Democrat Congressman Heath Shuler - Man of Integrity.

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Heath Shuler showed some guts today. And, he told the truth.

Glenn Thrush over at Politico has the quotes, but Shuler, a conservative North Carolina democrat, has shown more integrity and courage today then the entirety of the Senate Democrats sheepishly voting for this massive, colassal waste.. and the President conning us out of trillions of dollars of indebtedness that will haunt us for the remainder of this century and beyond.

For nothing.

Entirely in the name of partisanship, since no less than an entity than the Congressional Budget Office has state first, that this package is unneeded since we will begin recovery in the latter part of this year WITHOUT this horrific waste of money and second, that this massive waste of cash, which will includes the $78 billion already wasted, may actually HURT the recovery.

I am proud of Congressman Shuler for taking a stand that must be difficult for him given the tenor of his caucus. He refuses to sell out his principles, unlike his Republican counterparts, who sold their caucus out for 30 pieces of silver.

February 09, 2009 Categories: House Democrats Pelosi, Reid have "failed," Shuler says Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C) has further ingratiated himself with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — not — by declaring that Pelosi and Harry Reid "failed" the bipartisanship test on stimulus. "In order for us to get the confidence of America, it has to be done in a bipartisan way," Shuler said in Raleigh following an economic forum, according to the AP. "We have to have everyone — Democrats and Republicans standing on the stage with the administration — saying, 'We got something done that was efficient, stimulative and timely.'" Here's the kicker: "I truly feel that's where maybe House leadership and Senate leadership have really failed." . More: