Texas GOP Hall of Hypocrites

by: Libby Shaw

Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 08:40 PM CDT

Texas has its fair share of outstanding hypocrites.  Check the list below to see if your U.S. House Rep. is included in the GOP Hall of Hypocrites.  I must admit that I am not shocked to learn that my U.S. Rep., John Culberson, is among them.  I betcha your U.S. Reps are too.  

TX Republican Lawmakers Rail Against Stimulus Budget But Added to Its Cost

by: Libby Shaw

Sun Mar 01, 2009 at 08:55 PM CST

This morning when I opened the Houston Chronicle, one of the front page articles immediately grabbed my attention.

Texans Rip Budget Yet Add to Cost

The online edition reads:

Texas lawmakers rip budget, but seek millions

The Houston Chronicle does not single out Republicans, of course, because Texas Democrats added to the budget's costs as well. However, the Democrats are not bellowing and bellyaching about the stimulus budget while the Republicans continue to 24/7.

What hypocritical jackasses. Do Republican lawmakers actually believe they can continue to fool us with their double talk and embarrass us by their endless clown shows?  

Ted Poe Lies to the FEC

by: Matt Glazer

Wed Jul 11, 2007 at 11:45 AM CDT

…from his first year in office alleges multiple violations of campaign law, including the misstatement of cash on hand by $90,000 as well as inadequate identification of 40 percent of his donors.

[…]

The violations were documented from when Poe was elected in November 2003 from the redrawn CD 2 through the end of 2004. Poe’s campaign committee, Poe For Congress, reported cash on hand of $148,657 by the end of 2004 when an examination of bank records showed that the committee only had $57,800, according to the report.

The Federal Elections Commission (FEC) could take action as early as tomorrow. The FEC could move on the citation, which would lead to “enforcement action” against the Congressman and brother Virgil Poe who is also his treasurer.

It is hard to say this was a modest accounting error.  Again from QR:

The vast majority of the discrepancy was due to both the underreporting of money coming into the campaign account and the underreporting of campaign committee expenditures in 2004. The report states that the committee did not report $84,397 in individual contributions and underreported contributions from PACs by $15,115.

Meanwhile, his campaign committee did not report $316,621 in expenses. That total was partially offset by $71,738 in expenses that were double reported and another $43,800 in expenses that were reported but could not be verified in bank records.

Another $15,000 in expenses was entered as $1,500 while the audit couldn’t account for a final $29,443. In total, Poe For Congress reported the receipt of $1.57 million and $1.5 million in expenses in 2004. The audit revealed that the committee actually received $1.67 million and spent $1.69 million.

This is more of the same from Republican elected officials. These Enron style games and perjury on government documents should not be tolerated by anyone.  Poe should be held accountable for his actions just like any other elected official.

Ted Poe comes out against Vietnamese street signs

by: RBH

Fri Sep 29, 2006 at 06:13 PM CDT

  Mr. POE. Mr. Speaker, why must I press ``1'' on my phone for English? Why are voting ballots in numerous languages? Why are street signs in foreign language like Vietnamese? Why do we educate illegals in their native tongue? Why can't some clerks in stores or fast food restaurants speak English?

  Mr. Speaker, one of the qualities that make a nation a nation is a common language. Our ancestors decided that the American national language would be English. German was the second choice. But, in our day, we don't want to hurt people's feelings that are not from around here, and we make the unwise choice to communicate with them in their language, not the American language.

Comments and the rest of the speech under the fold.