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To: Whitebeard who wrote (319804)8/15/2009 3:01:23 PM
From: Jan W  Read Replies (1) of 793954
 
NH Representatives bug out instead of facing constituents
posted at 10:11 am on August 14, 2009
by Ed Morrissey

If the voters in New Hampshire expected to get answers from their Congressional Representatives on health-care reform, they may have to wait a long, long time. Neither Paul Hodes or Carol Shea-Porter will meet with constituents during the August recess, a time when Beltway politicians usually touch base with voters back home to both raise money and take heat over their policies. Instead, both will meet an entirely different constituencies:

Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes (NH-02) has no publicly scheduled town hall meetings with constituents planned for the August recess but he will appear in Concord as the “featured guest” at the Blue Hampshire Bash, a party for liberal bloggers on August 24th, NowHampshire.com has learned.

...A second member of New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is opting to meet with liberal bloggers instead of holding town hall meetings with constituents on the issue of health reform.

Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) will speak in Pittsburg, PA today at Netroots Nation, an enclave of liberal bloggers intended to promote liberal public policy, educate activists on internet communication techniques and even enjoy “everything from massages to beer tastings to author signings.”

[url]http://hotair.com/archives/2009/08/14/nh-representatives-bug-out-instead-of-facing-constituents/[/url]

It's sickening! And of course Sen. Gregg (R-NH) couldn't be bothered conducting town hall meetings at this point. Lame duck - he's not running again.
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