Don't be fooled by a call from Rep. Mike Rogers inviting you to stay on the line to enter into a conference call with Rogers. There is no conference call.
What you will hear is a recorded call with a lot of blathering between Mike and possibly a staffer defending Mike's "no" vote on the stimulus bill on Wednesday, January 28. There is no opportunity to talk with the congressman and, perhaps, ask him some pointed questions. Maybe, for instance, how did it feel today, Mike, when President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter bill into law? Does it still bother you to think that some women will be suing for equal pay?
I've heard better bull sessions in the company lunch room than the conversation between Mike and Mr. Unknown. Too bad there wasn't a Ms. Unknown. That would have been a tiny bit more convincing that an actual discussion was taking place.
Poor Mike! He's really worried about his job (even if he doesn't care about anyone else's). Given the economic situation in Michigan, he's between a rock and a hard place. If he doesn't do what the Republican leadership tells him to do, he loses their support. If he doesn't vote for the stimulus package, equal pay, and health care for poor children, he loses his constituents' support. He's running out of political tricks so he's down to setting up phony conference calls.
Time for Mike to get a job on K Street with his cronies.
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