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TPM Reader LB has an idea on congressional candidate Peter Roskam’s bailing on that Social Security vote

Oh, man, would that ever make a super campaign ad. The scene: the floor of the Illinois state senate. The voice of clerk of the senate (or whoever performs this duty) intones, “We are voting on SJR0013, a resolution urging the US Congress to protect Social Security and reject any diversion of its funds into private accounts.” And then he launches into a voice roll-call — and here you’d need to fudge a little bit, since the top of the roster starts with a non-vote and a series of nays — but you’d want it to go something like “Mr. Hunter?” “Yea.” Mr. Jacobs?” Yea.” “Mr. Raoul?” “Yea.” “Mr. Roskam?” Silence. “Mr. Roskam?” Silence. Pan to empty chair. “Mr. Roskam?” Then a voice-over with something to the effect that the voters of the 6th District deserve better than an empty chair when it comes to important issues like protecting Social Security.

For now I’ll just settle for getting a straight answer out of him on where he stands. Can anyone track him down and ask him?

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