7 Democratic Senators Stand with Barack Obama's ACORN

Entitlement Syndrome ^ | 09/15/2009 | Scott Michaels

[BigKahuna]

Yesterday, the United States Senate -- perhaps finally starting to see the train coming down the tracks bearing down upon it in the form of vicious public scorn of Congress and anybody, from any party, who inhabits (or infests) the place -- voted 83-7 to voted to approve an amendment that would preclude ACORN from receiving DOT and HUD federal funding in the future.

My initial take is that this is a very good thing. ACORN has been receiving federal dollars -- under both Democratic and Republican administrations -- going back to the early 1990s (something like 53 million, in total) to, in effect, undermine the very government from whose teat it so greedily sucks. Truly, this is a case where a recent immigrant to our shores might say in his best East Indian accent "Only in Ah-mare-ee-kah!"

Leaving aside the brazen audacity of an organization which has had a hand-in-hand relationship with the Democratic Party for at least this last decade, I find myself bemused on a number of fronts.

For one, ACORN has had what can only be described as a scandalous week, with many more of them soon to appear, we're being told. This alone should be been able to get through even the least intelligent among the members of "the greatest deliberative body in the world."

But no, it didn't. There were actually 7 Senators who are so beholden to the criminal, uh...I mean community organization that they just couldn't find it within themselves to vote with their peers on this matter.

…What are we to make of a group of men (and one woman) who don't have the moral compass necessary to navigate through such shoals in order to get their constituencies to safe harbor?

[thefactor]

and one of the senators wasn’t even elected by the people. she was appointed.

[sr4402]

and one of the senators wasn’t even elected by the people. she was appointed.

Who were the 7 Senators?

[tioga]

and I thought Hillary was bad......gilli better worry about what we NYers will do on election day.

[LizardQueen]

Two of them were mine, in Vermont - Leaky Leahy and Socialist Sanders.

I’m raising holy hell about this - pushing the newspaper to cover it (good luck with that, but I’m trying).

LQ

[thefactor]

Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Roland Burris (D-IL)

Robert Casey (D-PA)

Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)

Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

[BigKahuna]

Burris and Durbin of IL, Gillibrand of NY, Leahy and Sanders of VT, Whitehouse of RI and Bob Casey of PA. Man, he must be a disappointment to his father, wherever he is.

[meandog]

Let’s see, let me guess who they were, hmmmm, All RATS of course: Dick “the Pri@k” Durbin, Bernie “the socialist” Sanders, Patrick “the lesser” Leahy, Chris “the Countrywide” Dodd, Barbara “the B#tch” Boxer, Harry “the Dingy” Reid...well, that’s six anyway, how’d I do?

[Ikemeister]

Bob Casey (D-PA) is so stupid he probably can’t spell ACORN. He is without a doubt one of the dumbest people in Washington.

[Tribune7]

Just a reminder. Little Bobby Casey was among those who seems to be OK with a group giving advice on how to use underage illegal immigrants as sex slaves.

[BigKahuna]

Burris was also appointed. By that little clown Rod Blagojevich, who’s trying desperately to avoid the federal slam.

[American Constitutionalist]

ACORN PIMPS

[SandRat]

The 7 NUTS

•Dick Durbin (D-IL)
•Roland Burris (D-IL)
•Robert Casey (D-PA)
•Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
•Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
•Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
•Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

[BigKahuna]

Casey was the ACORN nut who fell far from the tree, in the case of him being pretty much a 180 out from his dad, who was actually pro-life and fairly conservative for a Democrat.

[Tribune7]

Casey was the ACORN nut who fell far from the tree, in the case of him being pretty much a 180 out from his dad, who was actually pro-life and fairly conservative for a Democrat.

I was proud to have voted for Bob Casey Sr. I never even considered for a second voting for this twit.

[Clink]

And note who didn't vote:

Update: Here are the ignominious ACORN sex ring enablers…. Burris (D-IL) Casey (D-PA) Durbin (D-IL) Gillibrand (D-NY) Leahy (D-VT) Sanders (I-VT) Whitehouse (D-RI)

Full roll call vote here. 9 not voting… Burr (R-NC) Byrd (D-WV) Coburn (R-OK) Graham (R-SC) Gregg (R-NH) Hutchison (R-TX) McCain (R-AZ) Mikulski (D-MD)

[boomop1]

7 out of 99 who do you think is out of place. The Vermont dick heads, Casey, RI Red the Il duo who are tainted, and a NY slug, and the Vermont commie...

[csmusaret]

One admitted Socialist and six who still lie about it.

[bgill]

All northern.

[boomop1]

I stuttered..