Garden State Patriot

As I mentioned yesterday, the AFP New Jersey contingent dropped by for a little chat on Friday with Senator Lautenberg. Although the Senator was back in New Jersey, we were able to meet with his spokesperson (I believe his name was Doug). To his credit, Doug was very professional and handled our questions and comments repectfully.

However, I had a chance before the meet-up ended to ask about the report I posted on earlier this week, regarding Harry Reid scheming to get a health care bill to the President’s desk by attaching it to a House bill that has nothing to do with health care.

I expected that I would hear from Doug that the report wasn’t true or that he knew nothing of it. Instead, though, he attempted to duck and dodge my question – for example, by saying 60 votes would still be needed, when that is only true of the vote to end a filibuster and not a vote on the final bill.

Further, when I pressed Doug to see if the Senator would oppose any effort by the Majority Leader in attaching the Senate bill to a non-healthcare House bill, he would not answer and provided no such commitment.

Unfortunately, the only conclusion I can draw from this is that the Senator knows of this effort and would not use his influence in the Senate to oppose it. Yes, I know…hardly shocking. Yet still, as we begin calling our legislators this week – AFP will be promoting a national drive to just that – on top of voicing your opposition to healthcare, be sure to contact Senator Lautenberg’s office and pressure him to put a stop to this underhanded approach to passing their agenda.

By the way, we should all be proud that our tax dollars pay for the Senator’s posh Washington office and LCD TV’s. How else would his staff be able to tune in to MSNBC while at work?

Cross-posted at Conservatives with Attitude!