Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) gets the American Conservative Union seal of approval.
The Kansas Republican responsible for the Citigroup-authored Wall Street bailout provision that drew such fierce progressive opposition when it was slipped into the $1.1 trillion government spending bill
has been lying low, Jennifer Bendery reports. But second-term Rep. Kevin Yoder is getting an earful from Kansas voters on his Facebook page:
"I have always voted for you, Congressman Yoder, but I am disappointed with your yes vote on the Omnibus bill and we, your constituents, deserve an explanation as to why," writes Dianne Lavenburg, who lives in DeSoto, Kansas. "[P]lease clarify your involvement regarding the taxpayer bailouts for risky bank investments also included in the Omnibus bill." [...]
Scott Gregory of Roeland Park, Kansas, which falls in Yoder's district, says, "I'm sure the good folks of the 3rd District were just beating down the door to get CITI favored treatment. You are a sell-out to Wall Street lobbyists."
And this is a guy who was to this point most famous for
skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee. Of course, even if Yoder represents the most Democratic district in Kansas, it's still in Kansas. But ... skinny-dipping tool of Wall Street? It's not a good look on any politician.