Democrats Run for Cover from Support for More Borrowing
Own Party Leaders Call North Carolina Democrat’s Vote a “Political Charade”
Washington — Larry Kissell followed his party leaders’ marching orders today and voted for what they describe as a “political charade,” suggesting their commitment to truly reducing the enormous debt burden they helped create is as questionable as ever. Kissell’s vote came after Democrat leaders realized how poorly their handling of the debt was perceived, forcing many of his fellow Democrats to cast votes that completely contradicted their true positions. Given that this vote is merely a “political charade,” Kissell still has yet to provide a workable plan to reverse his Democrat spending spree that continues to place more of the government debt burden on every family in North Carolina.
“Larry Kissell and the Democrat leaders he blindly followed today are clearly trying to run for cover after realizing the political costs their party is taking for demanding more debt without any real spending cuts to show for it,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “Instead of dancing around the issue, Kissell and his fellow Democrats need to demonstrate a commitment to fiscal reform that his North Carolina constituents overwhelmingly demand.”
House Democrat Whip Steny Hoyer told Members to vote no on this “political charade,” since a “clean” debt ceiling hike was hugely unpopular with voters:
“The Maryland Democrat called the Tuesday evening vote on a so-called ‘clean’ hike of the debt limit a ‘political charade’ since Republicans have no intention of actually letting the bill pass the House.”
“Hoyer said he did not ‘intend to advise to that my members subject themselves to a political 30 second ad.'”
“It’s an attempt by Hoyer to keep his party together, and shield Democrats from voting for a bill that could paint them as fiscally irresponsible. But ‘no’ votes also open Democrats up to calls of hypocrisy from the right, as 114 lawmakers joined with Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in calling for a clean hike of the nation’s statutory borrowing capability.”
(Jake Sherman, “Hoyer: Vote ‘against’ debt bill,” Politico, 5/31/11)Although Larry Kissell’s constituents in North Carolina are increasingly demanding serious action on fiscal reform, he has instead decided to participate in more of the same Washington “political charades.” Nothing has changed since Kissell is still refusing to offer any serious plan or commitment to turning around the Democrat spending spree he continues to defend.
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