tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post27753732574840507..comments2023-05-30T04:38:21.150-07:00Comments on Bounce Boyda: Boyda's First BillUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post-69033048824893303592007-02-07T12:41:00.000-08:002007-02-07T12:41:00.000-08:00Sorry, but nobody saw Ryan leading the way to stam...Sorry, but nobody saw Ryan leading the way to stamp out corruption in Congress -- we only saw him lie about felons he wanted to distance himself from.<br /><br />"HR 4975 the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act?" Don't make us laugh! Even Rethugs knew it wasn't worth the paper it was written on, which is why it fell flat in a Rethug controlled Congress!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post-64013060737114493262007-01-26T18:51:00.000-08:002007-01-26T18:51:00.000-08:00Also an excellent point, which is what this blog p...Also an excellent point, which is what this blog pointed out in a previous post. Democrats realize Boyda is the poster child for getting beat in 2008 and wanted to bolster her chances. It worked to some extent. She got nothing but fluffy press coverage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post-27632012085864986742007-01-26T08:11:00.000-08:002007-01-26T08:11:00.000-08:00Boyda had nothing to do with this bill - Democrat ...Boyda had nothing to do with this bill - Democrat leadership wrote it. Check out Bob Novak's column:<br /><br /><br />"By the time Democrats made it to the floor, they were still making changes to the offenses that could disqualify a member from receiving a pension. Freshman Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.), officially the bill's sponsor, sat by as Democratic leaders scribbled last-second changes to the bill right in front of her."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post-82825098373464687932007-01-26T07:36:00.000-08:002007-01-26T07:36:00.000-08:00First, Ryun voted for HR 4975 the Lobbying Account...First, Ryun voted for HR 4975 the Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act last year which included these provisions and was held up by the Senate or it would have become law. It should have been stronger as well, but to say Ryun did nothing is factually incorrect.<br /><br />Second, what is the height of hypocrisy is for Democrats to claim they are being bi-partisan when they won't allow amendments to make a bill like this stronger. I know they have a guy who's going to be convicted of bribery still in their caucus in William Jefferson, are there others they are trying to protect? John Kerry opposes having this legislation apply to this session of Congress. Why's that? It just shows they are more intent on abusing power and protecting a vulnerable freshman member than they are on getting this right. It's how they ran the first 100 hours of being in the majority, running roughshod over the minority without giving them copies of the bills 48 hours in advance like they promised, without a committee hearing, and without a chance for an amendment.<br /><br />Democrats are proving they were hypocrites last fall when they were making bi-partisan campaign promises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7826133236502749800.post-17844505408833125482007-01-25T15:34:00.000-08:002007-01-25T15:34:00.000-08:00It's the height of hypocrisy to crticize Boyda whe...It's the height of hypocrisy to crticize Boyda when your "do nothing" man Ryan sat on his butt and did NOTHING about this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com