Tony G, Tulsa (9/26/2009 5:50:05 AM)

And these are your elected representatives!
Sounds to me like our boys--are voting strictly on party lines, instead of working for Oklahoma.
And that is SAD!

FUTURE WORLD, Tulsa (9/26/2009 6:36:29 AM)

They place in and support amendments to a bill they voted against. Hypocrites, both of them. pander Oklahoma voters but, play politics and vote against what they support. And cry wolf about spending.

Tell us good, right Senators from Oklahoma, how much did the amendments you supported, and were approved, cost the American tax payers.

So why did you input such PORK that you are so much against? And why? Hypocritics!!!!!!!!!!!!!

droopy, wagoner (9/26/2009 7:17:12 AM)

I sure wish there could be 98 more like our two!

Michael Phillips, Tulsa (9/26/2009 8:01:21 AM)

Droopy, me too. There is nothing unusual about what was done here. Members of both houses will make amendments to bills that are designed to weaken a bill they don't like. People on the other side of the issue will agree to vote for the amendment in hopes of maybe bringing in some "Yes" votes they wouldn't have otherwise. When all the talking is over each member still has to vote his conscience.

LEO, (9/26/2009 8:26:28 AM)

I would think that a correction to this story would be in order. If any would care to read the public comments that were given at the public meeting for final approval of O U 4 at Picher you will discover that neither Senator secured the buyout for Picher. The ones that secured the buyout were the speakers at the public meeting. Those speakers rejected the final proposal that the EPA offered and would not be in favor of the poposal unless the EPA included a buyout in this proposal. You will also find in that public meeting statements of cover ups, violations of federal laws by EPA and their contractors,and the refusal of the EPA to apply permanent solutions as required and mandated by Congress and the President of the United States.

Skeptic, Tulsa (9/26/2009 9:35:57 AM)

How perfect for them. They can tell their gullible constituents how hard they worked to get things done for the state, then vote against the bill and claim how they're holding in the reign on spending.

peelumba, (9/26/2009 9:45:19 AM)

so u take the time to amend something then vote against it? Michael and Droopy this is your kind of representatives? ......Par for the course.

Woofenburger, Hominy (9/26/2009 11:09:30 AM)

Where oh where is the integrity? Oh, I forgot who we were talking about. Now I remember, there is none.

TeaTimer, Tulsa Area (9/26/2009 6:01:19 PM)

Someone needs to watch out for our money. Thanks Colburn and Inhofe.

tulsa_common_sense, tulsa (9/27/2009 7:48:34 PM)

watch out for our money? add ear marks to something then vote against it? smart cause they klnew it would pass yet they get to claim just that teatimer. they added the pork. they are responsible for the pork.