Denny Woulda' Done Sumpthin'

It doesn't surprise me at all how easily Dennis Rehberg (and most federal politicians) accept credit for the work the people do.  What I found rather striking, however, is the willingness of the Montana GOP to foist such noble laud upon him, when in fact he deserves none.

I was going to write about this last week, but life got in the way.  In the latest MT. GOP e-brief, Iverson and company get all giggly about Dennis' big coup, with the headline "Rehberg Scores Big Victory for Montana’s Gun Owners".  Hurrah!  So, what did Dennis do that so greatly served Montana?  It seems that OSHA was attempting a rule change that would have made transport of, or working with, ammunition much more regulated and difficult, not to mention expensive.  It takes little imagination to figure out what the nationwide response from the NRA, and most gun-owners was.   There was a flurry of mail and email expressing everything from outrage to financial concern.    In other words, the people spoke.  I was one of those people offering public comment, and actually very proud of the fact that our voices were heard.

Imagine my deep surprise when I found out that we-the-people didn't do anything ... Dennis did.  A quote from the e-brief:

Denny Rehberg, announced the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has caved under pressure and will significantly revise its recent proposal for new “explosives safety” regulations that caused serious concern among gun owners.  Rehberg had planned on offering an amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill which would have stopped the new OSHA rule that would have harmed Montana’s gun shops, sporting goods stores, shippers, and ammunition dealers.

That's right folks.   We didn't change this rule through public comment.  Dennis did because he had a plan, and he woulda' submitted an amendment, but didn't.  Now, don't get me wrong, I'm all for my Representatives coming down on the correct side of an issue, but taking the credit for the work of millions of the rest of us, when you haven't actually done jack-shit?  I'm just not real impressed by that.

Now, the slower among us might be real impressed by Dennis' smack talk (through his mouth-piece Iverson).  They might even be silly enough to claim that Dennis *forced* OSHA to back down.  Which brings me the newest online media outlet for Mt. GOP talking points, the so called Hardliner.  Run by a dude named 'Carter', he did indeed claim that Dennis forced an office of the executive branch to change course.  That should be laugh-out-loud funny on its face, but Carter doesn't seem to get the unintentional humor of his posts.


It'll be kinda fun to watch Carter blog the e-briefs as if they have substance.  But more than anything, It'll be fun to watch as Dennis continues to crown himself with achievements of others.  After all, this is your GOP:

Comments

[Jay Stevens]

Man, that Hardliner site is hilarious! I wonder how much the GOP pays per post? Hey, GOP! I can write some posts for your site! Ooo-ooo! I don't get sh*t from the Democrats!