Republican Congresscritters Hate Their Very Own Constituents!

[BlooInBloo]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/2/17/115650/661/184/698505

And today the White House has released http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/Recovery_Act_congressional_district_jobs_2-17.pdf">"state-specific details on the local impact" the bill will have across the nation.

So let's take a moment to remember that while Republicans were taking to the floor to rail against imaginary marsh mice, Democrats were taking action to jump start the economy, even for the luckless constituents of the rodent-obsessed. A few examples:

John Boehner (OH-08)

When you look at some of the spending in this bill, it will do nothing about creating jobs in America. Tell me spending $50 million for a mouse in San Francisco is going to help a struggling auto worker in Ohio?

Impact for OH-08: 7,400 jobs

Rep. Jack Kingston (GA-01)

Meanwhile out in San Francisco a rat is going to get $30 million in the so-called stimulus bill. Apparently it's a full employment bill for rats in the San Francisco Bay area ... Wait a minute. I just thought about it. That's why it's called a stimulus bill. It stimulates rats' activities so we can grow more rat families out in San Francisco.

Impact for GA-01: 7,500 jobs

Rep. Dan Lungren (CA-03)

When I look at this stimulus package and learn it has $30 million to protect the San Francisco marsh mice, I have to ask, is that becoming more French or is that just becoming more absurd?

Impact for CA-03: 7,600 jobs

Mike Rogers (MI-08)

They say there's no mouse in this bill. But there is, sir ... they will spend money on the salt marsh habitat for the mouse in San Francisco. Certainly the Speaker's getting her cheese, but people in Michigan are waiting for theirs.

Cheese for MI-08: 8,000 jobs

Tom Price (GA-06)

We found $30 million for mice. Got $30 million for mice. You can't be serious. What a joke. $30 million for mice. Does that create jobs?

Impact for GA-06: 9,200 jobs

And yes, Senate Republicans got in on the (I can't believe what I'm about to type) lie about the mouse too:

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX)

And they're increasing spending to save a mouse in San Francisco that might be endangered

Impact for Texas: 269,000 jobs

Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN)

We know that in the bill there's $50 million to save red bellied mice in San Francisco, something Speaker Pelosi has supported.

Impact for Tennessee: 71,000 jobs

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[liberal N proud]

1. Depends who you see as their constituents

They don't necessarily consider the citizens of their districts as their constituents. Only business who line their pockets with silver.

[firedupdem]

2. They don't give a shit about their constituents...it's all about

tearing down the other guy. They could care less and they continue to be voted back in office.

[Donnachaidh]

3. Tom Price must be trying to move up in the world

Last year he played tagteam crybabies with McHenry. Now he's carrying water for the Big Drunk, Boehner. Considering the fact that the only thing he's pushed recently for his area is a re-paving of the one road in the county that DOESN'T need it - he's looking to hitch his untalented ass to the supposed big dogs of the GOP.

[YOY]

4. I wonder what stirs their ire more: the nature conservation or the San Francisco part.

n.t.

[BlooInBloo]

5. 3) The fact that a Democrat helps their constituents more than they do.

[BlooInBloo]

6. Kick - I always said that our policies would help the jackass voters as well...

Here's the beginning of proof on that.