Mike Rogers seems to just say no to anything that will help average working people. And to say yes to things that will help those who don't need it.
Take his recent no vote on the bill to help up to 400,000 families keep their homes in the midst of the current foreclosure crisis. The measure passed the U.S. House last week, with significant GOP support -- but not Mike Rogers'.
Bob Alexander, Rogers' Democratic opponent in Michigan's 8th Congressional District, pointed out in a news release Monday (July 28, 2008) that Rogers was voting against homeowners in dire straits even as he said yes to taking funds from Michigan's largest foreclosure law firm. According to Alexander's campaign press release, Trott and Trott, P.C., has been a staunch Rogers supporter, organizing golf outings and other fundraisers for Rogers' lucrative political action committee, the MIKE R PAC.
According to the Alexander press release, since 2002, thousands of dollars have passed between Rogers and the foreclosure lawyers Trott & Trott in each election
cycle.
Here is the list supplied by Alexander's campaign:
2008 Cycle -- $7,163 for "fundraising expenses" (12/10/07)
2006 Cycle -- $5,735 for "fundraising expenses" (7/21/06)
2004 Cycle -- $7254 for a "MIKE R Fund golf outing (8/10/04) and $2194 for "fundraising expenses" (7/17/03)
2002 Cycle -- $1944 for "reimbursement for golf event" (8/13/02)
"Mike Rogers' vote against helping 8th District homeowners facing foreclosure shows once again, just how out of touch he is with the people he claims to serve. I think this shows beyond a doubt that he is for sale to special interests, and that the
residents he represents mean nothing to him," said Alexander. "It's time for the voters of the 8th District to send Mike Rogers to the unemployment line."
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