I saw this post from Brett Bittner that gave a really good, concise list of some of Saxby’s recent votes in the Senate. Much thanks to Brett for letting me post it verbatim here.
- Voted FOR the bailout.
- Voted FOR the farm bill.
- Was among the Gang of 10 energy boondoggle, raising taxes after taking the “no tax pledge”.
- Voted FOR the FISA bill.
- Voted FOR subsidies for “clean” energy.
- Not present to vote to honor fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan (but was able to vote on other bills the same day).
- Voted TO allow telecoms to keep immunity for spying.
- Only Senator NOT TO VOTE on habeas corpus for those held at Guantanamo Bay.
- Voted FOR mixed-gender only marriage.
- Voted TO re-authorize the Patriot Act.
Yes, some of these issues are preference. You may agree with the way Saxby voted on some of these, but some of these non-preference points are pretty big deals. Support for the bailout rescue bill is enough for me, but these other 9 points are worth considering if you need a little more convincing that Saxby is bad news for Georgia.
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