" You can't prove that I signed the bill even though it has my signature"

[montana500]

sure......


www.wilderness-sportsman.com (news section)


"I sincerely believe I did not put pen to paper to sponsor that legislation,” she wrote in a commentary published in today's Star-Tribune. “I believe the error that occurred was clerical in nature, but how do I prove a negative? How do I prove I did not sign?”

U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., introduced the bill on Sept. 21, 2005, with a dozen original co-sponsors listed, including Cubin.

The measure would require the federal government to quickly sell 15 percent of national forest lands and 15 percent of lands managed by Interior Department agencies, except national parks, to raise funds for Hurricane Katrina and other disaster relief.
Cubin's staff told the Star-Tribune last month that, though she had no intention of co-sponsoring the bill, in a shuffle of paperwork she accidentally might have signed a document that listed her as a co-sponsor.

If Cubin's signature was on such a document, "we can only surmise that what happened is the wrong piece of paper got signed at a weekly members’ lunch meeting when a number of bills and letters get passed around to sign while speakers are giving their presentations," Cubin spokesman Joe Milczewski said in early January.

“She meant to sign something else, she didn't mean to co-sponsor this bill n in fact, she opposes it n and her name is being removed,” Milczewski continued in that statement. “Twenty pieces of legislation were introduced that day alone. … A mistake was apparently made that day.”

[ixion]

1. Gee, I guess that's why you're supposed to READ SOMETHING

BEFORE YOU SIGN IT! :eyes:

You would think a politician, of all people, would be aware of that fundamental rule. :evilgrin:

[acmejack]

2. Montana, your link is to a JPG

Would you mind fixing it? That is a cool site though, thanx for sharing, I just want to read the rest of the article!

[montana500]

4. acmejack

Jack are you talking about the link on the site to the news story, or the main wilderness-sportsman.com link? It seems to work ok for me if you follow through to the news section.

[acmejack]

8. Ah, I found it!

Doh!

[radfringe]

3. lol

she didn't sign her name literally.... it's just on there as an example of her handwriting

[Coexist]

5. my head is spinning with all this stuff this morning

guess I shouldn't have taken the sinus medication before reading DU or the paper.

Dems are sounding intelligent - Administration is getting bashed - and Republicans are sounding like idiots.

[peekaloo]

6. Ah, shades of Radar and Henry Blake from M*A*S*H.

:eyes:

[MrBenchley]

7. This IS rich.....

http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2006/02/12/news/wyoming/3e1060fc8aa6a3e187257112006184fa.txt

So either Cubin is an idiot of legendary performance, or Tancredo forged her signature? Guess there really is no honor among thieves.