On auto vote, Hulshof not among the no-show lame ducks
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Over at Politico, their getting a quack out of the Congressmen — lame duck and otherwise — who did not show up for this week’s vote on the auto bailout package.
In the Senate, several of the no-shows had good reason — Ted Kennedy is recovering from brain cancer, and Joe Biden is preparing to become vice president.
In the House, there were more than two-dozen no-shows, including Illinois’ U.S. Rahm Emanuel, who has been named president-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff, and anti-immigration enthusiast and former presidential contender Tom Tancredo, who is retiring.
But Missouri’s only lame duck — Republican Kenny Hulshof, who probably had to miss his share of votes while running for govenor — didn’t miss the auto vote this week.
He was there on Wednesday, voting against the plan.
Good for him!!!
At least one Republican is standing up for free market capitalism!
Thank you, Kenny!
He probably missed his flight.
Free Market Capatilisim? Your kidding right? Do you know anything about the trade laws? About VAT’s Value Added Taxes? About how the Asian’s manipulate their currencies to boost their trade agains the USA? Free Market my tail. Geeze.
The tax rebate gives the German automaker a tremendous advantage in our market. Please note that in the same example, the $20,000 American car exported to Germany is saddled with the VAT at the border — which is imposed not just on the base price of the car, but the shipping and insurance costs as well — and winds up costing $25,792 in Germany, while the German car remains at $20,000 in its home market. Small wonder that Detroit cannot export effectively from the United States but must set up foreign operations to counter the effects of the VAT (and currency manipulation and many other unfair foreign trade practices).
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Free Market Capatilisim thats too funny.
Come on Jake get with the program, it’s NOT a bailout it’s a LOAN. A bailout is what the Bush administration did with the banking industry.
“A bailout is what the Bush administration did with the banking industry.”
With the support of both Obama and “maverick” McCain.
It’s amazing how many Democrats like Russ Carnahan are now “voting with Bush” on a regular basis.