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I’ve been shaky on Baird for awhile, but this really seals the deal for me. He won’t get my vote next time around, regardless who is running against him. I promise.
What a sell out.
Rep. Baird needs to start listening to his Republican colleagues:
He’s everywhere, and not in a good light.
http://www.firedoglake.com/2007/08/23/bush-dog-brian-baird/#comments
http://www.openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=922
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/8/22/94647/5187
Oh, forgot one,
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/23/dodd-nails-it-bush-dog-democrats-updated/#more-20607
Don’t forget this one (close to home) among many others:
http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3341/9434/
Be careful what you say.
I like this comment over at the Kos:
Chad Lupkes is also doing some great stuff:
http://left.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://campaigns.wikia.com/wiki/Campaigns_Wikia
Left wikia is a promising template resource, thanks for the link. Too bad there is no one in the Vs category yet. I saw mentioned the Skamania Dems (I think it was in a Kos thread) are spending some energy looking for a challenger. It is amazing what a small local grassroots team can do to change things. One of the most exciting blogs I followed last election was the Say No to Pombo! et al crowd. Here was a guy well entrenched, Richard Pombo, unseated by team work.
I reread a labor blog post this am, where Baird discusses his “Healthy Americans” bill. I recognized a meme he uses frequently. In this context it was being used in reference to the uninsured, but I have seen him use it many times before, “personal responsibility.” He also used it in his explanation as to why he voted for the bankruptcy bill.
I think it is important to parse this out, after all who isn’t for personal responsibility. Just what is responsibility? It is a tacit contract, an ethical obligation, a condition of being answerable for one’s own conduct. Sounds good. But it can also be fallacious. The assumption is the entity to which you are responsible is benevolent. So Rep. Baird is telling us we must answer to the banking/credit industries and the insurance industry for our naughty behavior.
He wants people who are sooooo frivolous as to declare bankruptcy OR sooooo irresponsible to have no health insurance to pay the piper. Is it just me, or is he only focusing on half the equation. I would like to say that an American value is to reform Goliath before you reform David.
If Rep Baird would have quickly followed up his bankruptcy vote with legislation demanding an end to predatory lending for instance he might have redeemed himself. If he turned his clout on reforming the goliath medical insurance industry before he took it out on us, perhaps I could extend a modicum of respect. Baird makes no reference or demands no reform from the medical industry, the pharmaceutical industry or the credit-lending industry. You see, it is all OUR fault. I find his approach disturbing, and deeply unsettling.
Near as I can tell all the meme personal responsibility’ is the prelude phrase to the subsequent bend over’ clause.
What do you want to bet he uses it with Iraq.
[quote post="780"]Near as I can tell all the meme personal responsibility’ is the prelude phrase to the subsequent bend over’ clause.[/quote]
Great post, Arturo. It seems Baird has the attention of everyone today, liberals and conservatives alike. Hope he is enjoying the attention because he is most certainly losing some support in the process.