Obey Said What
This quote came to us from a friend in Washington, DC - as quoted in today's Congress Daily.
"I don't intend to retire. I intend to die in the well of the House kicking the hell out of somebody." -- House Appropriations ranking member David Obey, D-Wis., commenting today on his future plans at a news conference.
So, if the average lifespan for a man is somewhere around 78, we can count on 5 more terms of this guy, yes nearly 50 years in office unless we vote him out. Is that what we want, or do we want to stand up and do something about Obey and his attitude? Do we really send our Representative to Washington to "kick the hell" out of people, or do we want them to work for us and the things that are right for our future? We've often commented that Obey is basically there to be a partisan hatchet man full of negative attacks and legislation that is merely offered for political posturing (see Obey's so-called reform bill) rather than actually wanting to get things done. It's nice when someone just goes right out and admits it.
posted by ObeyOut2006 at 2:12 PM
3 Comments:
maybe he'd been tipping back a little merlot before he went to the press conference.
78? Obey's so stubborn, think 90. Now that's scary.
I think Obey's prediction is true. The second he ceases to be a House representative, he will become a lobbyist. I hope that Nick kicks Dave out of the 7th Seat, but I can't imagine the former ranking Democrat of the appro. committee NOT being hired by a lobbying firm.
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