A Historic Moment

It has been said that evil flourishes when good men fail to act. One of the greatest evils of our lifetime is no doubt that in one of the most prosperous nations in the world, over 48 million men, women, and children do not have access to the world's greatest healthcare system.

Despite countless attempts over nearly a century, no chamber of Congress has ever before passed comprehensive health reform. This weekend, the United States Congress, stood firm against lies, misrepresentations, self serving political rhetoric, and the back-scratching and scare tactics of special-interest money to pass a healthcare bill that once and for all will provide equal access to healthcare for all Americans. 

God bless the men and women who had the courage to address the evil discrimination in our healthcare system. Unfortunately, Artur Davis, who represents a congressional district that is one of the poorest in the nation, made it crystal clear that his interests and priorities lie in political gain and in the back pockets of big insurance companies, rather than in the hard working people of Alabama. 

The healthcare vote was a defining moment for our country and those entrusted to represent our best interests, and Artur Davis has failed the people of Alabama miserably. Democrats across this state will assuredly find it difficult to trust his inflated rhetoric on other subjects now that he has betrayed them once again. Congressman Davis' silence has reverberated so loudly that I find it impossible to hear a word he says in the future.