Do you respect your congressmen?

[RKP5637]

I don't have much respect for mine. I'm just curious how other DU'ers feel.

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[jillan]

1. Mine is Jeff Flake who does nothing but say no.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. At least he is consistent

I have watched him for years and he is dutifully there at any debate involving anything that he deems as "pork"- and proposed by anyone - whether Dem or rethug.

[Brickbat]

2. I used to have Jim Oberstar and now have Chip Cravaack.

I went from love and respect to eye-rolling disgust in one election.

[CTyankee]

3. Mine is Rosa DeLauro, a HUGE supporter of Obama.

I feel like she's my bud...

[byeya]

5. Virginia Foxx - that should tell you how I voted

[taterguy]

16. Howdy neighbor!

I was represented by the somewhat respectable Mel Watt until redistricting.

[byeya]

51. Well, Howdy right back to you - Thanks

Only lived here 2 years having moved from Fancy Gap after 30+ years there.

[southernyankeebelle]

59. You poor things. She is one of the stupidest politician I have ever heard speak. She

isn't even in my district. We have dumb teabugger here in my district. I voted for Mickey Mouse where I could write in my candidate.

[onestepforward]

6. No. Ted Poe. 'Nuff said.

[GoCubsGo]

7. No. Hell no!

My Congressman is Joe "You Lie" Wilson. I got stuck with him thanks to redistricting. Not that my previous Rep. was any better. Tim Duncan is a shitstain teabagger who isn't worth the puke in one of my cat's hairballs. Neither of them are worthy of even an inkling of my or anyone else's respect.

[Rex]

8. I have no respect for Congress.

Period.

[cherokeeprogressive]

15. I don't see how getting more votes than someone else entitles one to "respect". n/t

[Scuba]

9. Let's see, we got your Senator Ron "Sunspot" Johnson and House member Jim Senselessbrenner....

so that would be a no and a no.

I also have Senator Herb Kohl, a man for whom I have some respect while recognizing his many shortcomings (joke not intended).

[RedStateLiberal]

10. Poll needs a HELL NO option for me.

Spencer Bachus, Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions. Nuff said...

[BumRushDaShow]

11. Chakah Fattah

One of only 2 in this area (the other being Patrick Murphy) who originally endorsed Obama. He is on MSNBC alot, so at least he is out there pushing the agenda...

I know that in the past, one of his biggest efforts was gun control (mostly due to a period when the gun violence was running rampant in many cities), so it will be interesting to see what he might say in the coming days.

[Freddie]

35. Mine *was* Patrick Murphy

Now it's teabagger Mike Fitzpatrick who recently lied about the ACA (among other things) at a town hall meeting.
Chaka Fattah is a good guy, going places.

[BumRushDaShow]

62. I wished Murphy had run for his old seat

rather than for AG. I know they redistricted the 8th Congressional but I think he could have had a shot.

Definitely feel for you!

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Don Young.

Enough said.

[mitchtv]

13. Mary Bono-Mack

I respect gum on my shoe more than her

[meow2u3]

14. I'm stuck with "Can't Make a" Dent

At least, until next year.

Matt Cartwright, a real Democrat, is running in my newly redrawn district.

http://cartwrightcongress.com/home/

[libinnyandia]

17. My rep is Steve King. Nuff said.

[lunatica]

18. Yes. Mine is Barbara Lee

[russspeakeasy]

19. I live in Floriduh for christ's sake.

Not one of them can be trusted.
Yeah, I know, but I don't trust her anymore either.

[immoderate]

55. I'm her constituent. And I don't either.

She collapsed after the Terri Schiavo incident. Nothing good since.

--imm

[russspeakeasy]

61. I didn't make the connection, but I think you are right.

[flamingdem]

20. Henry Waxman had a call to discuss ACA and took questions

I'm happy that they called and I got to hear most of the conversation, I was amazed that this happened.

[Egalitarian Thug]

33. He used to be my councilman. The only member of the city counsel with a clue.

Glad he is still good, DC has corrupted some pretty remarkable people in the past.

[L0oniX]

21. I could retire on what he makes in one year ...not to mention his health insurance.

I have no respect for almost all rich people.

[Tikki]

22. NO, thankfully he quit...now we have to keep this half baked repug runs* from winning..

*Not a typo
Tikki

[WCIL]

23. Respect Bobby Schilling??!!

Hahaha - no.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

24. Absolutely!

Xavier Becerra CD 31 CA. He'd make a great VP someday, but I feel very fortunate to live in his district now.

[lpbk2713]

25. Ordinarily I would, if I thought they voted their conscience.

But I'm in the middle of red country in central Florida and the lackeys who "represent" me vote the
party line and talk the same old tired BS you hear from the RW Hatemonger Media all the time.

[vanlassie]

26. Deven Nunez. Total tool.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

27. Yes, but mine is Keith Ellison.

Many of the rest of them are not especially respectable, unfortunately.

[tjwash]

28. lol...mine is Duncan Hunter...a real dipbucket

Dumb as a sack full of marbles. There to sign whatever dad tells him to.

[baldguy]

29. Mine is Louise Slaughter.

Love Louise.

[IADEMO2004]

30. Steve King IA 5th Dist. n/t because the name says it all.

[Egalitarian Thug]

31. My Congresswoman is a corporate hack, but the candidates the GOP puts up out here

make it impossible to vote for anyone else.

I fucking hate our system of illusory choice.

[RKP5637]

38. You hit the nail square on the head. "... our system of illusory choice." Well said IMO. n/t

[Egalitarian Thug]

45. Thanks. I just wish I had taken the opportunity to get out of this madhouse when I was young enough

to get into a more sane country. Now, we're at that age where the only way to escape is if you can bring a 7 figure bank balance with you.

[RKP5637]

54. I had a chance in the sixties to go to school and live in Canada, I turned it

down. At the time, US seemed a better choice and in the early years it made a lot of sense. Now in retrospect the other choice would have been better. Never, did I ever ever imagine we would see the US where it is today.

Exactly, bring big bucks today if you want to move. I don't even know if we've yet seen how mad the US is going to get.

Growing up during the end of WWII I have some pretty vivid memories of how bad some countries can get. I can just imagine where the US will end if teabaggers, for example, got to run the entire place. I also think a lot of Americans are very naive and quite ignorant as to how bad things could get with the wrong people in power.

[avebury]

32. Mine is James Lankford, a total wingnut. nt

[Marrah_G]

34. I find myself not having alot of respect for anyone in DC these days.

[madmom]

36. Latta? ...hahahahahahaha...yeah right !

[hfojvt]

37. I don't even have a congressman.

Not unless Lynn Jenkins gets a sex change and becomes Len Jennings.

It is kinda amazing to me, because there are not many people capable of being elected to Congress. It's a fairly elite group. Yet it is strange that we don't end up with better people. Is Lynn Jenkins really the best that Republicans can offer in the 2nd district?

I mean, I know Republicans locally, many of whom are decent, hard-working, honest, compassionate, informed, intelligent, etc. Yet Jenkins seems to be none of those things. Yet, there she sits, in an important and well-paid position. It's bizarre. It's not even that she's a Republican, but just that she seems so lacking in any virtue. What is it about the political system that allows somebody like that to rise to the top?

[pscot]

39. Not really

He's a middling sort of Democrat with a pretty good record on the environment, but I feel like he could do more. He doesn't have much visibility and I can't recall he's ever led on anything. I keep voting for him because the alternative doesn't bear thinking about.

[Odin2005]

40. Collin Peterson is a DLC Big Ag tool

[tularetom]

41. My critter is Jeff Denham a worthless POS if there ever was one

The good news is I have been redistricted out of his district or vice versa.

The bad news is we probably won't get anybody better.

[seabeyond]

42. nooooo. lol, TEXAS. geeeesh. nt

[OhioChick]

43. Yes, going to miss Dennis n/t

[KansDem]

44. My Representative, Kevin Yoder, is a liar...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=153x9631

[part man all 86]

46. Phil Roe (Racist) TN 1st district.

Here is his take on defense: I am for peace, and I am for diplomacy, but our foreign policy has to be based on reality. And the reality is that North Korea has nuclear weapons; Iran is rapidly developing a nuclear program; China is building its military and showed the world that it is ready to wage war in space; terrorist groups like al Qaeda are looking for every chance to do us harm. And nothing on Russia Dr. Fearmonger? You are slipping in your diatribe.
This is from his homepage as well: Al Qaeda thrives on poverty, despair, violence and fear. The bottom line is they cannot afford for freedom to succeed. Conversely, we cannot afford to allow freedom to fail. Military decisions should be made on sound strategy, not politics. Sounds like the consevative mantra, "thrives on poverty, despair, violence and fear"!

[maddezmom]

47. No

Brady

[AngryOldDem]

48. Mine is Dan Burton.

And, by default, since he is soon to be governor, Mike Pence.

So, need I say more?

[cali]

49. Peter Welch, Patrick Leahy, Bernie Sanders.

Yes.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

50. Hal Rogers? Fuck no. nt

[bhcodem]

52. Big yes for Bruce Braley

Eastern Iowa has the finest!

[Poll_Blind]

53. Yep- Peter DeFazio! nt

PB

[MiniMe]

56. Chris Van Holland for the time being

And yes, I respect him. But Maryland redistricted, So it will be somebody different in November.

[rurallib]

57. a good solid progressive named David Loebsack!

[madinmaryland]

58. Yes. Mine has been Elijah Cummings since 2010. My previous reps were John Sarbanes and

before him, Ben Cardin, who is now my US Senator!

[Le Taz Hot]

60. Jeff Denham - R

Replaced Radanovich. These guys usually run unopposed. (More of that 6-state strategy. Thanks, DNC!)

[PufPuf23]

63. No; Mike Thompson-D but I will vote for him still given no other D choice. nt

[dimbear]

65. It's a blue district but it's light blue, lots of Rs lurking in the brush.

Don't have to look very far back to see an R representative. Mike does what he has to do.

[femmocrat]

64. Tim Murphy (R-PA). Absolutely not.

Although by today's standards, he is considered somewhat of a "moderate". I don't understand why the democrats can't put up a viable candidate against him.

[cbrer]

66. Nope from Georgia

Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson are big Republican tools.

[customerserviceguy]

67. Mine is Elliot Engle

Good Democratic Congressman, yeah, I like him and respect him. I know I'm lucky.