Right now, I'm satisfied to hold the line against Pelosi.

He's also pretty much part of the big government cabal under GWB that accomplished absolutely nothing in the area of smaller, loss costly, less intrusive government.

From WikiPedia:

On March 20, 2003 the following letter from Buyer to Representative Hastert was included in the Congressional Record: “Dear Mr. Speaker: I have been called to active duty in the United States Army. Pending further orders, I request immediate indefinite leave of the United States House of Representatives to accommodate my military duties. Respectfully, Steve Buyer, Member of Congress”[4] Buyer was granted a paid leave of absence, which he spent in his home in Monticello, IN, according to the Gannett news article. The Department of Defense filled the requirement for a JAG officer with someone else.

I took exception to one of his staff smirking through a tax reform presentation a few years ago that ultimately resulted in Mike Pence signing on. Good enough for Pence and Burton, wayyyy more than good enough for Buyer.

Right now, I'm satisfied to hold the line against Pelosi.

He's also pretty much part of the big government cabal under GWB that accomplished absolutely nothing in the area of smaller, loss costly, less intrusive government.

From WikiPedia:

On March 20, 2003 the following letter from Buyer to Representative Hastert was included in the Congressional Record: “Dear Mr. Speaker: I have been called to active duty in the United States Army. Pending further orders, I request immediate indefinite leave of the United States House of Representatives to accommodate my military duties. Respectfully, Steve Buyer, Member of Congress”[4] Buyer was granted a paid leave of absence, which he spent in his home in Monticello, IN, according to the Gannett news article. The Department of Defense filled the requirement for a JAG officer with someone else.

I took exception to one of his staff smirking through a tax reform presentation a few years ago that ultimately resulted in Mike Pence signing on. Good enough for Pence and Burton, wayyyy more than good enough for Buyer.

By the way Rico, it's Speaker Pelosi. And President Obama. I held my nose and showed respect through eight years of Pres. Bush's idiocy and the Speaker Hastert ethics nap. That lardass gave fat wrestling coaches everywhere a bad name. You can and should do the same.

Buyer has been a whore since the start. Remember the “callup” to active duty shortly after our illustrious Iraqi war began? He took to the well, to announce that his reserve status had been changed to “activated,” and he'd be leaving within a few days.

He got a hearty cheer, backslaps, and attaboys all around.

Only problem is, those orders he bragged about, never originated, never came…he was grandstanding in our national testosterone-driven rush to war.

Which greatly dishonored the uniform he wears, and those who actually did serve. And die. Or, perhaps worse yet–those who were maimed, and sent home to inadequate VA medical funding, whose budget cuts Buyer tried to oversee as a subcommittee chairman.

He is smarter than Dan Burton, but equally-ethically-challenged. A disgrace to Indiana.

Thankfully, I think he's about done. I believe his district will pull the plug, one way or another.

I almost buy the “raise a million before awarding scholarships” routine. It makes basic non-profit sense, to raise enough money to have the annual interest earnings fund scholarships, so the principle is never touched.

Except, it appears the only donors were folks who were currying favor by side-stepping campaign finance laws and donating to their whorish Congressman's favorite charity. And employing your own kids is just ridiculous.

The story doesn't mention that as soon as the media started sniffing around this, the foundation let his son go, and he “found” a job with the pharma lobbies in DC.