Say Anything Senator Double Talks on Obstruction
Does Gordon Smith think nobody is paying attention to what he says?
Shouldn’t he know he can’t praise the GOP for obstruction in the U.S. Senate one day, then criticize the U.S. Senate for too much obstruction the next day and get away with it?
As the DSCC points out, Smith chose to praise rather than criticize, Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s efforts to obstruct progress in Washington, DC in an interview with The Politico.
And after oddly praising McConnell for obstruction - most people view obstruction as a negative - he then complained to the International Herald Tribune about all the obstruction in the U.S. Senate.
"’I am not seeing much common ground, meeting in the center,’ said Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, a Republican who is seeking a third term. ‘And if we don't find that, the Senate will fail in its governing responsibilities.
The thing that's important to remember is that the Senate was structured to govern from the center, to find the common sense. There is little sense about this place right now.’"
(International Herald Tribune, 12-12-07)
“Just a day after Gordon Smith praised his party's senate leader for obstruction, he complained to the press about obstruction in Washington, DC,” DPO Executive Director Trent Lutz said. “Does it make any sense for him to shred his own credibility like that? This is a first in politics. Smith has launched a preemptive strike against his own credibility. What’s his next move? Telling people not to vote for him?”
Smith is learning he can’t just say anything this election season – as he has in previous cycles – and get away with it.
Just yesterday we discussed how Smith was criticized by his own campaign supporter, folks from his hometown, and an Oregonian columnist for his transparent election season conversions.
As Smith keeps talking, we’ll be there to hold him accountable.
Posted December 14, 2007 Smith vs. Smith 0 comments
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