Ford then voted in favor of a bill March 7 that made the reauthorization final, which Bush signed two days later. He was one of 66 Democrats and 214 Republicans who voted in favor of the bill.Corker says he voted against it but he voted for it. That makes Corker a liar. I hate liars.
From the article:
"He also voted against a House-Senate conference committee bill last December that the Senate later rejected."
So who is the liar?
Hardly.
Ford did vote against it. There are 435 reps in the House. Half of that number is 218. It is clear that these votes are based on party affiliation. Once it was certain that the Republicans would have their 218 representatives hold, it was then that it became a vote based on political considerations, and each rep's evaluation regarding what would be POLITICALLY best in his/her district.
Therefore, we have a number of republicans and democrats who voted "their district" rather than their party.
In their case, it is better to look up their comments and their early votes, than it is to look at that final vote.