Special interest much?
Among the many things that escape notice in the not-so-free press are reported facts coupled with interesting similarities. Here is a fine example.
First, the reported facts…
Congressman Dan Maffei, New York Congressional District 25, has accepted $600,232.00 from the finance, insurance, and real estate sectors alone. He is also adamantly in support of Congress moving forward on the most sweeping overhaul of federal financial services regulation in a generation.
Now, the interesting similarity…
Given that Dan Maffei has demonstrated a profound penchant for ignoring the voices of his constituents in the past, should it be any wonder that they look at this and ponder whose side Dan Maffei is on? Do they give pause to consider what special interests get their way with Dan Maffei? And why is it that Dan Maffei and the big Wall Street banks seem so much alike? At the very least, and from the perspective of many voters in NY District 25, these collective observations should be listed among “Things that make you go hmmm…”.
about 1 year ago
I just linked and excerpted. http://lonelyconservative.com/2010/05/dan-maffei-dim-ny-in-the-pockets-of-big-banks/
My trackbacks aren’t working for some reason.
Dan Maffei has got to go!!!!
Did you go to his town hall meeting last summer. I posted video of him wagging his finger at all of us when someone had the nerve to ask him if he read the health care bill. He’s such a poser!
about 1 year ago
I didn’t go to the rare Dan Maffei town hall last summer, but I’ve seen a video and have commented and tweeted a link to it in the past. Is this the one that you are referring to?
Dan Maffei shakes his finger at constituents
It is very telling to see a politician become so defensive about such a simple question. Dan Maffei is rightfully under much pressure due to his willingness to do the bidding of his Washington handlers, rather than listen to his constituents. Thanks for the mention!