Roskam back to same old GOP lines
It's great to see a public servant like Peter Roskam communicating to his constituents through the newspaper. I wish more of our representatives would take the time to do so. I also think it would be great if the "unbiased" paper would point out the inaccuracies in what Mr. Roskam says, e.g. that Republicans were not consulted about the stimulus bill (not true), that the bill is all pork and not creating jobs (also untrue). It would also be fun to see some commentary about how Mr. Roskam voted in lock-step with Bush, arguing in favor of everything that administration wanted, but at election time he put Barack Obama's pictures all over his campaign literature, saying that they were on the same team, and anyone who liked Obama should vote for Roskam. Now that everyone's in office, Roskam votes against Obama, argues over minor details, repeats the standard-issue Republican talking points. Now, that's comedy. Or is it tragedy?
Vicky FitzMaurice
Villa Park