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Rep "Mike" Castle (R-DE)
Castle is Suspect No. 2 in the Waxman-markey defection.
It's a personal thing with me, but I like people that go by the name they were given at birth. Sorry to all your alternative Michaels out there, but "Mike" seems to me to be indicative of a weak spirit (this only applies to him - I don't like him. If you're a Michael, feel free to use Mike - sounds good. Strong). So this guy sucks even before I write anything about him. Onward.
"Mike" represents that great state of Delaware. You know the state - it's the one that pulled the stunt to become the first state after lying to Benny Franklin that they'd wait so Pennsylvania could have that honor. Speaking of liars, Pennsylvania got its revenge by vomiting ten-year old Joey Biden into Delaware's coffers. Yeah, same state. That's gonna leave a stain hard to remove. Try some white vinegar.
His by-far largest contributor in the 2008 cycle was "Young, Conaway et al." Y-C is a law firm primarily focused on Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring. It's comforting to know that "Mike" got fully 10% of his campaign contributions from these guys since "Mike" sits on the Financial Services Committee. Comes in handy.
Drifting into other areas in which "Mike" has sold his soul to Beelzebub, I find it instructive that Planned Parenthood gives him a rating of 75, while the National Right to Life Committee gives him the goose egg -0-. This guy's a Republican?
Further on interest-group rating, wheat growers dislike him (25), farmers are skeptical (37), agricultural employers would rather have manure-spreading duty (-0-) (trust me, it sucks - talk about stains that are tough to get out), and fresh produce would rather spend the night in the field with gas heaters to ward off a freeze (-0-).
Surely he helps hunters, right? Sportsmen and Animal Owner's Voting Alliance: -0-.
It seems "Mike" isn't very pro-the-stuff-we-need-to-eat unless, of course, the stuff-we-need-to-eat is dead babies. What a douche.
Taxes? National Taxpayers Union -D-. His shining light: National Education Association -A-. Good for him. He's loved by the group that single-handedly destroyed the public-school system. The American Family Association tosses a shoe at him (-0-) and the Family Research Council manages a measly 23.
Onto the litmus test: That machined and polished metal that you will remove from my cold, dead fingers ... the 2d Amendment personal right to be locked and loaded. National Rifle Association gave "Mike" a grade of F, and the Gun Owners of America gave him ... wait for it .. a rating of F-. F MINUS?!?! Have the hell bad to do you have to be to add a MINUS to an F. Oh my fricking lord.
He won his last election 61-38, but he raised over $1.4 million compared to $27,845 by his challenger. I'm not impressed with 11 points into simple-majority territory at the cost per vote.
Remember Vote 99: H CON RES 63 way back in February 2007? Let me refresh your memory:
This measure expresses the House's disagreement with President Bush's planned troop buildup in Iraq. The nonbinding resolution pledges support for U.S. personnel serving "bravely and honorably in Iraq" but says Congress "disapproves" of the president’s plan to add more than 20,000 combat troops. The resolution was approved 246 to 182. Seventeen Republicans joined 229 Democrats in support of the resolution. Two Democrats opposed the measure. While the 95-word resolution has no legal weight to force the president to change his course in Iraq, it marks a first key showdown between the White House and the new Congress controlled by Democrats.
"Mike" voted FOR this claptrap. "Love the troops, hate them doing their job," eh, "Mike"? You putz.
Same link as above: He also voted to tax oil companies, drive drug companies overseas by depth-charging their market-driven pricing mechanism, and to spike youth unemployment by increasing the minimum wage - all against the party line. Why is he in the Republican party?
Conclusion: Putz. Makes Arlen Specter looks good. He's gotta go.
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