“If I go, here’s one last kick on my way out”

The spite toward Democrats and Obama and the dismissal of the health care of nearly half-a-million poor people in their states as unimportant is almost unbelievable. From TPM:

Under bills passed in Georgia and Kansas recently, even if a Democratic candidate were to pull off an upset and take the governor’s seat, they would not be able to expand the program without the consent of the state legislature — which will almost certainly remain Republican.

In other words, GOP lawmakers have taken steps to guarantee that many of their poorest residents will remain uninsured under the health care reform law, no matter what happens in the gubernatorial election.

Personally, if I were a Democratic organizer in Georgia or Kansas, I’d be sure I let every poor person in the state know all about these despicable laws.

“Hey, did you know that even if a Democrat wins on Election Day you’re still locked out of Medicaid? Yep, thanks to those clowns in the legislature. They passed a law that says even if our side wins you can’t have it. You can help fix that. Go to the polls on November 4th and vote for the Democratic candidate for Governor, and vote for the Democrats for the House and Senate. We have to get rid of these people who don’t give a rip about people like you and me.”

This really is evil. How can Republicans claim to represent the citizens of their states and districts when they’re actively trying to hurt them?