File this under - be careful what you wish for...

[Cassandra]

or who you vote for.
District Liked Its Earmarks, Then Elected Someone Who Didn’t
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/nyregion/05earmarks.html?ref=nyregion
"In the villages, towns and cities of the 19th Congressional District north of New York City, the signs of federal largess are all over: money for a library in South Salem, road improvements in Peekskill, renovations on a 100-year-old bridge in Dover and a state-of-the-art communications network for the Police Department in Tuxedo.

The projects have drawn strong support from community activists, business leaders and local politicians of both major parties. But the stream of federal money that has long financed such projects, in this Hudson Valley district and elsewhere in the nation, is about to dry up.

And some residents of the district may be surprised to learn who one of the main instigators is: Nan Hayworth, the district’s new representative, who was swept into office last fall along with other Tea Party-backed candidates bent on changing Washington’s ways. "


That was the idiot who defeated Jon Hall.

[XanaDUer]

1. It's grimly pleasant when the Tea Party peons realize

that they're considered flotsam by the new powers that be.

I feel sorry for those who knew better and voted against this shit, but not the others.

[LiberalLoner]

4. Yup, I agree with you. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

6. TeaBaglicons realizing that they are but SuckerPuppets...

...is actually kind of a pathetic sight...

But I do wish more of them would wake up and smell the RepubliCrap

[WinkyDink]

2. Elections have consequences.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. It's easy to call for 'fiscal responsibility'

until it's your ox that's getting gored. I hope this lesson is still fresh in the memories of constituents come Nov. 2012.

[LemmingWarrior]

9. I can't be sure how many Verterans

voted for Michele Bachmann or any her fellow baggers but I'd love to see the look of chagrin on their faces now that she wants to cut VA Benefits for the disabled and funding for VA medical--it's too bad all us vets must suffer because of the stupid ones. :mad:

[LiberalLoner]

5. Are people really that stupid? I guess they are....shakes head...n/t K&R

[Fumesucker]

7. It's not *my* earmarks that are the problem, fool..

It's the earmarks for all those other greedy fuckers.

/voters

[XanaDUer]

8. RIght. Usually, "those people"

and we all know who "those people" are...

[LiberalLoner]

10. +1,000

[vicarofrevelwood]

11. Buyer's remorse Is coming like a Jail on Wheels!

California Had It, And I can tell you from experience that New Jersey is Suffering from it.

[DCKit]

12. It's everywhere.

But I'll bet you the Teahadii don't learn from it, they'll just double-down in 2012.

They may not pick up any more (D) seats, but they're damn sure going after those they consider RINOs.