... but he sure is hearing from them.
After House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) made this asinine statement:
I'm still trying to find the first American to talk to who's in favor of the public option, other than a member of Congress or the administration. I've not talked to one and I get to a lot of places. I've not had anyone come up to me -- I know I'm inviting them -- and lobby for the public option.
... it prompted Hunter to observe:
Let us all pause to reflect the sheer magnitude of the insular, self-inflating bubble that would be required of Boehner to never meet or talk to a single American that thought that way, when 2/3rds of the country do, and the majority of people in his own state do. He must roll to and from work in a giant, government-provided hamster ball.
Americans United For Change had a different explanation -- fore!
Meanwhile, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) began a twitter campaign, urging their 1.6 million members to send Boehner a message:
Send him this message by signing and tweeting, and then give Rep. Boehner a call at (202) 225-6205. Let him know you’re one of the 77% of Americans who do support a public option, and it’s time for the Republicans to stop blocking real health care reform.
And in Ohio itself, home of 110,000 AFSCME members, with more than 3,000 in Boehner's district, they burned up the phone lines, reminding Boehner that 57% of Ohions support a public option.
Heck, we should all help pop that teeny-tiny bubble that John Boehner lives in. So call, write or twitter and let him know that yes, Johnny, there is a world beyond the confines of K Street.