It's also been suggested that since Rep. Brandon Vick voted correctly on the budget, I should cut him some slack.
Well, as I indicated earlier, once you make the list, you're on it. Period.
I'm having a few second thoughts about that, to be sure; nothing in the political world is sunk in concrete... but the question is this: when, generally, through your lies, exaggerations, and miscast votes, you've caused serious damage as an elected official or you clearly INTEND to cause that damage... PARTICULARLY when you've been warned... then what? (No, I don't believe Brandon is "lying." But he is flat wrong on this, it's what the democrats want (which should ALWAYS be suspect) and he HAS been warned. How will he ever unring this bell?
I have personally discussed this with Brandon. He gives some reasons for taking the vote on this issue that he did take, but as I ponder the bill, there is nothing there that doesn't point to a disastrous outcome in the face of what this would do while fixing absolutely nothing regarding our cross-river transportation problems.
There is no room for bargaining. We know the democrats will never cave on this and any bridge replacement scheme WILL require light rail as a part of it... all while fixing nothing that matters to us. We should never... EVER... settle for a "this is the best we can do" position when, in reality, THIS "best" is being confused with "the worst."
Billions of dollars... many of them sucked out of the economy of THIS COUNTY ALONE... and what will we have to show for it?
Light rail.
And nothing else.
No increased freight mobility. No greater safety. No shorter commute worthy of the billions wasted.
We need ADDITIONAL bridges across the River. And we need them BEFORE we look at replacing a functioning, serviceable and PAID for bridge.
Brandon's vote for this doesn't seem to see it that way. And his vote seems to agree with the votes of those representing the 49th District.
His job is to represent US, NOT them.
So, how does one deal with this issue? If Vick gets his way, 70,000 or more commuters, many in his district... a district steadfastly opposed to this scam... will suffer for the rest of their lives.
The special interests will get filthy rich off of our money. The people who do not have to commute... who very few seem to be speaking for... will get screwed.... day in and day out... week in and week out... year in and year out... while those screaming the loudest FOR this fiscal rape will NOT have to pay tolls for a bridge that accomplishes nothing while they reap the financial benefit of yet another rape of the taxpaying/commuting public.
When is an act worthy of inclusion on the RINO List?
Does it have to be a pattern?
Or can it be on a single issue, so damaging in width and breadth that we'll feel the pain literally for decades?
Comment with your thoughts, please....
Well, as I indicated earlier, once you make the list, you're on it. Period.
I'm having a few second thoughts about that, to be sure; nothing in the political world is sunk in concrete... but the question is this: when, generally, through your lies, exaggerations, and miscast votes, you've caused serious damage as an elected official or you clearly INTEND to cause that damage... PARTICULARLY when you've been warned... then what? (No, I don't believe Brandon is "lying." But he is flat wrong on this, it's what the democrats want (which should ALWAYS be suspect) and he HAS been warned. How will he ever unring this bell?
I have personally discussed this with Brandon. He gives some reasons for taking the vote on this issue that he did take, but as I ponder the bill, there is nothing there that doesn't point to a disastrous outcome in the face of what this would do while fixing absolutely nothing regarding our cross-river transportation problems.
There is no room for bargaining. We know the democrats will never cave on this and any bridge replacement scheme WILL require light rail as a part of it... all while fixing nothing that matters to us. We should never... EVER... settle for a "this is the best we can do" position when, in reality, THIS "best" is being confused with "the worst."
Billions of dollars... many of them sucked out of the economy of THIS COUNTY ALONE... and what will we have to show for it?
Light rail.
And nothing else.
No increased freight mobility. No greater safety. No shorter commute worthy of the billions wasted.
We need ADDITIONAL bridges across the River. And we need them BEFORE we look at replacing a functioning, serviceable and PAID for bridge.
Brandon's vote for this doesn't seem to see it that way. And his vote seems to agree with the votes of those representing the 49th District.
His job is to represent US, NOT them.
So, how does one deal with this issue? If Vick gets his way, 70,000 or more commuters, many in his district... a district steadfastly opposed to this scam... will suffer for the rest of their lives.
The special interests will get filthy rich off of our money. The people who do not have to commute... who very few seem to be speaking for... will get screwed.... day in and day out... week in and week out... year in and year out... while those screaming the loudest FOR this fiscal rape will NOT have to pay tolls for a bridge that accomplishes nothing while they reap the financial benefit of yet another rape of the taxpaying/commuting public.
When is an act worthy of inclusion on the RINO List?
Does it have to be a pattern?
Or can it be on a single issue, so damaging in width and breadth that we'll feel the pain literally for decades?
Comment with your thoughts, please....
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