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02 Friday Jan 2026

Posted by Michael Bersin in Congress, Mark Alford, social media

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4th Congressional District, access to healthcare, former newsreader, healthcare, Mark Alford, missouri, right wingnut, social media, sycophant, Trump sycophant

Mark Alford (r) [2023 file photo].

Clueless:

Congressman Mark Alford
[January 1, 2026]

Happy New Year, MO-04. Our best days are still ahead!
[….]

There is much hilarity in the responses:

You should remove this post buddy. You are still not being received well. 🙄

Jack Smith’s deposition video: [….]

WHO’S “best days” are you referring to?? The top 10%? All the Billionaire$ partying in St. Bart’s? Crypto-scammers?? AI scammers?? Pardons-for-SALE purchasers?? Oil and coal robber-baron corps?? Mercs-R-US ICE?? Whoever’s making toilet paper out of the Constitution?? WHO’S “BEST DAYS” are you talking about? Cuz it ain’t the millions who’re getting screwed on health care or groceries or the rising utility bills or seniors or — gee — much of ANY of the working folks.

Quiet,Piggy.
[….]

I’m from Missouri to show me state You got to show me and right now I ain’t seeing a lot.

Best days won’t hit until late January 2029.

Happy increase in your health insurance premiums day.
Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.

Our best day for MO-04 will be voting you out in November.

Well, I hope so. Last year was brutal for the Constitution and anyone who loves it. Perhaps it will be a better year for separation of powers, checks and balances, and due process.

Yes, Happy New Year to all those who can’t afford their insurance now.

Day 1 of the Congressman Mark Alford and the republicans health care rise. With no plan.

GOP Healthplan
– 789 Weeks since POTUS said “GOP Healthcare Plan will be out”
-15 years since ACA passed into law, GOP plan?
– 54 votes to tear the ACA apart, replaced with?
The GOP has NO health-plan, none, zero, zippo!

The GOP Plan for Access to Healthcare.

Over 1 million lost their jobs this year. Ask them

There’s a certain 4 letter word I think of when I see you pop up. And you’re full of it.

Happy New Year Mark !Maybe you could list all the wonderful things you’ve done this year I mean actual bills or votes or actual things that benefited your constituents instead of posting on social media all the wonderful places you’ve gone to visit in Missouri on the taxpayers dollar… all while enjoying the best healthcare insurance plan available. I’ll be waiting for your next post listing all of your wonderful achievements.

Are you resigning?

Heh.

You all will be saying everything is great even when the boat is filling full of water.

Happy ??? 24 Million Citizens Health Insurance ballooned today !!! BUT you don’t have to worry, Taxpayers pay your health insurance and you make $174,000 annually

Mark can we hear how the Republican healthcare plan is going.

the Republican Healthcare plan under Congressman Mark Alford consists of letting millions of Americans die and go into poverty attempting to survive illness. They got nothing and never will. 🤬

Unless you keep my Obamacare intact… I’m screwed Mr.Alford!

Yes, the best day will be Jan. 20, 2029, when the felon leaves office.

ROT IN HELL goddamn maga garbage

Congressman Mark Alford, that is exactly what a person such as yourself with affordable health insurance premiums would say.
However, due to your unfitness for office approximately 22 million individuals will not be able to afford their health insurance premiums.
Although they can take comfort in knowing their tax dollars will continue to fund your more than comfortable lifestyle including health insurance.
Unfortunately the best days of 2026 could be the loss of health insurance because the past history of yourself, your fellow Congressional Republicans, and Trump is one disaster after another.

Congressman Mark Alford, what a year! Fascist, authoritarian rule, a Republican controlled Congress, including yourself, who are completely sycophantic and aren’t doing what you were elected to do, masked, armed thugs roaming the streets harassing and arresting anyone who fails the ultra white test, insurance made unaffordable, tariffs causing inflation and unemployment leading to higher food prices.

You’ll always be a total asswipe Markie.

Healthcare not affordable. No great new healthcare plan as promised by republicans. Groceries not affordable. Housing not affordable. Alford you need to resign.

After the last year with the trump Regime’s control unchecked corruption and complete disregard for the constitution. The next 3 years are looking grim.

Happy New Year, Congressman. But let’s not pretend all is well. If our best days are still ahead, we need leaders who act like it—not ones who:
🗳️ Push to federalize gerrymandering
Instead of protecting voters, some in Congress are working to undermine fair elections—proposing legislation and court challenges that rig maps and silence the will of the people.
⚠️ Strip away health and safety protections
You’ve voted to eliminate regulations that protect clean air, water, and food safety—all while calling it “freedom.” But real freedom doesn’t mean toxic rivers or dangerous workplaces.
đź’‰ Sow confusion about vaccines and public health
Instead of supporting science, your party has politicized medicine, spread disinformation, and undercut the professionals trying to save lives. That’s not leadership—it’s negligence.
🏛️ Waste time renaming the Kennedy Center
While families struggle with rising costs and crumbling infrastructure, you’re focused on symbolic culture war stunts—not solutions.
🛢️ Drum up conflict overseas for oil
Stoking tensions in Venezuela under the guise of “freedom”—but let’s be honest: it’s about fossil fuels. Meanwhile, clean energy and peace get left behind.
🏥 Continue to block real healthcare reform
Millions still can’t afford to see a doctor and millions more will be added to this since the subsidies have been eliminated. We need the ACA subsidies, Medicare expansion, mental health investment, and reproductive care—not more obstruction.
So no, it doesn’t feel like a “Happy New Year” for everyone in MO-04.
Not when power games are prioritized over people.
Not when public trust is treated like a punchline.
Not when your votes say more than your holiday posts ever could.
We deserve a better 2026.

Wishy Washy Joshy

01 Tuesday Jul 2025

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Healthcare, Josh Hawley, Resist, US Senate

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access to healthcare, Big Ugly Bill, Donald Trump, Hawley January 6th, Hee Hawley, MAGA, Medicaid, Missouri Republicans, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, One Big Beautiful Bill

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06 Sunday Mar 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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8th Congressional District, abortion, access to healthcare, anti-choice, death penalty, Insulin prices, Jason Smith, missouri, right wingnut, social media, Twitter, veterans, War

Jason Smith (r) [2021 file photo]

Rep. Jason Smith @RepJasonSmith
Life begins at conception. As a man of faith, I will always fight for the right to life.
8:01 AM · Mar 6, 2022

Frank Evans @frankevans
Replying to @RepJasonSmith
Life begins when you leave the room. Ask anyone who knows you.
9:22 AM · Mar 6, 2022

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