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    Brian Baird Retiring

    This move on his part makes some sense out of his erratic behavior of late.

    So who is going to run to replace him?  The Republicans are ecstatic. Unless the Democratic Congress can fix the economy and health care very quickly, the gains seen in 2006 and 2008 will evaporate or worse.

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    Local Blogger Chris Bassett Quoted in Oregonian Baird Article

    Local blogger extraordinaire, Chris Bassett, was quoted in an Oregonian (Mapes on Politics) article about Clark County politics and the increasingly odd behavior of the 3rd District Representative Brian Baird.

    Former Democratic activist Chris Bassett, whose blog on Clark County politics I discovered today, points to county-by-county returns on the two big initiatives on last week’s ballot. Voters in each county of the district, outside [...]



    Brian Baird Town Hall August 18 2009

    Part 1

    http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/columbian.Multimedia_-_Columbiancom_1.flv

    Part 2

    http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/columbian.Baird_Town_Hall_Part_2_-_Columbiancom_1.flv

    Part 3

    http://www.democracyforvancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/columbian.Baird_Town_Hall_Part_3_-_Columbiancom_1.flv

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    Baird Apologizes for Recent Remarks, Schedules Five Town Halls

    update:
    Single Payer health care advocates will be in front of the entrance
    beginning at 5:30 p.m. with signs and leaflets.   Please join us.

    Rep. Baird’s town hall will move to Clark County Amphitheater

    by Allan Brettman, The Oregonian
    Friday August 14, 2009, 5:23 PM

    VANCOUVER — A controversial town hall hosted by U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., will be held Tuesday at the Clark County Amphitheater.

    Baird’s office announced [...]



    Adult Supervision is Returning to Wall Street

    So says our Representative Brian Baird and I quote him from a link to a story in my earlier article:

    Baird said the legislation also will prevent executives who presided over the financial crisis from reaping huge salaries and bonuses.

    “Any company that chooses to participate in the program will not be able to offer their departing executives exorbitant severance packages,” he said. “In companies where the [...]



    Baird, Stop Misleading Your Constituents

    Brian Baird chimes in on his misguided, doing nothing for “the people”, vote for the bailout:

    “In companies where the government is making a direct purchase, it will also place strict limits on executive salaries and will end the tax deduction for executive salaries over $500,000. For the first time in a long while, adult supervision is returning to Wall Street.”

    Baird also praised the provision that [...]



    we must have “sucker” written all over us

    I just heard my favorite congressperson, Peter DeFazio of Oregon, on with Randi Rhodes say that:

    (1) credit unions are doing just fine (they’re owned by their members, and are an atypical corporate creature); and

    (2) businesses are turning to credit unions after being denied credit by their commercial banks; and

    (3) those commercial banks are refusing their customers – even those with good credit – because of [...]



    Hahahaha – Good One!

    Below is a fundraising appeal from Representative Baird:

    Dear John,

    The Primary election of last month brought good news and new challenges.

    The good news is that with your help we prevailed in the primary in the 3rd Congressional District with a majority vote in a field of four candidates. I am grateful for that result and for your support in making it possible.

    Our new [...]

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