tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37387500.post4214718283528281753..comments2023-10-31T10:06:53.344-05:00Comments on Blue man in a Red district: Strib covers the "freshmen": In their own biased waysHal Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436615739937572663noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37387500.post-27438499747618451232007-12-28T08:46:00.000-06:002007-12-28T08:46:00.000-06:00Thanks for reading my comment on BlueStemPrairie.I...Thanks for reading my comment on BlueStemPrairie.<BR/><BR/>I did a review of the first 300 or so roll call votes to look for independence in the Minnesota delegation. Not surprisingly, Jim Ramstad joined the Dems on more issues than Bachmann and Kline, but the other trend I noticed was how often Bachmann (and to some extent Kline) voted against the majority of Republicans. While on some issues the Republicans joined the Dems, to actually move legislation forward in a bipartisan manner … Bachmann would be standing in opposition. For example, on College Student Relief Act <A HREF="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/index.asp" REL="nofollow"> Roll Call Vote #32 </A> 124 Republicans voted with the Dems while Bachmann, Kline and 69 other Republicans voted against it. There were more examples … unfortunately, the data was destroyed in the August flood. <BR/><BR/>How can so many other Republicans be reasonable but Bachmann and Kline be so obstinate ? Is there any better reason why Congress is getting such low performance ratings.<BR/><BR/>Dick Day’s comment got me so irked that I added a commentary on my <A HREF="http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/index.asp" REL="nofollow"> blog </A> recognizing that the First District finally has someone voting in a fiscally responsible manner.Minnesota Centralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462056292830437795noreply@blogger.com