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Braley has been in Congress too long
Jerome and Mary Jane Feldman
Sep. 13, 2014 1:00 am
Congressman Bruce Braley voted for Obamacare. He praised the law. Unfortunately, many of his talking points have been proven to be untrue. Did he read the bill before he voted for it?
Consider the following definitions:
Elitism: The attitude of one who regards himself as belonging to the elite.
Snob: One who has contempt for those he considers inferior.
What title would you give Braley, a lawyer, as he makes remarks about Sen. Chuck Grassley because he does not have a law degree?
A favorite tactic used by the Democrats is name calling. One of their favorites is extreme. They called Mitt Romney extreme and now they call Joni Ernst extreme. The Democratic Party has a policy of supporting abortion without restrictions. Does pro-choice Braley support the abortion policy of his party? If so, he is extreme.
According to the polls, Congress has an approval rating of 14 percent. Perhaps for the following reasons: They refuse to work together, they don't attend their committee meetings, they vote to drive our country deep into debt, and they take too many paid vacations.
Braley has been in Congress for the last eight years. He is part of the problem. We need to send new people to Congress, not career politicians.
Jerome and Mary Jane Feldman
Dyersville
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