New York
Related: About this forumOf course my congressman Michael Grimm-R voted for the spending bill tonight.
Heaven forbid the SOB defy his owners!
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)And when he retires soon, it's going to get much, much worse.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)But then my district just elected a Paul Ryan Republican.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)As you can see from my twitter feed I am a bit pissed.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)But isn't your congressman going to jail? My new congresswoman hasn't even started yet, but I'm dreading it. It took so long to finally oust John Sweeney and now we're stuck with what will probably be worse. Elise Stefanik had Paul Ryan as her mentor and the backing of Karl Rove.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)Republicans can get into all kinds of trouble, but either voters aren't aware or they choose to ignore it...
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)Or threaten to throw a reporter over a balcony - on camera!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)They could have sat out the race.
The Daily News editorial page sucks.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)After that, the whole country knew who he was...
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)It was pathetic.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)And, yes, the entire election was pathetic.
KMOD
(7,906 posts)Tonko voted no.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)speak publicly. Recchia was a disaster.
Rhiannon12866
(205,467 posts)I was in NY-20, but we were redistricted to NY-19. And Bill Owens is a Democrat.