Talk about strong arms- Rep. Joe Barton (R) gets slapped down.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) has dropped his bid to become the next House Minority Leader and endorsed Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) over Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), reports Hotline On Call.
"Sources tell Red State that Barton has withdrawn from the House Leadership race after John Boehner had it made clear to Barton that should Boehner win he would strip Barton of his ranking position on the Energy & Commerce Committee."
“…More than 50% of the legislation that reaches the House floor for a vote passes through this committee, which has jurisdiction over such important issues as energy, healthcare, trade, consumer protection, and telecommunications…”
Thought everyone could use a break from all the drama today. This came to me when I was stuck in traffic a couple of days ago and trying to take a picture of the "Ozone Watch" Billboard with my camera phone to put on my website. Hopefully Bud Light will recognize it as a "tribute" and not a "trademark violation."
As you know, we are living in troubling times. And as an American, we need to make sure that the government is watching out for us.
I am so very thankful that the Congress has spent the time to bring up such horrible things this country is having to face, such as gay marriage and people burning our flag. I don't know if I could get to sleep at night if they didn't.
I received a call from a good friend yesterday and could not believe my ears...how many of us have followed full funding of The Ryan White Care Act? Probably none of us and now the children of Texas need our immediate help. Please take a moment today and consider calling one or all of Rep. Barton's offices. His committee is quietly putting a bill thorough that will gut funding and are only giving a few hours today to take public comment. A rumor exists that there is a rule change being attached that will not allow any further change on this bill once its through, no Senators and no Whips, to prevent public outcry from making a difference.
(Another great post from our candidate in the TX-06. - promoted by Phillip Martin)
It’s interesting when you decide to run for office…the high ideals, the enthusiasm, and the master plan. Those things are all great until you start talking to voters. What really translates well then is none of the conventional stuff that politicos try to stuff down your throat but it’s if you have concern, conviction and a willingness to learn. My favorite question always begins now with, “Well, what do you think about…” I try to have steady discussions and ask for information in order to learn more and ask my own questions. Frequently, I write about things in order to open a discussion, not because I know all the answers. But this week, I realized I have to do all of those things, and more, because of this and this.
In a recent article Joe Barton was interviewed by the Corsicana Daily Sun and made mention of several things he viewed as priorities for his district. The title of the article was "Barton: I Support the President on Iraq" and voiced Barton's thoughts on things ranging from Iraq to Identity Theft. Barton supports the President on Iraq....enough said there - staying the party line despite over 2300 dead, no WMD, and no redeployment plan. Yeah, Barton's been to Iraq...for a photo op - not for the issues facing the soldiers and their families that are deployed from the district. "If we don't fight the terrorists over there, we'll have to fight them here." Barton said, repeating the President's misguided approach to the war in Iraq. Cleary Barton is not one make up his own mind and develop his own stance on Iraq - especially since his website doesn't even include Iraq as an issue for him in 2006. He said he believes "democracy will take root in Iraq, provided the new government can be upheld and civil unrest is quelled" - those are some pretty big "IFs", Joe. Clearly Barton is out of touch with Iraq.
Today is the “official” 3 year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, yet my opponent still hasn’t even acknowledged the importance of supporting our troops during his “re-election” campaign. Over 2,300 soldiers have been killed in action, countless others wounded, and a growing insurgency is gripping the Iraqi countryside and Joe Barton refuses to see the reality of the situation there and here in America.
Cross posted at Daily Kos
I guess CITGO should have contributed to Barton’s campaign this year. Seems like the good will of Hugo Chavez and CITGO’s CEO Felix Rodriguez to bring lower heating costs to the Northeast has touched a nerve with Joe Barton (R-ExxonMobil) (R-TX). Joe Barton has launched an investigation of CITGO and wants the company to answer a series of questions pertaining to the program.
"In a Feb. 15 letter to Citgo, the Houston-based company owned by the Venezuelan government, Barton demanded that company officials produce by tomorrow all records, minutes, logs, e-mails and even desk calendars related to Citgo's novel program of supplying discounted heating oil to low-income communities in the United States."
This story was covered by many columnists and bloggers a few days ago, but I needed to say something....this is just too easy.
