Following up the continued good news for John Hall (Pres. Clinton to rally, outraising Sue Kelly) comes
this piece in the Times-Herald Record:
The evidence to support that claim extends beyond the Schiavo vote. In fact, of the 25 closest House votes last session -- resolutions that passed or failed by a handful of votes -- Kelly sided with the GOP leadership in all but one, which she missed.
While those votes included the typical partisan power plays by either party, they also included resolutions that weakened trade restrictions, trimmed student loan subsidies and handed tax breaks to oil.
A budget bill that slashed $1.4 billion from education, health and human services programs, including special education aid, medical research and food stamps, passed by just two votes last December. If Kelly -- or any other Republican -- had gone the other way, it would've failed.
But what else would you expect from Rubber-Stamp, Runaway Sue Kelly?
A bunch more below the fold...
More from the Times-Herald Record:
However, Kelly's loyalty to the GOP has increased over the years as measured by Congressional Quarterly's party unity score.
According to it, Kelly voted with Republicans 76 percent of the time over the first half of her career. She voted with them 85 percent of the time in the second half.
Rubber-stamp Sue is trying to dignify and distinguish herself? Someone should tell her that it's kind of hard to do when the facts show otherwise:
A look at WaPo's key votes data irrevocably cites that Ms. Kelly voted for torture, domestic spying, tax breaks galore, and for "stay the course" (Clap Louder!)
And as for running away from the media, Sue Kelly has taken this aversion to a new level:
YouTube: Runaway Sue exposed
YouTube: The real 'Cut and Run' Sue Kelly
Doesn't Kelly realize that in the age of YouTube and People Powered Politics, she can't hide behind her record...or the cameras?
Meanwhile, John Hall has an ad up. Pretty damn good for someone not considered very competitive, even in September after his primary victory.
On the web: John Hall for Congress