opportunity to have you and Mr. Spratt, together, educate us on the supposed virtues of government-run health care. Since you and Mr. Spratt apparently believe that South Carolinians and other Americans are “uneducated” about the new law, why not come to South Carolina and explain the merits of its massive tax hikes and unconstitutional individual mandates?

I realize that South Carolina is a long way from San Francisco, but I think Mr. Spratt could benefit from your help when explaining his recent voting record. So, again, I invite you to add the 5th Congressional District of South Carolina to your list of campaign stops. We look forward to having you.

Sincerely,

South Carolina State Senator Mick Mulvaney
 

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