Rep. Stark only member to vote 'present' on Iraq withdrawal bill

AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 3/23/07 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

has represented suburban San Francisco voters since 1973,

wow.

[bnelson44]

Throughout my career in Congress, I've voted against defense spending and against war," Stark said.

[bnelson44]

Fremont is 60 miles from San Francisco

[NormsRevenge]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., center, flanked by Republican Presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., talks about the Iraq supplemental legislation he will offer in the Senate, Friday, March 23, 2007, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. . (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

[NormsRevenge]

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Calif., speaks during a Capitol Hill news conference in this March 4, 2003, file photo. Secular groups applauded Rep. Pete Stark for publicly acknowledging he does not believe in a supreme being. The declaration, they said, makes the California Democrat the highest-ranking elected official — and first congressman — to publicly claim to be an atheist. The American Humanist Association took out an ad in the Washington Post on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, congratulating Stark's stance. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe, file)

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Thanks, I know. I live just South of there.

They don't teach geography in Journalism, I reckun. lol

[Clemenza]

Yet still in the bay area. Don't mean to sound anal, but I recall that Fremont is more like 40 miles from San Fran.

Pelosi represents San Fran, Lantos represents the area immediately to its south. Fortney Stark represents the district adjacent to Lantos.

[Clemenza]

I'm a nonbeliever, and wouldn't urinate on Fortney if he was on fire.

[NormsRevenge]

as a crow flies. ;-)

[A message]

That's because the godless socialist was probably picking his nose and drooling and it was counted as a present vote.

"Throughout my career in Congress, I've voted against defense spending and against war," Stark said.

Throughout your career creep you've voted for the destruction of America.

He represents east bay, Fremont, Hayward, San Lorenzo, San Leandro, etc. This area is a heavy mind-numbed vote Dem even if they ran a pile of excrement as a candidate. .

[bnelson44]

Fremont is in the East Bay below Hayward

[NormsRevenge]

We got Zoe Lofgren down here and mine is Mike Honda,, it is a hellhole,, in the South and East Bay ya got Eshoo and Tauscher too..

[Prost1]

Stark represents Hayward, Castro Valley, Fremont and communities. Those are his core voters.

[Clemenza]

I remember. Stopped there for gas once.

[Anti-Bubba182]

...And the only out Atheist in Congress. ...San Francisco family values.

[Clemenza]

I have Rush "Professor for Peace" Holt in my area. That's what you get when you have three universities, and the state capitol (read:government workers) within your district.

[migraines]

Stark is an atheist. He is the only athiest in Congress. I therefor couldn't care.

[gov_bean_ counter]

To the best of your knowledge has anyone mentioned the fact that around 9 appropriations bills are still under a CRA?

The Dems are trying to accomplish something with the pork in this bill that they have not been able to accomplish in the last two sessions of Congress. Inflate spending once again.

[bnelson44]

That's one of the reasons I left. I grew up in Santa Clara when we were known for our orchards