Gerry Connolly Puts Wars Over Grandmas - And He Ran On An Anti-War Platform

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Thursday May 27, 2010 · 1:10 PM PDT

2010/05/27 · 13:10

This just about made me barf (h/t Blue Texan):

House Democratic leaders spent much of Wednesday trying to figure out ways to pare back the measure to attract enough votes for a bill that is chock-full of provisions Democrats would typically embrace — extended jobless pay, health insurance subsidies for the unemployed, a summer jobs program and a tax increase on wealthy investors.

"We have put together a wonderful bill, and every piece in it can be justified as good public policy," said Representative Gerald E. Connolly, a freshman Democrat from Virginia. "But it is not paid for. Until somebody shows me a path for this being paid for, I am a no."

Hey, Gerry! What about the $640 billion with a "B" in Pentagon spending you waved on through without so much as a whimper? Was that paid for?

More past the jump.

Know what's really sickening about this? The guy ran on an anti-Iraq/AfPak war platform, as well as on a "let's undo Bush's economic policies" platform. Apparently his word means nothing.

Okay, folks, your mission is as follows:

Call up Congressman Gerry Connolly and ask him why deficit hawkery only applies to things that help average persons instead of war profiteers (erm, "defense" contractors):

Washington DC Office
327 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-1492
Fax: (202) 225-3071

Fairfax District Office
4115 Annandale Road
Suite 103
Annandale, VA 22003
Phone: (703) 256-3071
Fax: (703) 354-1284

Prince William District Office
4308 Ridgewood Center Dr.
Woodbridge, VA 22192
Phone: (703) 670-4989
Fax: (703) 670-6042

You know what to do. (Oh, and you might also want to add that Pete Peterson, the guy bankrolling the Cat Food (erm, Deficit) Commission, is demonstrably full of horsepucky.)

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