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Palm Beach County Dems’ dumping of health care skeptic Landrieu “news to us,” her office says

by George Bennett | November 3rd, 2009

As noted this morning, Palm Beach County’s Democratic Party has dumped moderate Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu as its keynote speaker for next week’s annual fund-raising dinner because party activists are displeased with Landrieu’s stance on health care.

Landrieu says she’s “very skeptical about a government-run national option” and won’t commit to voting to cut off a Republican filibuster to force a vote on Democratic health care legislation.

County Democratic Chairman Mark Alan Siegel announced the dis-invitation of Landrieu this morning.

“This is news to us,” Landrieu spokesman Robert Sawicki said in an e-mail this afternoon. “Sen. Landrieu agreed to do this event as a favor to Palm Beach Democrats, and no one from the Palm Beach Democratic Party has notified us about a change in plans for the dinner.”

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One Response to “Palm Beach County Dems’ dumping of health care skeptic Landrieu “news to us,” her office says”

  1. Robert Maurer Says:

    First, its dissing Presidents Jefferson and Jackson for antecedent political incorrectness, renaming the annual Democratic party traditional dinner, Truman-Kennedy. Then, its dis-inviting Louisiana Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu because she is watching out for the taxpayer in the health reform debate. Maybe the Palm Beach Democrats ought to invite a real Democrat – Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter!

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