...as is we needed more.
Artur Davis' vote against the Obama Health Insurance reform bill was one prime example of an elected official acting in his or her own interests rather than those he is paid to represent.
Now Alabama's outgoing Republican governor Bob Riley is fighting for federal Medicaid funds at the same time the state's two Republican Senators voted against the money.
Senators Sessions and Shelby also voted against extending unemployment benefits at a time when there is historic unemployment in Alabama. In both cases they say it's because they don't want to add to the national debt. You do have to wonder where that same concern was all of those times the good Senators voted for this pet project or another in the past year or two.
Want an example? See the entry above, in which the Shelby is named "porker of the month" for June.
"The good senators?"
ReplyDeletePuh-leeze.
I concur with Jay.
ReplyDeleteThinking further, Tim, why don't you call his office in D.C. - or where ever he may be at the moment - and ask for a statement, or an interview and ask him the HARD questions that you're renown for?
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