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"I'm for it, although I voted against it." He didn't use exactly those words, but that's the double-talk by our member of Congress, Frank Guinta, about the Memorial Bridge, the one that connects the economic centers of Portsmouth and Kittery, and which is a vital travel route for businesses and workers with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
It's amusing -- at least it would be if it wasn't so hypocritical -- to see New Hampshire's other member of Congress, Charlie Bass, also try to make it sound like he's for it although he votes against it. These two don't think much of us if they think we're going to fall for that pork. I mean, baloney.
They both voted last week to gut the $20 million federal funds that we've been planning on to rebuild our bridge. That money will create jobs and save jobs. I thought that's what they ran on last year. Day by day we're learning that it was just a slogan for them to get elected.
At least they could start being honest with us now. Either they're for us, or they're not. Either they have to vote to fund it, or they won't. They can't have it both ways. They're trying to play to the far right-wingers who want to gut government, but we're seeing that their votes have real-life consequences.
Those of us who regularly travel over that bridge and the many business owners and other working men and women who rely on that bridge, will know who to thank in November, 2012. Fortunately for us, Senator Jeanne Shaheen might be able to save the funding, and she proves once again how lucky we are to have her. Ohh how we miss Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes.
We'll remember Frank Guinta, and his political playmate, Charlie Bass. There are only 623 days until we can vote to replace them. It could have been just 622 days, but next year is a leap year so we have to wait one more day.
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