Don’t accuse me of being partisan; not this time. The cloture vote in the Senate that thwarted the majority on the issue of extending Bush-era tax cuts had an interesting sideshow. The first vote was 53 to 36 and the second vote was 53-37. So, depending on which vote we mean, either 11 or 10 Senators did not vote. All of them happen to be Republicans and all of them happen to be weenies.
A principled no vote is acceptable in a republic; an unprincipled no-show is not. This is on the heels of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform vote where three Republican House Members ‘phoned in no votes but didn’t bother to be on hand. The Democratic House Member who voted no was there and showed some spine.
For our purposes it’s not important who these gutless guys are. Their names are in the record. The real question is: What sort of contempt for the people’s business does it take to gin up a scheduling conflict?
Legislators miss votes all the time. What makes this different is that it appears to be a bloc in both cases. The Senate non-vote sported nine southerners. The Debt Commission no-show had to have been colluded. It is truly saddening to contemplate that urgent business in Texas or Alabama trumps the requirements of national public office.
Let’s get some pride together. You’re stinking up the joint.
I’m just sayin’,
Poppy
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