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More thoughts on Nesselhuf's ineffectiveness

Joe Sneve, Volante political reporter, has a new blog. The most recent post is about the Nesselhuf's ham-handed response to my recent opinion column on Nesselhuf's ineffectual Senate term.

Here's a pertinent section:

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However, what may be relatively surprising to some is in a press release issued Wednesday afternoon in response to Hittle’s column, Nesselhuf’s camp only addressed one of the columnist’s claims, the claim accusing the senator of not doing enough to benefit the university he attends.
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This got me thinking. How many of those bills that Nesselhuf apparently supported were actually passed? This question wasn't addressed by the Nesselhuf campaign.

Shouldn't Nesselhuf's effectiveness be measured by legislation that was actually PASSED, rather than legislation that he supported, but wasn't passed?

The text of the Nesselhuf press release uses phrases like "Ben has voted" and "Ben helped" and "Ben obtained special clearance." These are incredibly ambiguous. Heck, we still haven't been told what "special clearance" means!

Something is fishy here. The Nesselhuf campaign is claiming that the Senator has been effective simply by virtue of supporting certain ideas. But it seems that actually getting those ideas codified into law is of no importance. I guess that the primary argument for Nesselhuf's reelection is: When it comes to Nesselhuf's record, it's only the thought that counts.

-Matt Hittle

Posted at 12:08PM Sep 21, 2008 by College Republicans in General  |  Comments[2]