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The Potemkin Congressman

Hey you...smell my finger.

Paul Hodes, or more likely someone writing as Paul Hodes, took to the safe confines of the Daily Kos to pretend the CD-2 congressman and soon to be private citizen is in fact a vertebrate.  That is to say, he went to the socilist progressive locker room to talk smack about the opposing team.

That alone speaks volumes.

 

So here’s an excerpt, (original KoS Kontent here)

 

“I’m sick and tired of Democrats getting weak knees every time the right-wing media flexes their muscles.”

And every time we respond to their attacks with weak knees and cowering in the corner, we give them credibility. Even worse – we encourage them to keep it up. When faced with a bully, we progressives should stand and fight – not run and hide.

 

Bully? Stand and Fight? Bwahahahahaha!

So you’d like to take a stand on the Black Panther case—where racist bullies engaged in voter intimidation? …. No?

Didn’t think so.   And it’s no surprise.  Hodes has spent his career avoiding controversy.  His press page is devoid of anything suggesting he is even capable of taking an honest approach to any of his so-called trademark traits.  Ethics—not for democrats; Hodes even ran away from a vote.   Earmarks—he sought reform after his requests were filed, and he continues to vote for bills with earmarks in them.  Whined about the deficit–then tripled it in one year.  Read the bills—not a chance, that’s for regulators not congressman.  Standing up for anything but party politics–only for political reasons.  Campaign finance–anyone who will write a check, even in Canada.   And bi-partisan–he’s another party hack.

He’s like a Potemkin person.  A shadow of a lie erected for display, lacking almost entirely in substance.  And now he’s Mr. stand up and push back?

Oh wait.  I can think of one example where Paul Hodes pushed back. He’s just been directly tied to a firm that just did some illegal push polling for him here in New Hampshire.

I stand corrected.

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