Leach a-flippin' and a-floppin' [View All]

[rurallib]

Since Dave Franker called our attention to it last fall, I have been paying close attention to our "friend" Mr. Integrity himself, Jim Leach.
Well as Franker pointed out Leach votes one way, then another. Often the vote that gets reported is the one where he votes "moderate" or bucks his party.
So for example last week, Mr. Leach's recorded vote on the estate tax bill elimination was a no. That is what the papers reported. What they didn't report is that Leach had an opportunity to vote against bringing the bill to the floor but voted for it. Were he consistent he would not have voted to bring it to the floor. Leach had also stated he wanted to raise the exemption and lower the tax, yet he offered no ammendment and voted against a Democratic ammendment to that effect. In the end, knowing the bill would pass, he votes against it. Leach pretty much covered all bases on that one.
Later in the week he was one of two Republicans to vote with Democrats in an attempt to review the House rules on ethics. Our papers duly reported Leach's vote with praise. They didn't mention that he'd voted the other way on the same bill in January.
He has however represented us recently by voting for the horrible bankruptcy bill and especially by supporting Jim Nussle's budget that strips most social programs. On the last one he was an instrumental vote in a 218 - 214 vote.
As Franker said, he is there for his party when they need him. Otherwise he's all over the place, scoring points with his faux moderateness.
I just wanted to inform you folks who have supported Leach here of his hypocracies.