Jim Ward

Some Republicans from Rep. Harry Mitchell’s home district have complained because the Democratic congressman didn’t host any town halls on health care reform or any other topic during the August recess. Mitchell did hold a couple of telephone conference calls with the public that his staff says reached more than 18,000 people. But some people in Congressional District 5 felt cheated because they didn’t get an opportunity to discuss the issue in person with their representative. The people I heard from didn’t want a shouting match. They just wanted to have an honest discussion about what Democrats in Congress have proposed and to hear what Mitchell thinks about it.

Well, Republicans are getting at least part of that wish, as venture capitalist and 2010 congressional candidate Jim Ward is hosting a health care reform forum tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at the Mustang Library in Scottsdale.

Ward will have on hand a couple of experts: Clint Bolick from the Goldwater Institute and Dr. Eric Novack from Arizonans for Health Care Freedom. Clearly, the panel will be biased against what President Barack Obama has proposed, but the discussion still could get lively.

Posted in: Election issues • 2010 elections • Congressional District 5 • Harry Mitchell • Jim Ward • President Barack Obama • Sonoran Alliance |

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