Kerry Bentivolio: D.C.-bound

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Life has changed in the past couple of months for Kerry Bentivolio.

Just a bit.

The Tea Party favorite, former school teacher and builder known for raising reindeer, honeybees and chickens at his Milford Township home is seemingly giddy as he talks about face time with Speaker of the House John Boehner and Congressmen Fred Upton and Eric Cantor — fellow Republicans he has met with in recent weeks as he prepares for his own two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning Jan. 3.

“It's surreal,” Bentivolio said — the same word he used earlier this year as he was thrust into front-runner status for the 11th District, when former Rep. Thad McCotter resigned amid a petition scandal.

A self-described “regular guy,” Bentivolio is still getting accustomed to Washington, D.C., of having Capitol Police who he's never met address him by name, of setting up an office in the Cannon Building and a second home in an apartment complex blocks away.

He's dined with Steve Forbes. He's had briefings on budgets and ethics, house rules and floor protocol. And he's thrilled to be named to the Small Business Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

“The common analogy is ‘drinking water from a water hose,'” he said of the whirlwind weeks. “They keep it coming at you, they just keep piling it on.”

Two standing rules

Yet as different as his world has become of late, Bentivolio said his focus is intact.

“I have two standing rules: To be in the district as often as possible based on the congressional calendar, and to give my constituents a real congressman. They deserve that,” he said.
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http://www.hometownlife.com/article...-Bentivolio-s-congressional-term-starts-Jan-3
 
seemingly giddy as he talks about face time with Speaker of the House John Boehner and Congressmen Fred Upton and Eric Cantor — fellow Republicans he has met with in recent weeks as he prepares for his own two-year term
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This bugs me.
 
mz10 said:
Also him saying that his main focus is Benghazi. I get the feeling his positions are not all that well thought-out.
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I feel ya on that but perhaps he's making this his token military issue to be able to point to in terms of staving off local party criticism of his non-intervention votes which I hope he makes. I sure would like to hear that weekly or daily briefings are being handed down by the likes of TM and JA to these noobs to keep them from straying. Kind of like when I was a kid, my mom and I would go shopping but I'd have a tethered bracelet on to keep me from wondering off from her and getting snatched by the bad guys.
 
Today is Congressman-Elect Bentivolio's Swearing-In day! :)
 
mz10 said:
Also him saying that his main focus is Benghazi. I get the feeling his positions are not all that well thought-out.
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Benghazi is a problem. There is something the government is hiding from us with regards to the Benghazi attack.
 
Not cool Kerry. He needs to hang out with Amash, Massie, and Yoho more. Hopefully some of their backbone rubs off.
 
Bastiat's The Law said:
Not cool Kerry. He needs to hang out with Amash, Massie, and Yoho more. Hopefully some of their backbone rubs off.
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You can't really blame him. I don't think Ron has ever voted against the presumed Speaker before. Even after Newt campaigned against him, Ron still voted for Newt for Speaker.
 
tsai3904 said:
You can't really blame him. I don't think Ron has ever voted against the presumed Speaker before. Even after Newt campaigned against him, Ron still voted for Newt for Speaker.
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tell me again why the repubs gained majority....apparently Kerry wants to impress john-boy....
 
JK/SEA said:
tell me again why the repubs gained majority....apparently Kerry wants to impress john-boy....
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While I don't agree with his vote for speaker, I'll watch the REAL IMPORTANT votes...the votes to cut spending, protect civil liberties, and defend the Constitution.

As I think was stated earlier, Ron Paul did not vote against Newt Gingrich (even when Gingrich campaigned against him).
 
Bastiat's The Law said:
Not cool Kerry. He needs to hang out with Amash, Massie, and Yoho more. Hopefully some of their backbone rubs off.
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Agree with this though. Proud of Amash and Massie...and Yoho impressed me. Bridenstine too. Bridenstine, Massie, and Yoho are going to have pretty hellish lives in D.C. (especially since they're freshmen). Boehner won't appreciate their "no vote" of confidence.
 
Until he comes through on a tough vote, my checkbook is closed to Kerry and will go to Amash instead. :/

Amash is going to need it.
 
what Ron did in the past doesn't apply in todays political climate with regards to this issue.
 
tsai3904 said:
You can't really blame him. I don't think Ron has ever voted against the presumed Speaker before. Even after Newt campaigned against him, Ron still voted for Newt for Speaker.
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I'm not saying hang'em by his fingernails for this one vote, which we would have lost anyway, I'm just disappointed he didn't follow our other liberty candidates. The trolls on this forum will certainly smell the blood in the water though and they will try to sabotage any candidate we've elected though, so watch for those that pile on Kerry; it's a dead give away.
 
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