Democrat Melancon: I Cosponsored Card Check Because I Opposed It
A "John Kerry" Moment in the Bayou State
This is the first time I've heard anyone make this claim:
Melancon is an EFCA co-sponsor, but said he was working on making changes to the bill after being asked by local business leaders last week to drop his sponsorship.
Attendees said the congressman defended his position at a meeting in his congressional district hosted by the St. Mary Industrial Group, but added he was working to amend the bill.
"His deal is 'I am on this bill to make it better, trying to make a bad bill better,'?" said Bob Miller, president of the St. Mary Industrial Group. "I doubt it seriously if anyone in the room believed it..."
So is Melancon in favor of Card Check, or opposed? There is no magical, unicorn-inspired compromise that makes both sides happy. And the claim that he cosponsored the bill to get in better position to change it is laughable. If a Member of Congress wants to force changes to a bill, he (or she) withholds sponsorship until it's amended. Shocking, huh?
Melancon is experiencing one of the problems of having power in Washington - you cannot be all things to all people. He is clearly trying to send one message to labor unions and another to businesses. In much the same way, he pretends to be an independent and conservative voice when he talks to voters, but in reality he votes with Nancy Pelosi and House Democrat leaders nearly 90 percent of the time.
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