Washington Examiner columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher blasted Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico for exploiting the Bible to appeal to voters on healthcare issues.
Doescher reacted to a clip Talarico posted on his X account Sunday.
Talarico invoked Jesus to take on what he calls a corrupt system.
“When Jesus healed the sick, he didn’t ask for a deductible. So, when I fight for universal healthcare, I’m doing it on biblical grounds. When Jesus fed the hungry, he didn’t price gouge to turn a profit. So, when I say that no child in the state of Texas should go to bed hungry, I’m doing it on biblical grounds. And when the Hebrew prophets saw corruption in high places, they spoke truth to power. So, when I take on the politicians who are serving themselves and not the people, I am doing it on biblical grounds,” Talarico said.
“What James Talarico is describing is, in effect, a single-payer system where doctors are going to be underpaid, and patients themselves are probably going to be overcharged because the government bloat always winds up taking too much money and not efficiently distributing it,” Doescher said on NewsMax’s John Bachman Now on Tuesday.
Doescher said doctors are not the Son of God, making Talarico’s comparison flawed.
“They’re just trying to get by,” Doescher said.
Doescher also highlighted the closeness in the Texas Senate race between Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. She said political organizations now have to dump money into Texas because Paxton is a “flawed candidate” and may not take the Senate seat.
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She said the Texas Senate race would be much easier if Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) were the Republican nominee, but maintained that Talarico’s actions are on a different level.
“Ken Paxton’s personal life — it’s messy, right? His wife did divorce him on biblical grounds, and she’s quite popular in the state of Texas. That’s different than designing public policy on the basis of obfuscating and distorting the Bible,” Doescher said.