Chairman of RNC says Democrats are 'flipping bird to Americans'

Chairman of the Republican Natiional Committee Michael Steele said the Democratic Party is "flipping the bird to Americans" over their latest health care reform bill, despite the jump in support over the legislation.

The latest move to reform health care in the United States has caused grief, anger and rage among leaders in Washington and the American people as the health care debate moves into its final stages and a possible conclusion come Christmas Eve. Michael Steele, Chairman of the RNC, spoke in a conference call on Monday with reporters saying that the Democrats’ procedures on Sunday to pass health care reform legislation amounts to “flipping a bird to the American people,” according to CNN. “This is a bad bill. It's bad law. It's bad for America. It is bad certainly for individuals and enough is enough. I am tired of the Congress thumbing their nose and flipping a bird to the American people.” Steele added that he is sick and tired of Congress trying to act like they know better than families across the country on health “now and in the future.” In the call, Steele was joined by Dick Armey, a former House Majority leader and current head of FreedomWorks, to show solidarity between the two after FreedomWorks criticized the RNC for endorsing the Republican in the New York Congressional Race over the independent Conservative. Nevertheless, Steele said that he is “honored” to be working with tea partiers, grassroots activists and “others who are fighting the good fight.” Steele further said that Armey is a man of principle, “It's nice to know in this fight that you have individuals who are willing to stand up with you and lead the charge, individuals who you can follow into battle and who can follow you into battle and try and make sure we do what's best for the American people.” However, a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey shows that support for the Democratic health care reform bill is gaining significant support. The poll, which was released on Monday, suggests that 42 per cent of Americans support the bill. The percentage is six points higher than the last poll conducted earlier this month. But Americans still have their doubts on the improvement of health care overall. Only 25 per cent of respondents believe the reform bill will actually improve their health care coverage, while 37 per cent think their health care will be worse. The telephone survey was conducted between Dec. 16 and Dec. 20 with 1,160 adults and contains a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points.