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jrich4rpaul
04-11-2009, 05:24 AM
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0409/Bachus_says_theres_17_socialists_in_House.html


Rep. Spencer Bachus, the top Republican on the Financial Services Committee, told a hometown crowd in Alabama today that he believes there are several socialists in the House.

Actually, he says there are exactly 17 socialists in the House of Representatives. according to the Birmingham News:

But he said he is worried that he is being steered too far by the Congress: "Some of the men and women I work with in Congress are socialists."

Asked to clarify his comments after the breakfast speech at the Trussville Civic Center, Bachus said 17 members of the U.S. House are socialists.

Searching the POLITICO style book and the official U.S. House listings, we don't see a category for socialists — just a lot of Ds and Rs next to lawmaker names. And Bachus didn't name names of the socialist 17.


I thought it was more than that. :confused:

LibertyEagle
04-11-2009, 05:38 AM
There's at least one more, because he didn't count himself; according to LewRockwell.com :p

http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/026263.html

tangent4ronpaul
04-11-2009, 06:33 AM
I think this is serously low balling it...

-t

hugolp
04-11-2009, 06:50 AM
There are 17 OPENLY DECLARED socialist.

sarahgop
04-11-2009, 07:51 PM
all democrats are socialists.

Young Paleocon
04-11-2009, 08:43 PM
all democrats are socialists.

Oh please don't give us that partisan crap, socialism and progressivism transcends in both parties. Parties mean nothing.

heavenlyboy34
04-11-2009, 09:06 PM
Oh please don't give us that partisan crap, socialism and progressivism transcends in both parties. Parties mean nothing.

qft! :cool:

euphemia
04-11-2009, 09:10 PM
Only 17? Really?

AuH20
04-11-2009, 09:17 PM
all democrats are socialists.

Don't forget McCain.

slothman
04-11-2009, 09:49 PM
Oh please don't give us that partisan crap, socialism and progressivism transcends in both parties. Parties mean nothing.

+1

idiom
04-11-2009, 10:20 PM
I counted 534.... Although I may have counted a few twice...

Uriel999
04-11-2009, 11:42 PM
I counted 434.... Although I may have counted a few twice...

remember pelosi counts as 5.

Athan
04-12-2009, 12:40 AM
Don't you mean Dr. Ron Paul is the ONLY capitalist?

TheEvilDetector
04-12-2009, 04:43 AM
Collectivist Labelling.

Helpful? I doubt it.