That is flat out crazy. I cannot understand why anyone voted against that bill and I hope he explains his vote.

With the initial findings of the Walter Reed controversy showing Hailburton had the maintenance contract to upkeep that building, I think more accountablity for agencies to oversee their contracts is very important right now. It is sad that 13 of our 15 Congressman could not be joined by Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Walberg.

I'd say they have some explaining to do.
 

Basically, he votes No on issues he doesn't understand or comprehend. This limits his voting to social issues and abortion. Nothing else really matters to him. He's simply an ideologue who has never had an orignal thought in his life.
 

With everything that has happened from Iraq and all of Halliburton's no-bid contracts to Katrina rebuilding and Walter Reed, how can anyone vote no on this bill? Even some very conservative representatives from Western Michigan like Vern Ehlers voted for it. This is just one more reason why to get Walberg out of Washington. Does he even stand for anything besides idiocy and hypocrisy?
 

Walberg received a substantial amount of help from Gary Glenn, head of the American Family Assoc. of Michigan. Glenn has long been linked to ultra-conservative causes like gay-bashing, attacking public education, and other causes of the Christian right. (And when I say radical, Glenn might be one of the few public figures crazier than Tim Walberg...) Some of the major donors to AFA are also owners of Blackwater, which has been a major focus of Waxman's efforts over the past few years. (Waxman being the guy who introduced this bill.)

Anyone else have anything to add here? I think Walberg's ties to the Christian-right, especially with the DeLay, Abramoff, Ralph Reed scandals, are worth looking into-- and especially here in Michigan where people like Gary Glenn operate.