I see my completely worthless "D" John Barrow, voted for the Repubs

[n2doc]

I swear it would be better to kick him out, wait a cycle, and get someone to run who represents the district better.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics-live/liveblog/live-updates-the-shutdown-showdown/?hpid=z2#9335e17e-df5f-47ac-8173-d301436e55af

Who crossed over in the House?

Here are the 12 House Republicans who voted with Democrats against the continuing resolution with a one-year delay on the individual mandate:

Reps. Tom Massie (Ky.), Peter King (N.Y.), Steve King (Iowa), Mike Rogers (Ala.), Paul Broun (Ga.), Phil Gingrey (Ga.), Joe Barton (Texas), Louie Gohmert (Texas), Kay Granger (Texas), Charlie Dent (Pa.), Rick Crawford (Ark.) and Michele Bachmann (Minn.).

All but Dent and Peter King come from the conservative wing of the party.

And here are the nine Democrats who supported it:

Reps. Mike McIntyre (N.C.), Dan Maffei (N.Y.), Sean Maloney (N.Y.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Steven Horsford (Nev.), Ron Barber (Ariz.), John Barrow (Ga.), Raul Ruiz (Calif.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.).

[NightWatcher]

1. I used to live in Savannah and got the op to tell Barrow I had no use for his spineless self

What a hosebag

[DefenseLawyer]

2. Louie Gohmert?

He's one of the looniest of the loony most of the time. Did he push the wrong button?

On Edit: Oh nevermind. I see he and Bachmann voted no because it wasn't hardline enough for their taste.

[Egnever]

3. WTF?

Michelle Bachmann voted with the dems?

Sounds like there's some vote trading going on there.

[GoCubsGo]

4. He's the best you'll get in that district.

He's in one of the districts next to mine, which is "represented" by Joe "You Lie" Wilson, if that gives you any idea of what things are like in these parts. Anyone to the left of Barrow doesn't really stand a chance of getting elected. I'm surprised that that nutjob, Paul Broun, voted with the Dems, although he is an M.D., so maybe there is some shred of decency in him.

[Cha]

5. Those dems are unbelieveable! they want to shut down the Gov if Obamacare

isn't defunded?! just how far reaching is the brainwashing?

[DefenseLawyer]

7. The polling in their districts is probably 80% against Obamacare

Once the Republicans had the votes I'm sure they got permission to vote yes in order to get some cover at home. That kind of thing happens a lot.

[Cha]

8. Thanks.. Dan Maffei is from my old District when I lived in New York. Grrrr

[pinboy3niner]

9. Most Dems probably will say they did it to speed the process

To get a bill to the Senate to be stripped again. I know that Matheson (UT) said that about his earlier CR votes (when only he and McIntyre voted with the GOP).

One exception is McIntyre (NC), who has opposed the ACA from the beginning. He voted against the original act and has consistently voted with Republicans for repeal/defund/delay.

[Cha]

11. Thanks pinboy.. that was bothering me.. one of the dems is

from my old District when I lived in Ny. Dan Maffei

May Obamacare be so successful that pols like McIntyre get left in the dust.

[LTR]

6. Gohmert? Bachmann? Steve King?

This is starting to get weird.

[Cha]

12. That is twilight zonish.. what were their little

heads thinking?

[DefenseLawyer]

13. They wanted to defund it, not delay it.

Too much compromise for them to sign on. Once the vote was set, the supercrazy were allowed to stay true to their supercrazy hardline stance.

[Cha]

14. Aha! thanks again, DL

[hrmjustin]

17. Thanks for clearing that up. I thought hell froze over.

[ProSense]

10. He and the other eight assholes deserve to lose their seats.

Just like Blanche Lincoln thought she was indispensable, these clowns need to learn that a shred of principle still matters.

The beauty about Lincoln losing is that the Senate remained in Democratic hands throughout.

These assholes voted against the previous bills so why change now?

Kick them to the curb.

[mitchtv]

16. Raul Ruiz?

I thought he was a Dem. I'll be calling him

[UtahLib]

15. I've come to expect very little of Jim Matheson.

His father was a very popular Democratic Utah governor on whose coattails Jim entered politics. In spite of being targeted by the teabagger faction and the gerrymandering, he's held on by the skin of his teeth. He seems to consider saving himself more important than voting as Democrats would prefer.

[TeeYiYi]

18. Yep...

Completely depressing. What an asshole.

TYY