The Political Enclave That Dare Not Speak Its Name (click here)
The Sanford and Ensign Scandals Open a Door On Previously Secretive 'C Street' Spiritual Haven...Although Sanford visited the house, there is no indication that he was ever a resident; when he was in Congress from 1995 to 2000, the parsimonious lawmaker was famous for forgoing his housing allowance and bunking in his Capitol Hill office. But it is not uncommon for residents to invite fellow congressmen to the home for spiritual bonding. There, Sanford enjoyed a kind of alumnus status. Richard Carver, president of the Fellowship Foundation, said, "I don't think it's intended to have someone from South Carolina get counseling there." But he posited that Sanford turned to C Street "because he built a relationship with people who live in the house."
People familiar with the house say the downstairs is generally used for meals and prayer meetings. Volunteers help facilitate prayer meetings, they said. Residents include Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.), Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.), Ensign and Coburn. None of the congressmen agreed to be interviewed for this article. But associates of some of Ensign's housemates privately worried that the other residents would be tarred by the scandals...
It is where corruption occurs. The Democrats need to cleanser their souls at their places of worship....The house, which is assessed at $1.84 million, is registered to a little-known organization called Youth With a Mission of Washington DC. Carver, who said his Fellowship group is affiliated with the house, said that he has never heard of Youth With a Mission of Washington DC and that he did not have a phone number for it. Later, he said, he spoke with someone who "at one time was involved with the house" and had "heard secondhand" that the organization that runs the house is "subscribing to the no-comment."...
One might note, Senators Dodd and Dorgan had most likely made up their minds to retire from office before they voted on the health care reform legislation. It is uncorrupted from most angles best I can tell. Honest Democrats with long time interest in its outcome and absolutely no Republican corruption. It will be interesting reading.
There was a disservice done to the measure during its visit to the Senate. It was bandied around as if it were a minor measure of legislation. It was not. It won't be viewed as same either. This was a major act of legislation and touches the very right of every American to have their health attended to by a high quality health care system. There should be clear understanding this will improve the American Health Care industry and limit impacts to citizens that result in deaths and poor health.
I am confident it will be a drastic improvement over the previous atrocity of an insurance network in the USA and it needs to be monitored. I am also confident the Health Care Insurance companies will seek to exploit every word and every meaning, so it is appropriate we all understand its words, spirit and definitions.
