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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Politics What Would Heck, Herrera, or Pridemore Do?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 5:23 PM

The biggest question in D.C. right now is how many votes there are in the House of Representatives for health care reform. Among those keeping everyone guessing: Rep. Brian Baird (D-Vancouver), who voted against the House's version of health care reform back in November of last year. Now that he's retiring from Congress, he says he's "undecided" about whether to vote in favor of health care reform on his way out.

Not all that surprising from Baird, who's been all over the place on a number of issues (most famously the Iraq war). But there's an interesting question that his indecision sets up:

What would the people who want to replace Baird do?

Republican Jamie Herrera, somewhat predictably, is calling on Baird to "again oppose this effort to steamroll the wrong bill through Congress." Her move is smart politics, putting a little pressure on Baird—and a lot of pressure on the Democrats running for his seat in this conservative district.

Exactly how much pressure?

Put it this way: Neither Denny Heck nor Craig Pridemore, the two leading Democrats in the race, responded to a request to say what they'd do if they were in Baird's shoes right now.

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Baird is the waffle king of the state, he voted today with the Wa House republicans against the jobs bill, you know 'cause the economy is just so rosy in his district, or like them he is just an ass.

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/vot…

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on March 4, 2010 at 5:40 PM

Yeah, what ever would Pridemore do? It's not like he has a link on the front page of his website that says EXACTLY THAT:

http://craigpridemore.com/index.php?page…

Posted by lorax on March 4, 2010 at 6:42 PM

Put it this way: Neither Denny Heck nor Craig Pridemore, the two leading Democrats in the race, responded to a request to say what they'd do if they were in Baird's shoes right now.

-which is a problem with Democrats and almost everyone running for office. Their need to be elected is more important than where they stand on issues. That seems awfully chicken-shit-wimpy to me. Do we really need anymore of that in Congress - Dem or Rep?

Posted by Bauhaus I on March 4, 2010 at 11:27 PM