My kingdom … well, I have no kingdom, but a TPM mug for anyone who will bring me one single Republican member of the House willing to co-sponsor H.R. 3763, the bill to overturn President Bush’s Gulf Coast Wage Cut.
Now, if a member of the GOP Caucus is willing to come forward themselves and claim their mug on the basis of changing their vote, that works for me. But of course what I’m thinking is that eventually some Republican has to stand up against President Bush’s decision to dock the wages of the folks who are going to rebuild the Gulf Coast. And if you’re the first emailer to notify me, the prized mug is yours.
As we told you this morning, Rep. LoBiondo (R-NJ) is apparently circulating a letter calling on the president to rescind the wage cut. And Rep. Walsh (R-NY) is making pretty clear he’s likely to sign it. So maybe keep an eye on those two as possible high-potential mug quarry.
I’m focusing on Republicans since H.R. 3763 already has 171 cosponsors. And every single one is a Democrat.
Yet, even in their sadly depleted state, admittedly, there are more than 171 members of the Democratic caucus.
So I thought I’d send along this list of those House Dems who haven’t yet signed up. ‘FFA’ signifies a Fainthearted Faction Alumna/us, a member who was at one point or another a member of the Faction, even if they later achieved Social Security redemption …
Mr. John Barrow of Georgia
Mr. Sanford D. Bishop Jr. of Georgia
Mr. Dan Boren of Oklahoma
Mr. Rick Boucher of Virginia
Mr. Allen Boyd of Florida (FFA)
Mr. James Clyburn of South Carolina
Mr. Robert E. “Bud” Cramer Jr. of Alabama (FFA)
Mr. Henry Cuellar of Texas
Mr. Jim Davis of Florida
Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee
Mr. Chet Edwards of Texas
Mr. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina
Mr. Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania
Mr. Harold E. Ford of Tennessee (FFA)
Mr. Charles A. Gonzalez of Texas
Mr. Mike McIntyre of North Carolina
Ms. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia
Mr. Martin Meehan of Massachusetts
Mr. Gregory Meeks of New York
Mr. Dennis Moore of Kansas (FFA)
Mr. John P. Murtha of Pennsylvania
Mr. Ed Pastor of Arizona
Mr. John M. Spratt Jr. of South Carolina
Mr. John S. Tanner of Tennessee (FFA)
Mr. Melvin L. Watt of North Carolina
Hard to figure where Marty Meehan isn’t going to oppose the Wage Cut. But as far as I hear, he’s still a hold out.
