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By Dana Milbank
February 14 at 4:57 PM
Republican Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois has a safe seat in Congress. So whats he running from? ...
... Roskam went to the Palatine Township Republican Organizations monthly meeting, billed as open to all. But organizers shut out the general public because of intense interest. With hundreds of protesters massed outside, Roskam left through a back door. Some people chased on foot after his fleeing car.
Then, Roskam announced he would hold a telephone town hall meeting instead of the real thing. I have no plans to have one of these big, sort of circus meetings, he said, informing WGNs Rick Pearson that hes always thought those larger meetings are just not productive.
They certainly arent productive for Roskam and his fellow Republicans not now, anyway. An early backlash against the Trump presidency has led to many verbal confrontations between Republican lawmakers and the citizenry. President Trumps face plant since the inauguration most recently the resignation of national security adviser Michael Flynn over dealings with Russia is only making matters worse ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-are-running-away-from-their-constituents/2017/02/14/3fc4dd66-f2f0-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html?utm_term=.e7c6b35ab4ca
crazycatlady
(4,492 posts)We need to make it very clear that they were elected to do their job.