"Alabama Dem lawmaker will break from campaign trail to oppose health reform."

[Clio the Leo]

Alabama Dem lawmaker will break from campaign trail to oppose health reform.

By Bob Cusack - 03/08/10 03:12 PM ET
Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.), who opposed the House version of the healthcare reform bill last year, will make sure to take a break from his campaign for governor to travel to Washington to vote against the final version of the bill.

Davis has consistently critical of the Democratic healthcare bills and has been clear that he would not support the latest iteration of the measure but his vow to turn up for the vote is notable. Lawmakers seeking higher office are prone to missing roll call votes as they hit the campaign trail but Davis's office told The Hill that he intends to make the trek north from Alabama to cast his vote against the legislation -- and his party's leadership.

"Congressman Davis will be present for the HC vote and he is a no," Davis's communications director, Adde Whisenant, wrote in an email.

Davis was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the first Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee to call for Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to step down as chairman of the powerful panel.

Davis is one of 23 House Democrats to vote against healthcare reform and climate change.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/85485-alabama-dem-lawmaker-will-break-from-campaign-trail-to-oppose-health-reform

Seriously Artur, as one Alabamian to another .... YOU ARE NOT GONNA WIN!!! Dont WASTE your flippin vote!



Call Rep. Davis and tell him your health insurance should not be used as a partisan bargaining chip.
[phone]

[bluestateguy]

1. He thinks this will make white conservatives vote for him?

Oh he does? That's so cute.

[Clio the Leo]

2. Well, my 80 yeard old white Alabama uncle voted for Obama...

... as did my two 70 year old Alabama aunts.

But Artur ain't no Obama.

[BlueIdaho]

3. A break from campaigning? Please!

No - this stunt is called political grandstanding.

[ericgtr]

12. Yeah that didn't work out so well when McCain tried it either eom

[jody]

4. Davis has many supporters with deep pockets. I hope he's Alabama's next governor. n/t

[subterranean]

5. What's his reason for opposing it?

Does he think it goes too far, not far enough, or is he just trying to appeal to conservative Alabama voters?

[quiet.american]

6. I'll take door number three on that. The "D" after his name appears to be for window-dressing.

In reading the article, I see he also voted against climate change.

[Inuca]

7. Sorry to hear that, I like Davis n/t

[Turbineguy]

8. Candidate takes a break

from fucking the World to fuck America.

[Uzybone]

9. a Blue Dog CBCer

disgusting

[Stuckinthebush]

10. Dumb ass

He just lost this Alabama Democrat's vote.

[Arkana]

11. So Mr. Davis is going to help kill the best chance we've had at reform since 1993

in the hope that it will make old white racists like him.

Priorities?

[jefferson_dem]

13. What an idiot.

I hope he loses, everything.

[MadMaddie]

14. Rep Davis should look at his owns states statistics before

trying to stop Healthcare..
http://www.statemaster.com/state/AL-alabama/hea-health

What is wrong with these people?

[Dr.Phool]

15. Another DLC'er.

A couple of years ago, he was the DCCC's Southeast Coordinator.

He wouldn't give a progressive the time of day.

[depakid]

16. Hey Mr. Davis: say goodbye to your tanker contract!

Which is partially due to Alabama assholery.

Poof- 48,000 jobs gone from your sorry and impovershed state.

[w4rma]

17. He obviously needs a primary opponent to give him something else to do with his time.

(A primary opponent that actually has a chance of winning the governorship.)

[mitchtv]

18. another reason to not donate to the larger Party

Individual candidates only