My Congressman: Louie Renault

Reading Mike Simpson’s attack on the Obama spending spree reminds me of this clip from Casablanca:

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He’s shocked, shocked that overspending is going on. He says we need to quit spending money. This is like late Dom DeLuise telling you to stop eating pasta.

Simpson doesn’t just dole out pork to Idaho’s second district but every district in America, and Simpson likes pork whether its the development of a microbial paint shield the pentagon didn’t ask for, Simpson rarely meets pork he didn’t like.

And he apparently didn’t think he was spending too much when he voted for TARP or if he did, he just couldn’t help himself. The same thing happened with the SCHIP extension. Maybe, he’s trying to send a secret message to the people of Idaho. Stop me before I spend again.

Simpson is talking tough because this year his position is probably more precarious than any year since it’s been since 1998. He’s being challenged by conservatives.

Simpson is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and when the NTU lists friends of taxpayers, he’s not on the list. His grade last year “C” ranked #166 in the U.S. House. He’s a big spending greaser of hogs who is slowly spending my generation into bankruptcy.

If Simpson is serious, he should bring forth genuine fruits of change: Agree to refuse earmarks and stop apologizing for Congressional overspending by his chums on the Appropriations Committee. Act as if he swore to uphold the Constitution, rather than swearing to fill the pockets of the special interests that finance his re-election. And fight for the values of freedom and limited government that beat within the heart of Idahoans. It’s time to demand actions, not words. Simpson’s talk is cheap, but his actions are bringing out the economic ruination of a generation.

It is only when Simpson starts acting like a servant of the people rather than a drone for special interests. When his actions show true dedication to fiscal responsibility that he can hope to start a beautiful friendship with Idaho conservatives.