Republican hypocrite hall of fame

[rurallib]

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Republican hypocrisy watch: Steve King edition
by: desmoinesdem
Sat Mar 14, 2009 at 17:58:11 PM CDT
Yesterday I posted here that Representative Tom Latham (IA-04) has been
taking credit for earmarks in the 2009 omnibus spending bill that he voted
against.
Alert Bleeding Heartland user frogmanjim informed me that Representative
Steve King (IA-05) has been playing the same game. King's office issued an
upbeat statement about $570,000 included in the economic stimulus bill that
will go toward widening U.S. Highway 20 in a rural area of northwest Iowa.
Of course, the statement did not mention that King voted against the
stimulus. Nor did the brief news item in the Sioux City Journal.
I had a feeling that King would take credit for stimulus spending. During
last year's campaign he repeatedly misled voters about his role in securing
money to widen Highway 20 (see here and here).
Time for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to add Steve King's
name to the Republican Hypocrisy Hall of Fame. More than 30 House
Republicans have already been inducted.
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Just in case some concerned citizens want to write LTTEs about King/Latham.

[progressoid]

1. Yep, I have no doubt that they'll take credit for anything that'll help them politically

regardless of the official stance.

[rurallib]

2. Don't let them get away with it.