Just in time for the president’s State of the Union Address tonight, liberal U.S. Senator Mark Udall is reminding us that he hatched the idea of mixed seating in the House chamber for the event. Unfortunately for Udall, this fact also reminds us that he has not accomplished much else of legislative importance in approximately five years as a United States Senator.
On both the senator’s campaign site and official government webpage, Udall is pushing what he calls a “new tradition” of members sitting with a colleague from the other party. Udall believes that this will somehow smooth things in the rancorous halls of Congress. Maybe people seeing this rich tapestry of Democrats and Republicans side by side will help them forget that the Democrats rammed the farcically-named Affordable Care Act through both houses of Congress without a single Republican vote. Or, perhaps people will forget Obama’s recent threats that if he does not get his way – “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone.”
Or maybe, in a speech that is expected to focus on inequality and anti-growth policies, Udall is just trying to avoid the manner in which a room seated by party that would lay bare the divisive agenda that Obama hopes to pursue heading into the midterm elections.
A gimmicky seating arrangement on the heels of Udall being so aggressively behind the most partisan legislation in a generation is not going to cut it. His staff pressuring the Colorado Division of Insurance to change a statistic that he felt cast Obamacare in an unfavorable light is not going to cut it. Accusing Republicans of politicizing the Benghazi attack when they simply objected to the outright lie that the murder of our ambassador was the result of an idiotic YouTube video is not going to cut it.
Simply put, Udall is in lockstep with a highly divisive president and a Congress that is wildly unpopular because of its almost unprecedented level of partisanship. The people of Colorado want a Senator who will provide a thoughtful and independent voice for Coloradans in Washington. That’s not Udall.
My thoughts about Udall:
Why would Udall be concerned about healthcare cancellations stemming from Obamacare in Colorado?
– He wasn’t at all concerned that he didn’t read this enormously important bill.
– He wasn’t at all concerned that he didn’t know what was in the bill.
– He wasn’t even concerned that Americans opposed it (Obamacare) by 62.5%; Udall just arranged a telephone town hall meeting where he and his staff pre-screened the attendees to insure he would only hear what he wanted to hear. Problem solved!
The next step toward jamming Obamacare down our throats was parroting the talking points. Both Obama and Udall repeated these blatant lies frequently, as did many in their party.
– We can keep our healthcare plan if we like it!
– We can keep our doctor if we like him or her!
– The average family healthcare premium cost will drop by $2,500 per year!
Udall still supports Obamacare while we Coloradan’s and American’s still oppose it….and not a single Republican Party member voted for it. WHY?
– Maybe Udall’s allegiance is to Obama and his party instead of to us Coloradan’s and American’s.
– Maybe it’s because Udall & staff joined Harry Reid’s “bitch session” with Obama and Obama gave Udall and his staff a 75% taxpayer paid subsidy for their healthcare insurance premium because they couldn’t afford it! (Gee, Udall only makes $174,000 + per year!!)
– But hey, Udall and his staff are looking out for us now as we approach reelection.
He and his staff are challenging Colorado’s Division of Insurance numbers that reported 250,000 of us Coloradan’s have received healthcare insurance cancellations due to Obamacare. After that challenge, upon further review, that number was increased to 335,000 cancellations.
So what do we do with Udall come 11/2014? My thoughts revolve around integrity and honesty, the foundation and basis for trust in all human relationships. Unlike your life or your property, it can’t be taken away from you; by anyone. In order to lose it, you must choose to give it away. Udall, like Obama, has consciously sacrificed his integrity and honesty by placing himself and his party’s agenda ahead of Coloradan’s and American’s wishes. It is clear that we cannot trust Udall so, “FIRE THE LIAR in 2014” and elect a politician who puts us ahead of themselves & their party.
Furthermore, Udall continues his silent acceptance of Obama’s lawlessness that strips him of his Constitutional responsibilities to us. Who needs or wants an inept liar as one of our US Senators?
He is a 2nd generation national politician… in other words he is worthless
I am sick of him and that other partisan rubber stamper.
Perhaps Mr. Udall should have thought about "working together" on that dark Christmas Eve.