We Could Have Saved this for Friday . . . But We Just Couldn't Wait
A little humorous waste of time from our good Representative Obey - apparently, he co-sponsored H.CON.RES.399: Recognizing the 30th Anniversary of the victory of United States winemakers at the 1976 Paris Wine Tasting.
So, on the same day he voted against a bill that would have expanded our domestic capacity to refine gasoline, he took some time to give a shout out to our "famous" 1976 Wine Tasting win.
As it turns out, Obey is a big fan of wine. In fact, wine is apparently a key ingedient in how Obey does business in Washington. Before you start jumping up and down and say we're making unfounded accusations, here is a link to Congressional Record page 11669, October 31, 2000.
Obey took to the House floor and said,
. . . Because that agreement was understood, we had an agreement to the entire bill! It was even sealed with toasts of Merlot at 1:30 in the morning. And I do not know of anything more ``sacred'' in conference than a toast of Merlot .
Talk about the epitome of the middle of the night, smoke-filled, back room deal. Obey was actually on the floor of the United States House of Representatives talking about cutting a deal over a glass of wine at 1:30am.
We'd comment further on how out of touch with the average person in Wisconsin this is, but we think it speaks for itself.
So, on the same day he voted against a bill that would have expanded our domestic capacity to refine gasoline, he took some time to give a shout out to our "famous" 1976 Wine Tasting win.
As it turns out, Obey is a big fan of wine. In fact, wine is apparently a key ingedient in how Obey does business in Washington. Before you start jumping up and down and say we're making unfounded accusations, here is a link to Congressional Record page 11669, October 31, 2000.
Obey took to the House floor and said,
. . . Because that agreement was understood, we had an agreement to the entire bill! It was even sealed with toasts of Merlot at 1:30 in the morning. And I do not know of anything more ``sacred'' in conference than a toast of Merlot .
Talk about the epitome of the middle of the night, smoke-filled, back room deal. Obey was actually on the floor of the United States House of Representatives talking about cutting a deal over a glass of wine at 1:30am.
We'd comment further on how out of touch with the average person in Wisconsin this is, but we think it speaks for itself.
posted by ObeyOut2006 at 3:18 PM
4 Comments:
If it weren't in the Congressional Record, I wouldn't believe it. Do members of congress usually discuss such things on the floor of the House of Representatives?
Haven't you figured out yet that rules of conduct, or taste for that matter don't apply to Mr. Obey...or at least so he seems to think.
I think he just believes he can do and say whatever he wants and that the people of the 7th district won't rise up against him. If the average voter got a list of all this stuff he's done and said, they would vote him out quicker than he could say merlot.
Nick lost, our party lost and the district lost.
Get out of politics, nicky.
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