Bob McCarty Writes

Anytime you have thousands of voting-age people assembled in one room, you can count on politicians to be there, too.  That was the case Wednesday morning when more than 2,200 people gathered at the St. Charles (Mo.) Convention Center hours ahead of President Barack Obama’s arrival in the St. Louis suburb.

Below are the Top 10 GOP Lawmaker Comments Made at that Health Care Town Hall Meeting:

10.  “The people of Missouri sure know how to give the president a welcome…” — U.S. Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana’s 6th Congressional District;

9.  “I can assure you at the end of the day this state will have a balanced budget.” — Missouri State Rep. Allen Icet (R-84);

8.  “Congress has no business doing health care or education!” — Missouri State Rep. Cynthia Davis (R-19);

7.  “It does not need the governor’s signature!” — Missouri State Sen. Jane Cunningham (R-86), speaking about what will happen if the Missouri Senate approves the Health Care Freedom Act legislation to put the issue of state sovereignty on the ballot in November;

6.  “(It’s) the mother of all unfunded mandates.” — U.S. Rep. (Dr.) Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) of Tennessee’s 1st CD, describing the current legislation Democrats are trying to “Rahm” down the throats of Americans;

5.  “This bill will destroy health care in America.” — U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) of Missouri’s 2nd CD on the same bill;

4.  “What part of ‘No!’ don’t you understand?” — Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, speaking to elected officials in Washington, D.C., who are pushing government-run health care (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”);

3.  “Now’s the time for all brave men to come to the aid of their country.” – U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) of Illinois’ 19th CD;

2.  “Our only chance of stopping this bill is you!” — U.S. Rep. John Shadegg (R-Ariz.) of Arizona’s 3rd CD;

1.  “In November, heads are gonna roll!” — Missouri State Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-15).

Bonus: “I would have gotten here earlier, but Rahm Emanuel caught me in the shower.” — Missouri State Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-15).

To read other BMW posts and watch a pair of BMW videos from the health care town hall meeting, click here.

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