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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-11 05:04 PM
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Working Families to Express Buyer's Remorse Over Right-Wing Members of Congress
http://crooksandliars.com/kenneth-quinnell/working-families-express-buyers-r

Working America is setting up "Buyer's Remorse" booths in Minnesota, Colorado, Florida, Michigan and New Mexico to collect "return" ballots from voters who feel betrayed by their representatives who refused to pursue legislation to create jobs. During the August recess, Working America's protests will focus on Representatives Daniel Webster (FL), Michele Bachmann (MN), Tim Walberg (MI), Mike Coffman (CO) and Governor Susana Martinez (NM). At a time when job creation is the top issue on the public agenda, these lawmakers have ignored the wishes of the people and pursued an extreme ideological agenda while creating few, if any, jobs.

These Republicans all campaigned on promises to focus on job creation, but have failed to live up to their promises. Many of the policies they have pursued have made the jobs crisis in the country worse, not better.

“Working-class families feel duped by broken election-year promises,” said Karen Nussbaum, Executive Director of Working America. “Elected officials must be held accountable for failing to even attempt to create jobs and strengthen the economy.”

Thousands of return ballots have already been gathered in these states and through Working America's website. Details on each event are in the events section of Working America's Facebook page. Events can be followed on Twitter with the hashtag #buyersremorse.

Video and more at the link --
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JoeyT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-11 04:58 AM
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1. Well good.
Now's the time to show them that we're the party that wants to help them.

I suspect what we're actually going to do is keep pushing for more free trade instead, but the chance is there.
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Selatius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-11 05:04 AM
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2. We can only wonder why they supported any Republican in the first place. nt
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