Dow Tumbles: Remember the Bailout Vote Switchers
Written by Christopher S. Bentley
Wednesday, 22 October 2008 10:53
Bailout fever is spreading across the globe in Beijing, Pakistan, Switzerland, Korea, Ukraine, Iceland, and the Middle East, to name the most recent countries and areas to be plundered by the plutocratic class and forced to prop up bad assets.
Fed Chairman Bernanke is now stumping for another bailout shakedown so that middle class and poor Americans can continue to protect the fortunes of the people who made this mess to begin with through more inflationary spending.
But lets consider one thought: if the Wall Street Journal was correct, that the "Rescue May Not Revive [the] Economy," then why add trillions of dollars to the national debt to begin with? And why add more?
Americans who understand the Constitution, the proper role of government, and free market economics, already know the answer to that question.
But for our fellow citizens who are beginning to see, that no matter how many bailouts are rammed through, and that the adjustment in the market will take place regardless of the fearmongering statements of predatory investors, politicians and banksters who blithely claim the laws of economics don't matter in today's world, they might want the names and numbers of their representatives who folded under false pressure and betrayed their constituents.
What follows is a list of Congressmen who changed their votes during the first round of plunder. Most claim the bailout was better served by the changes made to the bill which were mostly sweeteners, more commonly called pork.
Just scroll down below to your state to see which representatives changed their minds.
And let them feel the full weight of your dissatisfaction at the ballot box on election day.
Arizona
Gabrielle Giffords of Tucson, Arizona (8th District) Democrat—1 term
Harry E. Mitchell of Tempe, Arizona (5th District) Democrat—1 term
Ed Pastor of Phoenix, Arizona (4th District) Democrat—9 terms
John B. Shadegg of Phoenix, Arizona (3d District) Republican—7 terms
California
Joe Baca of Rialto, California (43d District) Democrat—5 terms
Barbara Lee of Oakland, California (9th District) Democrat—6 terms
Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, California (29th District) Democrat—4 terms
Hilda L. Solis of El Monte, California (32d District) Democrat—4 terms
Mike Thompson of St. Helena, California (1st District) Democrat—5 terms
Diane E. Watson of Los Angeles, California (33d District) Democrat—4 terms
Lynn C. Woolsey of Petaluma, California (6th District) Democrat—8 terms
Florida
Vern Buchanan of Sarasota, Florida (13th District) Republican—1 term
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, Florida (18th District) Republican—10 terms
Georgia
John Lewis of Atlanta, Georgia (5th District) Democrat—11 terms
David Scott of Atlanta, Georgia (13th District) Democrat—3 terms
Hawaii
Neil Abercrombie of Honolulu, Hawaii (1st District) Democrat—10 terms
Mazie K. Hirono of Honolulu, Hawaii (2d District) Democrat—1 term
Illinois
Judy Biggert of Hinsdale, Illinois (13th District) Republican—5 terms
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. of Chicago, Illinois (2d District) Democrat—7 terms
Bobby L. Rush of Chicago, Illinois (1st District) Democrat—8 terms
Jerry Weller of Morris, Illinois (11th District) Republican—7 terms
Indiana
Andre Carson, of Indianapolis, Indiana (7th District) Democrat—1 term
Iowa
Bruce L. Braley of Waterloo, Iowa (1st District) Democrat—1 term
Kentucky
John A. Yarmuth of Louisville, Kentucky (3d District) Democrat—1 term
Louisiana
Rodney Alexander of Quitman, Louisiana (5th District) Republican—3 terms
Charles W. Boustany of Lafayette, Louisiana (7th District) Republican—2 terms
Maryland
Elijah E. Cummings of Baltimore, Maryland (7th District) Democrat—7 terms
Donna Edwards of Prince George’s County, Maryland (4th District) Democrat—1 term
Massachusetts
Rep. John F. Tierney of Salem, Massachusetts (6th District) Democrat—6 terms
Michigan
Peter Hoekstra of Holland, Michigan (2d District) Republican—8 terms
Carolyn C. Kilpatrick of Detroit, Michigan (13th District) Democrat—6 terms
Joe Knollenberg of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (9th District) Republican—8 terms
Minnesota
Jim Ramstad of Minnetonka, Minnesota (3d District) Republican—9 terms
Missouri
Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City, Missouri (5th District) Democrat—2 terms
Nebraska
Lee Terry of Omaha, Nebraska (2d District) Republican—5 terms
Nevada
Shelley Berkley of Las Vegas, Nevada (1st District) Democrat—5 terms
New Jersey
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen of Morristown, New Jersey (11th District) Republican—7
Bill Pascrell, Jr. of Paterson, New Jersey (8th District) Democrat—6 terms
New York
John R. “Randy” Kuhl, Jr. of Hammondsport, New York (29th District) Republican
North Carolina
Howard Coble of Greensboro, North Carolina (6th District) Republican—12 terms
Sue Wilkins Myrick of Charlotte, North Carolina (9th District) Republican—7 terms
Ohio
Jean Schmidt of Miami Township, Ohio (2d District) Republican—2 terms
Betty Sutton of Copley, Ohio (13th District) Democrat—1 term
Patrick J. Tiberi, of Galena, Ohio (12th District) Republican—4 terms
Oklahoma
Mary Fallin of Tecumseh, Oklahoma (5th District) Republican—1 term
John Sullivan of Tulsa, Oklahoma (1st District) Republican—4 terms
Oregon
David Wu of Portland, Oregon (1st District) Democrat—5 terms
Pennsylvania
Charles W. Dent of Allentown, Pennsylvania (15th District) Republican—2 terms
Jim Gerlach of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania (6th District) Republican—3 terms
Bill Shuster of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania (9th District) Republican—4 terms
South Carolina
J. Gresham Barrett of Westminster, South Carolina (3d District) Republican—3 terms
Tennessee
Zach Wamp of Chattanooga, Tennessee (3d District) Republican—7 terms
Texas
K. Michael Conaway of Midland, Texas (11th District) Republican—2 terms
Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Texas (28th District) Democrat—2 terms
Al Green of Houston, Texas (9th District) Democrat—2 terms
Sheila Jackson-Lee of Houston, Texas (18th District) Democrat—7 terms
Solomon P. Ortiz of Corpus Christi, Texas (27th District) Democrat—13 terms
Mac Thornberry of Clarendon, Texas (13th District) Republican—7 terms
Vermont
Peter Welch of Hartland, Vermont (At Large) Democrat—1 term