Alan Grayson is THE MOST Effective Legislator in Congress Today - the Empirical Evidence Proves it

[Triana]

...regardless of what his peers think of him right now, Grayson is gaining a reputation as a workhorse. His effect on the bulk of legislation voted on in the House of Representatives is considerable. Hopefully, as he gains respect, his detractors will fade away in time. And, if that happens, in my opinion, Alan Grayson should be in the running for Speaker of the House sometime in the near future.

Now, let's see if I can make the case.

First off, if any one Democratic congressman or woman currently serving in the House has proven themselves to be a champion for liberal ideals; has been legislatively prolific; is willing to get down & dirty in debates on the House floor, and is unabashedly unapologetic for calling out the opposition party for bad policy... it's Alan Grayson.

The story's written by Dave Weigel via Slate.com:

The Congressman Formerly Known as Crazy - Why Alan Grayson is now the most effective member of the House.:

Alan Grayson is running 40 minutes late, but his reason is sound. At 11:30 a.m., the House Science Committee started marking up NASA’s funding bill, adding and subtracting whatever they could. At 5 p.m., the committee was still at it. When the members finished a half hour later, the only headline they’d generate would be about the killing of a program to “send a robotic mission to a small asteroid by 2016.”

Grayson, once again, had walked under the radar. The Democratic congressman from Orlando had convinced the Republican-run committee to adopt five of his amendments. One would bar “the federal government from awarding contracts to corporations convicted of fraud,” and another would force NASA to “consider American public-private partnership human space flight” before it partnered with foreign space programs. Each was getting him closer to an unheralded title: The congressman who’s passed more amendments than any of his 434 peers.

THE REST:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/31/1227862/-Alan-Grayson-is-THE-MOST-Effective-Legislator-in-Congress-Today-the-Empirical-Evidence-Proves-it

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Here is his post about that

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251317593

[Triana]

2. YES! I saw that.

Congressman Grayson is awesome!

[RobertEarl]

5. Obama needs to meet Grayson

I mean sit down and have dinner, a few beers. Once a weak, at least.

Grayson is off the handle. He's the true Underground Democrat.

[sabrina 1]

3. Yes, that's why so much money was spent to defeat him last time. He is outspoken, informed

and fearless and he will need a lot of support from the people in order to hold his seat. Elected officials who speak out and use their power for the people, tend to be targeted with loads of money.

Great Congressmenber, wish he was mine!

[Triana]

4. Wish he'd run for VP or President. . .

with Elizabeth Warren.

I'm sure the Kochroaches and their fellow John Birchers would spend lots of money to defeat them.

[Zorra]

6. K&R nt

[90-percent]

7. Alan is the man!

I think my post below was triggered by a recent appearance by Grayson on Thom Hartmann's show.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3354607

Alan is the Congressman with very effective guts!

-90% Jimmy

[Wilms]

8. ^