Luetkemeyer

Freshman U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, who after less than a year in the U.S. House has positioned himself as an anti-Obama provocateur, has got the attention of national Democrats.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today that Luetkemeyer, whose district includes part of St. Charles County and most of mid-Missouri, is one of 25 members the party will target with robo-calls to their constituents.

The automated calls, starting today, will target Luetkemeyer on health care. According to a script provided by the Dems, the calls will begin with “This is the DCCC with an important message…”

Interesting, because I’m not sure the average voter would recognize right away the abbreviation for the D-Triple-C. In any case, here is the rest of the call:

Insurance companies are posting record profits while health bills skyrocket.  Now they are lining up to stop health care reforms and protect profits. Congressman Blaine Leutkemeyer took almost fifty thousand dollars from the insurance industry and now he’s trying to block reform… like reducing costs by forcing insurance companies to compete and preventing them from denying you coverage. Call Congressman Leutkemeyer today.  Ask him to stop standing up for insurance companies and start standing up for us.

UPDATE: Luetkemyer spokesman Paul Sloca responds:

While real Americans and Missourians are making their voices heard in opposition to the Administration’s disastrous health care plan, Washington outsiders are trying to play politics with people’s health. Blaine supports health care reform that will lower costs and increase access for consumers. But Blaine does not support the current plan being debated in the House because it allows government bureaucrats to make personal medical decisions, raises taxes on small businesses, and undermines Medicare coverage for our seniors. And if the volume of calls to our office is any indication, most folks in the District agree with Blaine on health care, so it seems some people are just plain wasting their time, and ours, on phone calls.