Dem Rep.: I've 'Probably' Supported George Bush More Than Obama

[ProSense]

Dem Rep.: I've 'Probably' Supported George Bush More Than Obama

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) on Wednesday said he wasn't the biggest fan of President Obama because of how the administration's policies have impacted West Virginia.

“I probably have supported George Bush more than I have Barack Obama,” Rahall told The Hill when asked if Obama was good for his state. “Am I going to switch parties because of that? No. I’m a Democrat, born a Democrat, am a Democrat and will die a Democrat.”

Rahall explained that he places his state above his party when it comes to supporting Obama.

“I will support him when he’s good for West Virginia, and I will oppose him when he’s bad for West Virginia,” Rahall said.

The congressman is facing a tough re-election in 2014 and has already been hit by Republican ads over Obamacare. Rahall supported the law, but was critical of the glitchy rollout.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/rahall-support-bush-obama

Well, he is in a state that gave a person imprisoned in Texas 40 percent of the vote in the last Democratic Presidential Primary.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002662669

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[Cha]

2. Poor West Virgina.. how does Rahall feel about inspecting

storage facilities for chemicals?

[geek tragedy]

4. he'll need to check with his buddies the Koch Brothers nt

[geek tragedy]

3. not much difference between a WV Democrat and a Fox News Democrat

They'll drink poison water, be miserable in perpetuity, have failing school systems, and watch their state get destroyed by mining interests, but by golly they know the most important thing is to stand up to Obama.

[Fumesucker]

5. And New Jersey Democrats will endorse Christie

The Outlaw Joisey Whale.

[geek tragedy]

6. not gonna defend the assholes who endorsed Christie. nt

[okaawhatever]

7. I think it primarily comes down to coal/electric energy and some anti-choice legislation. He's voted

pro-Democrat. Here are some of his ratings from Project VoteSmart:

Rating from
Club for Growth (Positions) 5%
Club for Growth (Lifetime) 17%

Rating: Sargent Shriver Nat's Ctr on Poverty Law 94%
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 100% by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 33% by National Right to Life Committee (Positions (Jan. 14, 2014))
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 100% by National Education Association (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 70% by Federally Employed Women (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 46% by Concerned Women for America (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 64% by League of Conservation Voters (Lifetime Score)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 33% by Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 33% by Environment America (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 33% by The Humane Society Legislative Fund (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 77% by Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 62% by Food Policy Action (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 80% by Bread for the World (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 79% by American Veterans (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 92 by American Council of Engineering Companies (Positions)

Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 0% by Eagle Forum (Positions)
Rating: Nick Rahall was rated 50% by Eagle Forum (Positions)

Letter: Letter to Dr. Frieden, Center for Disease Control - West Virginia Congressional Delegation Requests Further Studies from CDC After Chemical Spill

[hollowdweller]

8. Rahall is my congressman

He was one of the first ones to endorse Obama.

He's Lebanese and is for peace in the middle east not invasion and war.

You are not going to see Rahall vote for anything that hurts the coal industry or restricts guns. A lot of his district is in the coal fields.

If you look a some of the other things he has voted for he's quite progressive. Definitely pro worker pro union. Helped get one of my favorite backpacking areas declared wilderness.

His district is very redneck. He got in when the democrats were associated with helping working people and unions, before the party's turn to socially liberal and business friendly. Now he's hanging on.

He'd be more liberal if he could but by some of his stands I don't like he's holding off something that could be far worse.

[butterfly77]

9. A republiCON..