Obama and Owens pulled a fast one on NY 23 voters – Update – Owens immediately broke 4 campaign promises
ByWhile campaigning for the NY23 House seat, Bill Owens told the voters he is against the public option in health care. Barack Obama acknowledged today that he and Owens pulled a fast one.
The New York Times is reporting that in his pep talk to the Democrats in Congress this morning, President Obama acknowledged that he and newly elected NY-23 Democratic Congressman Bill Owens have pulled a fast one on the voters in that district.
The Times reported the President’s comments about Bill Owens today in the context of the overall pending Health Care bill vote:
The president also singled out Representative Bill Owens, the newly-elected Democrat from a historically Republican district in New York, who was sworn into office just on Friday. Mr. Obama noted that Mr. Owens would support the health care bill even though it might not be popular at home.
“Think about Bill Owens,” Mr. Obama said. “He could have dodged it. But he didn’t. And guess what? Bill is sitting right here.”
From the start of his campaign on August 10 until an election eve debate on October 30, Owens adamantly opposed the type of public option that is contained in HR 3962, the Pelosi bill the House is voting on later today.
The very first thing Bill Owens did after being sworn in was break a campaign pledge. The voters in NY’s 23rd congressional district should remember this next year – whatever Owens says during his campaign can’t be trusted. He lied then, there’s no reason to believe he won’t lie again.
Update: Bill Owens didn’t just break one campaign promise, but 4. The Gouverneur Times has the story.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Let’s don’t be giving credit where no credit is due.
The RNC carpetbaggers did this to us,and “us” is bigger than the NY 23rd.
What? A politician lie?
A Dem at that……… SNORT
Will wonders never cease?
VOTE THEM ALL OUT AND START OVER!