Swung by Rep. Costello's office to pass along my two cents on health care reform this morning. Interesting experience. You can't get into the office unless you know the passcode or press a button and stand in front of a monitor, I guess to make sure you're not packin'.
The woman in the office said that they were only taking a limited amount of info from drop-ins: name, address and whether you supported or opposed health care reform. They will the mail out info. She also mentioned they'd been getting a lot of phone calls on the topic, with calls splitting about even. However, the people who were calling in opposed to reform were a lot more abusive than the people who supported it. She specifically mentioned a woman who called in twice just before I came who abused Costello's staffer verbally, reminded her that she was" a public servant and you work for me" (I'm certain the Costello staffer had forgotten that and was quite glad the woman reminded her. Not sure what bearing the comment had on the conversation though), and refused to leave a name when the staffer asked for one so she could pass the comment along to Rep. Costello.
For a good round up of reform questions and answers, at a meeting where violence didn't break out, take a look this summary from Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill's meeting
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