Posted on 07/31/2004 11:18:57 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
I went to the Thomas website to see how much of a "leader" John Kerry is. He doesn't get many bills passed. 4 Bills and 4 Resolutions in 20 years. That's less than one every session of congress. He certainly doesn't take the lead on issues. Let's take a long at his most important achievements.
S.J.RES.158 - 6-16-1989(Day Introduced)
Title: A joint resolution designating October 22 through 28, 1989, as "World Population Awareness Week".
Wow....his very first thing of anything passed.....
S.J.RES.160 - 6-13-1991
Title: A joint resolution designating the week beginning October 20, 1991, as "World Population Awareness Week".
There's number 2......Same thing.
S.J.RES.318 - 6-18-92
Title: A joint resolution designating November 13, 1992, as "Vietnam Veterans Memorial 10th Anniversary Day".
That's 3, and unfortunatly he did the honors there.
S.J.RES.337 - 9-15-1992
Title: A joint resolution designating September 18, 1992, as "National POW/MIA Recognition Day", and authorizing display of the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.
That's resolution number 4.
S.1563 - 7-25-1991
Title: A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes.
His first bill that was signed into law...7 years after he won his first election.
S.1206 - 7-1-1993
Title: A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 380 Trapelo Road in Waltham, Massachusetts, as the "Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center".
That's the 2nd bill that was passed.....
S.1636 - 11-8-93
Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and to improve the program to reduce the incidental taking of marine mammals during the course of commercial fishing operations, and for other purposes.
Save the whales?
S791 - 4-14-1999
Title: A bill to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the women's business center program
And that's the last bill he got signed into law.
My state rep is a first term legislator. In TWO years, he has THREE bills passed into law already. One to require cities to notify residents for annexation. One on agribusiness permits(Agriculture is his background), and an election consulidation bill. One more and he ties John Kerry.
My former state rep is also a first termer(I moved out of his district). He's beaten John Kerry already - had 15 bills signed into law. Most of them dealing with local elections.
tagged.
Are these bills he penned or bills that he was a co-sponsor on. If it's the latter, that's really pathetic.
Dufus is definitely NOT a leader.
These are the ones he's pinned. I didn't include cosponsor since oftentimes reps cosponsor a bill right before it passes to look good.
Ones he's pEnned.
Ordinarily, this is a record I would admire. If all legislators were like this, our government would be smaller and more constitutional.
Wow. He can get France to join us, but he can't get Senator Kennedy or Byrd to vote for his bills? Yeh, right.
Looks like he sponsored 48 and co-sponsored 449.
The Flipper Bill
Let's see in 20 years flip-flop has penned 8 whole bills (0.4 per year), sponsored 48 (2.4 per year), and cosponsored 449(22.45 per year). I wonder if there's a single senator who has the tenure in the Senate that Kerry does who has done less. I don't even think KKK Byrd has that abysmal a record.
This number includes ones that didn't pass and amendments to bills.
This is hugh. Really hugh. Seriesly. He got my vote. What would we have done without world population week! Why, he's a real hero!
(Never heard of it)
Hannity's gonna have fun with that one :)
3 of his 4 bills that were passed into law were during the timeframe when Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency...in other words, he had no organized opposition to anything of his dreams.He's insignificant, save for his first job out of college more than 3 decades ago (you know, Vietnam), his backer Ted Kennedy, and his wife's money.
He's got no gravitas.
5 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires
That is a truly pathetic record.
Good work, Dan! Still, it may be a good thing that somebody like Kerry doesn't take much legislative initiative.
The rest of that time, kerry spent with his friends listed below:
http://www.cpusa.org/
http://www.dsausa.org/
DSA's "Progressive Caucus" Links below:
http://bernie.house.gov/pc/
http://bernie.house.gov/pc/members.asp
They are the Enemy Within!!!!
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