"No Moore Capito" version of this diary originally posted at WV Kossacks
For regular dKos readers this post may seem like preaching to the choir. I'm hoping you hear my out to help grow the choir even bigger!
My bitter-sweet election night experience was the re-election of a Republican in my district (Rep. Shelley Moore, WV-02). The power of incumbency and a docile press let her get away with claims of independence from the Bush administration.
Yet, for all her "moderate" stance, there have been three votes in her political career that overshadow all the rest--votes for Republican House Speakers.
The purpose of this post is to tell one simple story of the negative consequences of Republican rule: $2-10 billion in Republican incompetence.
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