I know this quote has been highlighted throughout the New Orleans blogosphere and the rest of the country but I was just on the phone with my dad and he was asking me about what I thought about how our Senator killed the bailout.
I said I had to read this to him and I did, verbatim:
There was immediate laughter, then a weird silence, then a lot more laughter.
Morgan Johnson, president of the United Auto Workers local representing General Motors workers in Shreveport, said Friday that Sen. David Vitter's role in blocking an auto bailout indicates "he's chosen to play Russian roulette" with Louisiana jobs and the national economy."I don't know what Sen. Vitter has against GM or the United Auto Workers or the entire domestic auto industry; whatever it is, whatever he thinks we've done, it's time for him to forgive us, just like Sen. Vitter has asked the citizens of Louisiana to forgive him, " said Johnson, president of Local 2166. Otherwise, Johnson said of Vitter, it would appear, "He'd rather pay a prostitute than pay auto workers."
Morgan Johnson, you should get a promotion out of this. How 'bout you and me get jobs with Rep. Charlie Melancon?
Seriously, I still cannot believe that Vitty had the nerve to step out on this thing. It's not like he's Corker from Tennessee or Shelby in Alabama, who are both clearly beholden to the interests of the foreign auto makers.
We actually have GM jobs here in Louisiana. I can just picture the campaign ads now:
Forget his personal indiscretions, David Vitter has accomplished a lot for the state of Louisiana. He killed a bill that would have saved hundreds of factory jobs in Shreveport. So as you can see, he's still just as effective at stomping the little guy as he was before his credibility was rocked by a sex scandal.
Because of the way the GOP has made gains here in Louisiana and because of Sen. Vitter's ability to shrink away from the bright lights, I was actually starting to think that he might have a chance at reelection.
Not no more. This was the nail in the coffin.
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