I can’t say I’m surprised to one, see Jaime Herrera Beutler (R Wa 03) support the largest debt increase in the history of the nation, two express frustration over the deal she voted for and three, justify selling out constituents.
But that is just what she has done, Herrera Beutler admits frustration with debt-limit deal
No one else should be surprised either. This is a pattern seen during her brief tenure occupying a seat as 18th legislative district representative. After all, she didn’t bat an eyelid when she crossed the aisle to help Democrats strip the last $229 Million of the states Rainy Day Fund last year.
She justified that boner as to prevent a tax increase too, just as she did in voting for this sell-out debt limit increase.
She didn’t even bother to check out a bill she co-sponsored and twice voted for that would have forced childcare centers into the unions. That one she justified by claiming it would do such thing and having her then campaign manager, Casey Bowman issue a press release stating that I and any others exposing her record were “spreading false information.”
Herrera Campaigns Attempt At Damage Control
Amongst the comments she now makes are, “For instance, I would like to have a firmer commitment to a balanced budget, which would mean no more debt ceiling crises ever again. Not every spending reform is where I would like it. But the U.S. will be able to meet its obligations, and this deal builds the framework to end overspending in D.C.”
And, “we have addressed D.C.’s habit of overspending. This agreement signals the first time in modern U.S. history we have come to an agreement that cuts spending – more than $2 trillion – without taxes, and we’ve done it in a bipartisan fashion.”
First, there is absolutely nothing in this bill about balancing any budget. A balanced budget does nothing about lowering the actual debt of the country, soon to be a staggering $16.7 Trillion with the approval of this bill.
What framework to end overspending? What addressing overspending?
The so-called spending cuts she voted for are promises of cuts in discretionary spending maybe in 2013. I say maybe because a new congress is not bound to the promises of the last plus discretionary spending is easily manipulated and changed.
In simple terms, there is a planned increase in government spending, but now it is promised to not increase it by as much.
That is not a spending cut. Even reduced it is still an increase!
But, the highest debt increase in the history of the country is NOW!
You can fully expect borrowing to pick up a fever pitch just as soon as this passes the Senate and Obama signs it.
Granted, she isn’t the only one to fall into the trap and sell-out constituents. Democratic governor candidate Jay Inslee rushed back to D.C. to vote alongside Herrera Beutler to stick it to us.
Any of you that have read my blog for any length of time will recall that I did not support Jaime Herrera for the nomination to replace retiring Brian Baird. This is the very reason why. Instead of standing on principle, she caves, sells us out and no doubt will enjoy the D.C. party circuit now.
In the past Herrera has said she would “vote for her district, not the party or partisan interests, every day and twice on Sunday,” and that she “could not be coerced by her party.”
If that was true then, she chose to do this herself.
She now says that the latest deal meets the conditions she has set for supporting a rise in the debt limit.”
What about constituents, Jaime? Do they count?
No, I did not support Jaime Herrera last year feeling this is exactly what sort of representation we would receive. For my effort to support and elect a real conservative Republican, I came under fire and castigation by many of the Clark County GOP, Ryan Hart, Pacific County GOP Chair Nansen Malin, Cowlitz County’s Keath Huff, a certain “former Marine” who shall remain nameless and several other Republicans, some who have now asked me to “return to the fold” since I parted ways with the GOP over this.
Ryan Hart got his 30 pieces of silver in the way being named her district manager, at a nice salary.
Nansen Malin wrangled a seat on the WSRP that she left right away for selection as chair of the Washington State American for Prosperity chapter. Keath, I don’t what he received, but one thing for sure, my honor and integrity is still intact and many things I tried to caution voters on are coming to fruition.
Well, you all wanted her and you got her, along with the largest debt increase in history and hollow promises of phantom spending cuts down the road somewhere.
Don’t blame me, I supported David Castillo. Several of us tried to warn you, in fact.
UPDATE: I just received word of Fannie and Freddie vanish from debt ceiling proposals
“According to the Congressional Budget Office, the original Boehner plan and subsequent Reid proposals would have saved the government $30 billion via reductions to Fannie and Freddie operations. This, sources within the House told HousingWire, would have meant raising the guarantee fees — the fees Fannie and Freddie charge for guaranteeing a pool of mortgages — up 5 basis points.Sources said this contributed more than $26 billion to government “cuts,” but it was eventually considered a “tax revenue” and was removed from not only Boehner’s proposal but Reid’s as well.A report released by the CBO Monday morning attributed none of the proposed $917 billion in cuts to reductions in Fannie or Freddie operations.”
