Which Rep. Allen Boyd is McClatchy Newspapers talking about?

Did you ever wonder why there’s such a difference between how a legislator actually votes and how media describes that legislator? A cover story in Monday’s Florida Times-Union illustrates this great divide.

The T-U got the story from McClatchy Newspapers. The story titled ‘Congress looks to punt on big issues before breaking’ analyzed the paralysis over big issues like immigration and tax increases in Congress. It’s a fairly balanced account except for one passage that got me fully awake as I sipped my first cup of coffee in the wee hours this morning.

Citing Congress’ very low approval ratings and President Barack Obama’s declining ratings, the reporter quoted one Democrat legislator, Rep. Allen Boyd (Fla. 2).

The reporter wrote: "'After all, people don't follow the legislative process,’ said moderate Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla. ‘People care about jobs and the economy,’ he said. ‘They're not following on a daily basis what we do.’"

Boyd’s disconnect is apparent here. Never before have Americans so diligently followed, “on a daily basis,” what Congress does on a daily basis. Technology is the electorate’s saving grace.

And people don’t just care about jobs and the economy—we care about the big Nanny nose stuck in our doors at every turn—the government yammering about how much sugar we eat, or whether we smoke or painting our roof white because the administration buys into the social consensus global warmists call a scientific consensus.

But the big eye-popper is the word ‘moderate.’ Boyd certainly can call himself a Blue Dog, the Dems’ marketing label for faux conservatives.

But no moderate, Republican or Democrat, could cast a ‘yes’ vote for Cap and Trade (HR 2454) or ObamaCare. No moderate could vote ‘no’ on an amendment VoteSmart described as prohibiting “funds authorized or appropriated by the bill from being used to pay for abortions or to cover any part of the costs of a health plan that includes abortion coverage, unless the woman would be placed in danger of death without the performance of an abortion or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest.”

Boyd’s vote in favor of ObamaCare helped to pass a bill that effectively eliminated hundreds of jobs in Florida because Democrats came up with the bright idea to stick student loan policy into a healthcare bill. Even PolitiFact couldn’t squeak out a full defense for Boyd on that one.

The Washington Post said of Boyd, “Allen Boyd has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 95.9% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Boyd did not vote.” WaPo said Boyd missed 84 votes.

Considering this is the most liberal, big spending  Congress in the history of our nation, WaPo’s assessment is significant.

Small business owner Steve Southerland is the Republican opposing Democrat Rep. Allen Boyd for the US House seat in Dist. 2, Florida.Boyd a moderate? Which Rep. Boyd, I wonder, was McClatchy talking about?

The reporter could have mentioned that Boyd is opposed in November by Republican newcomer to politics Steve Southerland. Southerland is a small business owner who has actually created jobs.

A moderate, by the way, doesn't vote for a jobs-killing bill.

Comments

[shack59]

Allen Boyd a moderate, now that's a laugh! Boyd's vote for obamacare and cap and tax have brought out his true colors and it ain't blue dog. He's been exposed and the voters of FL2 are going to kick his cheating (on his wife) arse out of office.