Reply #25: I know and like Russ

[zulchzulu]

I've met and talked with him several times since having been in Madison. He has principles that he doesn't give up... he thinks it's costly and there's earmarks, so he is going to vote against it. Like the Patriot Act, he reads the legislation and he makes his decision. Whether it lands on one political side or the other is not really his decision.

I don't agree with him on this, but I certainly can see his point from his perspective. If anything, having him vote against it is part of historic disagreements since this country started.

Russ wants the Line Item Veto and the ability to cross off unneeded or questionable pork in legislation. I see how he wants that enacted. He listens to the beat of his own drummer on a lot of decisions, which are usually spot on.

As for Evan Bayh, I always smell a rat with him...