Friday October 31, 2008
And the Blogster has just returned to the Capitol still wearing the appropriate Halloween costume for a “forum” of Fourth District candidates for Congress at the Millbrook Club in Greenwich.
I’m having a little trouble pulling my lockjaw apart – part of the protective coloring, including the blazer and tie needed to fit in at one of ther nation’s oldest planned communities.
Anyway, about 100 people lunched on roasted half chickens that were placed atop pommes and haricots verts – mashed spuds and green beans to gentle Blog readers – that were conveniently delivered to members of the Chamber of Commerce JUST as Democratic challenger started his half-hour pitch and Q & A session.
The Blogster reveled looking out over the lunchers and noticed not ONE diner used their hands to eat the birds. The result was alot of the chicken thighs went untouched.
Thanks goodness students from Greenwich High and the all-female Greenwich Academy were allowed to sit in, since they asked most of the questions to Himes and defending U.S. Rep. Chris Shays.
At one point, Shays got a laugh from the high schoolers by trying to localize the nation’s housing crisis in a town where the average home is worth more than $2 million.
“Say you have a house worth $500,000,” Shays said, pausing for a quip. “If you have a house worth $500,000, you’re not living in Greenwich, folks.”
Obama attended township meetings across the country telling people that Bush hasn’t done anything for higher education. I investigated his allegations, and found two websites to prove just how twisted Obama’s message really is. The first link shows the congressional voting record of H.R. 2669, which shows Obama never voted for higher education, though the bill passed.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00272
The second shows President Bush signing H.R. 2669 into law. Judge for yourself:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070927-1.html
McCain didn’t want people to have their taxes increased, which is why he voted against it.
Congress plans to find ways to pay for it later. President Bush plans to watch congress, to make sure congressional Democrats won’t use taxpayer money to fund H.R. 2669
You can read Obama and McCain’s voting record and read transcripts at these websites.
What did Himes have to say?