From the Lone Star Project, comes this tidbit about Republican Congressman John Carter:
Texas Republican leads partisan attack while hiding over a quarter million dollars in personal profits
Texas Republican John Carter (TX31 – Round Rock) is the lead Republican attack dog in a harshly partisan effort to vilify a senior Democratic member for reporting errors on financial disclosure forms. Recent news reports, however, confirm that John Carter himself hid as much as $300,000 in personal profits gained from the sale of Exxon stock. When confronted, Carter’s office denied the profits saying the “disclosure reports are accurate… no capital gain was made.” (Source: Roll Call , October 21, 2009) But, when documents proving the transactions were produced, Carter was forced to change his tune and admit that he had filed false reports and conceded that corrections must be made. Carter’s violations might be seen as inadvertent and even forgivable had they not exposed his utter hypocrisy, especially in light his recent vicious floor attacks against a respected colleague.
Will one of his staffers rise up to defend him again?
I sent an email to KayBee asking her to support the Hate Crimes bill, her response is classic Republican:
Hate Crimes Legislation: I oppose attempts by some in the Senate to attach legislation that is not germane to these defense measures. One such example is the Hate Crimes Amendment that was introduced by Senate Democrats. I have voted against this measure in the past because it has nothing to do with the underlying defense bills. I also oppose hate crimes legislation on its own merits, because I continue to believe that all violent crimes should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, regardless of the underlying motivation.
In reviewing these two defense bills, my priority is to represent the interests of the large military community in Texas, to enhance our bases, and to support service members and their families. I will continue to work to support military and veterans issues, and to enhance funding for military programs, as this legislation moves forward. It is my highest priority to ensure that our troops are paid and that our military is at full operational readiness.
I appreciate hearing from you, and I hope that you will not hesitate to contact me on any issue that is important to you.
Sincerely,
Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator
She appreciates hearing from me, and I shouldn’t hesitate to contact her on any issue that’s important to me, and she’ll continue to ignore my communication anyway.
Why bother?
Update: Sorry Kay, it passed anyway! 
