Gene Taylor Can Live Without Major League Baseball

I’d like to offer my diagnosis (and a possible cure) for what ails Congressman Gene Taylor. Apparently he lacks a love for America’s pastime. From the Laurel Leader Call:

Finally, Taylor said he wants to remove the anti-trust exemption from the insurance companies.

“Only two things have an anti-trust exemption — Major League Baseball, which I could live without, and insurance,” he said. “But, there’s a state law that says I have to have collision insurance to operate a car in Mississippi. The federal government also requires those that live in the flood plain to have flood insurance. Removing that exemption would contribute to substantial savings.”

I guess I can understand where Gene Taylor’s frustration with Major League Baseball comes from. He’s been entrenched in Washington politics for 20 years and nearly the entire time he’s been there, Washington DC didn’t participate in America’s pastime.

Of course, he could always catch an Orioles game in Baltimore, but it can be tough to get permission from the Democrat Leadership to go outside the beltway with so much legislation to shove through. (Congress members ought not be lending their ears to “regular” people, especially in a ballpark.)

It wasn’t until 2005 that Washington finally got a baseball team. The problem is that MLB gave the nice folks inside the DC beltway what was leftover from the Montreal Expos and just slapped a Washington Nationals jersey on them. Darn right I’d be mad too! The Washington Nationals haven’t had a winning season since they started playing and the number of fans in attendance is embarrassing.

Fortunately, there is a possible cure for Gene Taylor. Maybe he and his voting buddy, Barney Frank, can catch a Boston Red Sox game together. I’m sure Barney’s people can make a phone call and get a couple of seats behind the plate. You can’t spill beer and mustard on your shirt when Big Papi knocks one over the fence and leave the park thinking you can live without baseball.

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Tags: anti-trust exemption, barneyfrank, baseball, insurance

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What Are Your Biggest Gripes With Gene Taylor? Choose 3 Issues.

Gene Taylor voted to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House... TWICE! (2006 & 2008)
Hardly a peep out of Gene Taylor for 20 years while the far-left has rammed their progressive agenda down America's throat - and in many cases he even voted to support it!
Gene Taylor voted in favor of The Defense Authorization Bil to include the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes language when he could've easily voted against it until the hate crime language was removed.
Gene Taylor went to shake a leg at a rock concert instead of attending a Senate & House meeting to discuss health care legislation... shows where his priorities are.
Gene Taylor voted to spend $4 Billion on the "Cash for Clunkers" program.
Gene Taylor voted to spend $14 Billion to bailout GM/Chrysler. (HR 7321)
Gene Taylor says he's a conservative, but he votes with the Democrat party 79% of the time, and 3 of the most liberal Congressmen (Barney Frank, Henry Waxman, and Charlie Rangel) over 80% of the time
Gene Taylor's overall disregard for the US Constitution... and he ought to be ashamed of himself for not keeping his oath to "support and defend" it.

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The Case Against Gene Taylor In Under 2 Minutes

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Conservatives like you and I are conservative by nature. We tend to take folks at their word and work too hard to come home and make sure we're really being represented in Washington DC.

If Gene Taylor tells us he's a Conservative, why shouldn't we believe him, right? This website takes a deeper look at Gene Taylor's record. You may be surprised at what you'll find here.

We live in one of the most conservative districts in America. We've had the opportunity in the past to elect a good Christian Conservative that will fight for limited government, a strong national defense, fiscal responsibility, and conservative family values - without the liberal representation Gene Taylor has given us.

Furthermore, Gene Taylor has been in Congress for 20 years. He should have seen the recent socialist legislation coming down the pipeline and fought against it. Instead, he has given his support to the most liberal Congress members that are trying to shove this legislation through.

Gene Taylor's Liberal Friends

Gene Taylor supports the most liberal members of Congress. Does this represent you?

Gene Taylor elected Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. That puts her 3rd in line to be our President.

Gene Taylor votes with Nancy Pelosi 69% of the time.

Gene Taylor elected Barney Frank as Chairman of the Financial Services committee, even after the failure and bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cost taxpayers billions and billions of dollars.

Gene Taylor votes with Barney Frank 81% of the time.

Gene Taylor was given the chance to investigate Charlie Rangel for tax evasion and remove him from his powerful position as Chairman of the House Ways and Means committee, Gene Taylor sided with the rest of the Democrats and voted NOT to investigate Charlie Rangel.

Gene Taylor votes with Charlie Rangel 83% of the time.

Gene Taylor, What We Get For The Money

He has served 20 years as our Representative and currently earns $174,000 per year. What do we get for the money we pay him?

He has sponsored only 28 Bills in his Congressional career.

He could only muster enough support to get 11 Bills out of committee and only 5 of those Bills were passed into law.

The purpose of each of those 5 Bills was to change the name of a Federal building or to award a Congressional Medal of Honor.

On average, Gene Taylor speaks on the House floor 5 times per year. Other members of Congress average 50, 100, even 200 times per year.

What Others Say About Gene Taylor

Congressional watchdog groups agree, Gene Taylor is for a bigger, broader Federal Government.

According to GovTrack.us, Gene Taylor is a Follower, not a Leader. It's interesting to see the long list of far-left liberal members of Congress he follows.

National Taxpayers Union scores Gene Taylor a 20% out of 100%. They graded him a "F", labeling him as a "Big Spender". Other conservatives, such as Jim Demint, scored as high 96%.

American Conservative Union scores Gene Taylor a 24 out of 100, which ranks him with the other liberal Democrats. Other conservatives, such as Michele Bachmann scored as high as a perfect 100%.