Posted on 09/16/2009 3:31:39 AM PDT by Scanian
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's metamorpho sis is complete: Goodbye, House moderate; hello, leftist Senate radical.
In Monday's Senate vote to strip federal grants from ACORN, Gillibrand was one of just seven members to back continued funding. She even broke with her New York patron, Chuck Schumer.
Yes, Gillibrand said certain ACORN employees' actions were "reprehensible" and called for "a full investigation."
But, the rookie senator, tapped by a clueless Gov. Paterson, nonetheless insisted that "thousands of New York families who are facing foreclosure depend on charitable organizations like ACORN for assistance."
Yeah, we know -- and Mussolini made the trains run on time . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Let’s not forget Al Capone’s depression-era soup kitchens, either.
Charitable organizations like ACORN? Charitable organizations?
She said that with a straight face?
Yesterday I e-mailed the junior senator of my home state stating that I can’t wait for the reasoning that her staff will concoct for this vote so I could have a good laugh.
After reading the reasoning I’m just shaking my head.
“Kiki Gigglebritches”
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