Not all Congressmen roll over

Sometimes folk overgeneralize Congressional representatives, claiming that they're all the same and all just roll over and obey what comes out of the political branch of the White House. With all of the misinformation about dubya's war for oil, the tax breaks for the oil companies and the rich, the assault on education and science, the erosion of civil liberties and the principles this country was founded on, it's easy to fall into that trap and I've done so as well.

So, as a reminder, here's a refreshing response to White House propaganda trying to push a political agenda rather than what's best for the country:



Here's a little background on Tim Ryan and the way the Republican party lead an all-out assault on his character in a smear campaign, completely disregarding facts and avoiding real campaign issues to focus on this Rovian personal attack.