My next project is modelled after Joe Klein's Teddy award for courage... only it's for LACK of spine that this award is given.
Yes, it is time to remember those spineless public servants in the US Senate. The 2009 Demmys are open for nominations. There are some so obvious that I've already created the... er... award.
Others may come to mind so please nominate as many as you wish [limit60]. I want to publish before New Year's Eve. Write a brief reason whythe Senator is deserving... example: "Joe Lieberman, predictably unpredictable... look at his voting record and forget what he says."
I'll have some more from the 'official' Joe Lieberman criticizer, Binyamin Jolkovsky, but please go for the creative gold here.
First Up: Senator Jim Webb, D, VA
Nominated by SWAC Girl
Jim Webb came into office as the "R2D2" of the 2006 U.S. Senate campaign, an indecisive candidate who had been a Republican, then a Democrat, back to a Republican, and finally a Democrat again ... who had not followed through in previously held offices ... who was "elected" by the Washington Post and liberal bloggers over a made-up controversy ... who said he would represent the citizens of Virginia.
When push came to shove over Obama's socialist policies, Webb caved and went along lock-step with his fellow Democrats. When Virginians wanted to meet with him during the summer of 2009 to discuss health care, he scurried away overseas for his summer break and never held a townhall meeting to hear their concerns.
When Virginians overwhelmingly voted Republican in November to oppose ObamaCare, Webb pretended it didn't happen. And when the Senate was called on to continue to jam its fist down the throats of the majority of American citizens opposed to socialized health care, Jim Webb didn't care. He voted for cloture, voted for cloture again, and then voted for nationalized health care on Christmas Eve 2009. For acting like a donkey's hindquarters, he definitely deserves a Demmy Award.
Second Up: Senator Joe Lieberman, D, CT
Nominated by Bob K
It's no secret that Joe Lieberman caved on health care. Michelle Malkin [1.] points out how Binyamin Jolkovsky of Jewish World Review has documented a track record of similar behavior: "When Connecticut senator and former Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman mischaracterized orthodox Jewish doctrine on the Don Imus show and later courted anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, Jolkovsky bluntly exposed Lieberman's sellout of his core religious beliefs in pursuit of higher public office."
He's not exactly the person I want to hear saying: "Got your back," if you know what I mean.
Stay tuned for more nominations...
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