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Great editorial on Zach Space’s vote on Cap and Tax:
We don’t know what favors, if any, U.S. Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio, was promised by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and possibly President Barack Obama. We do know that Obama and Pelosi lobbied intensively to convince members of Congress to vote in favor of the Waxman-Markey Bill – otherwise known as “cap and trade” – on Friday.
By the thin margin of 219-212, the House of Representatives approved “cap and trade.” All three members of the House from West Virginia – Democrats Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall and Republican Shelley Moore Capito – voted against the bill. So did U.S. Rep. Charles Wilson, D-Ohio. Wilson, an early opponent of the measure, defied party discipline to vote in the best interests of his East Ohio constituents. We believe they will remember that when he comes up for re-election.
We hope East Ohioans will remember how Space voted, too. With knowledge of how badly thousands of families in his district will be hurt by the bill, if it becomes law, Space turned his back on his constituents. He chose to vote with Pelosi, D-Calif., and with Obama, who had made “cap and trade” one of his top priorities.
Amen! I suspect that voters are going to experience buyers remorse on a number of candidates who vote for the policies for Pelosi and Obama instead of the best interest of their districts and their states.
One hopes that the damage can be limited; voters will remember that elections have consequences; and act accordingly in 2010.
