Republican lawmakers seem to suffer from a serious case of bi-polar disorder. The Party of No (because they vote NO on every bill in the U.S. Congress that would throw a life line to we the little people) suddenly say YES when major $$$$$$$$$ federal bucks will flow to their districts.
Bringing big bucks to Republican districts pleases both voters and the politician's fat cat donors. Republican lawmakers somehow believe they can vote NO in Washington but take credit for YES results that come from the evil doing Democrats in the U.S. Congress.
I guess Republican lawmakers assume their constituents are both stupid and uninformed.
We have a fresh load of Republican award winning hypocrites who join Senators Hutchison and Cornyn in the GOP Hall of Hypocritical Shame.
All voted against the recovery act but all behave as if they personally delivered stimulus money to their home districts.
• Representative Pete Sessions (TX-32) - Representative Pete Sessions showed his hypocrisy after asking the Obama Administration for three billion in funds for NASA from the economic recovery act, which he voted against. Members of the Texas delegation signed the letter, including two Republican Senators and 19 House Republicans who all voted against the recovery act in February. [Texas delegation wants stimulus money for NASA, Houston Chronicle, 10/5/09]
• Representative Michael McCaul (TX-10) - "I didn't support final passage but at the same time I wanted to make sure if we are spending that kind of money that much of that gets directed to Texas." [KVUE News; 2/22/09]
• Representative Michael McCaul showed his hypocrisy after asking the Obama Administration for three billion in funds for NASA from the economic recovery act, which he voted against. Members of the Texas delegation signed the letter, including two Republican Senators and 19 House Republicans who all voted against the recovery act in February. [Texas delegation wants stimulus money for NASA, Houston Chronicle, 10/5/09]
According to the DCCC there are 67 House Republicans who voted against the stimulus package. But when these no voters are back in their home states they like to brag and swagger about bringing home the bacon. On a different level, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison joins these ranks. She voted against the stimulus bill and yet she criticized Rick Perry for turning down federal funding for extended unemployment benefits.
Texas has its fair share of outstanding hypocrites. Check the list below to see if your U.S. House Rep. is included in the GOP Hall of Hypocrites. I am not shocked to admit that my Rep. is among them. I betcha your's are too.
The Dem caucus was split between those who voted for it, and those who refused to continue funding the Iraq invasion and occupation.
You might guess that gleeful House Republicans jumped to vote with the first group to split the Dem caucus, right?
Wrong.
These brave chickenhawks are so wedded to their obstructionist agenda, they all chose to vote "present". Meaning, we're here, but we won't vote for or against this measure, which allowed it to die on the floor of Congress.
So, when you see the ad telling you Dems are going to strand our troops in Iraq without support, remember these names Texas.
I've been all around Texas: North, South, East, and West. Now it's time for one of the major metropolitan areas...Dallas/Ft. Worth. It doesn't look good on the surface, with only one of the target five races bearing an incumbent Democrat. However, Dallas County really pulled a coup when they flipped the courts blue. It can be done again in 2008, if only people will RUN, and we're about to take the tour, below the fold.
Join me for a dissection of TX-12, TX-24, TX-26, TX-30, and TX-32.
(B/c you're not an American - unless you agree with me. - promoted by krazypuppy)
The Honorable Kenny Marchant, democrat hater.
I recently received a reply from my congressman the Honorable Kenny Marchant (TX-24). I had contacted my congressman in regards to the non-binding resolution vote on the president's surge.
Marchant's vote on the surge was predictable but the response I received left me scratching my head about who the honorable congressman views as the enemy.
Below are some excerpts of the letter from my congressman.
The recent decision by President Bush to send more troops to Iraq weighs heavily on me.
It should. Promising start.
The congressman goes on to say how he has gone to Iraq and is encouraged at seeing how dedicated our men and women in uniform are. I had no idea that the congressman even thought that our soldiers might not be dedicated.
Rep. Marchant then explains how Maliki must uphold his commitments and how the Iraqs must stand side by side with our military in securing their country. I was encouraged by this. The congressman then said certain "benchmarks" must be met for the continued support of our country.
I appreciate the congressman's point of view. Although I may not agree with what all he says, I was pleased to get an honest response.
I'm sure thres are lots of Texas workers (a lot of them living in apartment complexes like the one I used to live in) who would be mightily concerned about the blatent anti-worker attitudes of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-32nd CD) and other North Texas GOP congressmen like Jeb Hensarling, "Smoky" Joe Barton, Kenny Marchant, and Kay Granger.
All these congressmen voted against legislation that would give workers the right to join unions if we so voted.
The vote was 241-185, with 13 Republicans joining 228 Democrats in voting aye.
Here's the link: http://clerk.house.g... .
More below.
(The GOP should've lost the Senior vote with their fraudulent Medicare bill. - promoted by krazypuppy)
Is there any group of average Texans that Pete Sessions or any other Republican do something for?
The same Pete Sessions who voted against increasing funding for stem cell research and increasing the minimum wage also showed his callousness toward some of our nation's most vulnerable citizens-- the elderly-- by voting against allowing the government to negotiate with drug companies to lower prescription drug costs for seniors.
(Here's the link to the complete vote: http://clerk.house.g... )
The House approved the proposal by a 255-170 vote, and Sessions was joined by at least four other North Texas Republicans-- Jeb Hensarling, "Smoky" Joe Barton, Kay Granger, and Kenny Marchant, in voting against the bill.
More below.
With the notable exception of Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell, North Texas Republicans joined 82 others in their party and voted to reject the minimum wage increase.
Texas Toad at North Texas Liberal reports that the following Republicans voted against the bill:
Joe Barton, R-Ennis
Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound
Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth
Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas
Pete Sessions, R-Dallas
In addition to Marchant, Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, voted to increase the minimum wage. The measure passed 315-116.
The North Texas delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives voted exactly the same way they did the last go-round.
As reported at North Texas Liberal, this is a reintroduction of the same legislation that Bush used his first veto on last year. He will likely veto it again this time, and Congress will not be able to muster two-thirds support to override it.
Check under the cut for a full list of how our North Texas legislators voted this time.
