PUBLIC VIEWPOINT: Womack At War - Against Us

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

— Congressman Steve Womack sends out a weekly email called “From the Front.” For some time I was confused about this title and now I understand.

He is at war, and we, his constituents, are his enemy.

Last week, Womack voted against our state receiving $987 million to repair our roads, bridges and dams which would have put some of our citizens back to work, because the wealthiest among us might have to pay their fair tax share. Then Steve left work to go on vacationfor the next week, which will force our government shut down.

We all know how it worked out the last time he voted against us;

it cost us taxpayers over $1 trillion and a downgrade in our credit rating. Heck of a job, Steve.

Oh, and by the way, I hope you first-week Social Security beneficiaries don’t need your check on time. Steve is out visiting his real constituents, assuring them he won’t raise their taxes while your children go to bed without food. Heck of a job, Steve.

So my question is this: Whydoes Steve Womack hate our country? Last week, as he voted against the jobs bill, he voted to approve billions in infrastructure repair, just not for our state or country. That boon will go to Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, our citizens suffer in abject poverty as one in four of us go to bed hungry every night right here in Arkansas. Heck of a job, Steve.

Class warfare? Steve Womack says “Yes” every week as he sends out his missives “From the Front.”

SHERI HANSON / Eureka Springs

Opinion, Pages 5 on 10/04/2011