Monday, March 30, 2009

What’s good for Tiahrt is good for AIG

From the Kansas Democratic Party:

“Kansas Republicans Todd Tiahrt and Lynn Jenkins voted against recovering taxpayer funds used to award $165 million in bonuses for AIG employees.The measure passed the house 328-93.”

Is it any surprise that Tiahrt voted to protect huge bonuses for companies that do nothing and ear way more than the average working man? Tiahrt has voted for every raise and benefit he can get for himself, so it is only fitting he will protect his peers.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Tiahrt opposes Sebelius

Rep. Todd Tiahrt has been critical of President Barack Obama's nomination of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. secretary of health and human services. According to The Wichita Eagle, Tiahrt has been trying to distinguish himself from his senate opponent Rep. Jerry Moran. Moran is conservative, but Tiahrt is part of the “idiot right.” These are the extremists in the party whose opinions run into the absurd. They oppose sebelius because she has supported abortion rights and opposed anti-choice attempts to restrict abortion. Because of this and to pacify his far-right religious wing-nut supporters Tiahrt opposes Sebelius even though she would put Kansas on the national spotlight.

Tiahrt solidly supports the idiot right.

For more information click here.

Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Tiahrt votes himself a raise

Rep. Todd Tiahrt has kept with his ideology of keeping Tiahrt in big money. He just recently voted to give himself a raise when he already makes a $174,000 salary. Many of his constituents have been laid off. Not only that, Tiahrt is well known for voting against the measly minimum wages increases congress has suggested over his long stint as representative.
In addition to his salary he has many generous perks from his job. He gets free health care and can take trips to Hawaii and Europe and take his family with him. It’s all on the taxpayers dime. He will surely oppose any health plan, similar to his own, for the benefit to his constituents. He also gets gifts from lobbyists.
Recently several editorials to The Wichita Eagle have supported Tiahrt’s raise vote. But to those of us with any common sense, the arguments are laughable. Tiahrt is laughing all the way to his bank – at our expense.

For more information see The Wichita Eagle article:Tiahrt not too scared to accept a pay raise