“Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.” – Douglas Adams
Michelle Bachmann, the far, far, far right representative from Minnesota, has actually done something serious. With three other Democrats as well.
I know. I couldn’t believe it at first either.
Bachmann and 5 others sent a letter to Rep. John Spratt (D – S.C.) urging the House and Senate members working to resolve the budget to adopt the language to enhance transparency at the Federal Reserve. They want the Senate language to be used in the final budget resolution regarding the Deficit Neutral Reserve Fund for Increased Transparency at the Federal Reserve.
The other letter signers were: Rep. Alan Grayson (D – Fla.), Ron Paul (R – Texas), Walter Jones (R – N.C.), Peter Defazio (D – Oregon) and Corrine Brown (D – Fla.).
Grayson is my representative. I think he’s doing a great job in his first year in Congress.
Tomorrow I’ll vote for Alan Grayson for the Democratic nominee agaisnt Ric Keller. I think he’s the best candidate out there. He’s definitely better than Charlie Stuart.
When I was a kid I babysat his kids from time to time. He and his family lived two streets away from us. I know him. I know his family. For Charlie Stuart, that should be enough of a reason to vote for him. Literally.
The only mailing I’ve seen from him says “Those of us who have helped grow the Central Florida community have always chosen our elected officials because we knew them.” In other words, I have more name recognition so you should vote for me.
Stuart also claims that he’s the only one who can beat Keller. Why? Because he lost to Keller.
Personally, I think that Stuart’s narrow defeat to Keller doesn’t prove only he can win this race. It proves that any Democrat can win against Keller. If they mount a campaign against the man. Stuart had no money to run a campaign against Keller during the 2006 elections. The fact that he came so close proves that people are tired of Keller and will vote for a Democratic candidate.
If any Democrat can win against Keller, why not vote for the best candidate to run against Keller?
Grayson is the best qualified candidate. He worked his way through Harvard, cleaning toilets and working as a night watchman. He started a Fortune 1000 company, on the second floor of a funeral home. He founded one of the nation’s largest law firms prosecuting war profiteers. He was Taxpayers Against Fraud’s Lawyer of the Year, and the Florida Civil Rights Association’s Humanitarian of the Year. After eight years of incompetent leadership in Washington, we need someone who knows how to get things done.
Grayson has been fighting to protect the taxpayers and the troops for years. He’s testified before Congress four times regarding war profiteering. He’s also won the only case against Iraq war profiteers. . . so far. With Grayson in Congress, you can bet he’ll do more about war profiteering.
Here’s Grayson’s latest ad:
If you are a registered Democrat and you live in Florida’s 8th Congressional district I urge you to vote for Grayson tomorrow.
Alan Grayson is running for the Democratic candidate for the 8th district of Congress. The position he is running for is currently held by Ric Keller. Keller is best know for the “Cheeseburger Bill” and well, not much else. At least, not much when it comes to his work in Congress.
But Ric Keller is for another post.
Alan Grayson has been fighting against contractor fraud for more than 16 years. Since the beginning of the Iraq War, he’s been battling against the no-bid contractors and the Department of Justice. One case involves a refrigerator truck that KBR was using to hold bodies of Iraqis. The bodies had been in the truck for two weeks in the Iraqi heat without refrigeration. Needless to say, it wasn’t pretty. Now, refrigerator trucks can be used to hold bodies, but then they can never be used to carry food or ice. KBR, however, continued to use this particular truck to carry ice.
Yeah, gross. And any ice or food carried on that truck becomes a bio-hazard. You can read more about this case and other cases in a Vanity Fair article.
I found a new tv ad that Grayson has put out over on Daily Kos. It looks great.
In case you haven’t figured it out, I plan on voting for Grayson. If you want to help Grayson out, please visit Act Blue or Grayson’s campaign website.
