(WARNING: This diary contains depictions of children in peril. It may not be suitable for all audiences.)
Last week, I wrote about how Dave Reichert was the deciding vote for a bill to give George Bush the unchecked authority to hand over Washington's coast and other public lands to the oil companies. He simply decided to side with Bush and the oil companies over all other interests.
Just in time for Halloween, here's the true story of Reichert providing another one-vote margin to pass nightmarish legislation in the House of Representatives. The Republican leadership stitched together this Frankenstein's monster just a year ago. It slashed food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, school lunch programs, foster care, and child welfare. It sold off treasured public lands, including national parks, to mining companies. No victim was so vulnerable, so pitiful, or so in-need, that this monster would spare them.
Read on to learn more about the simple and terrible spark that powered this monster, and how Dave Reichert brought it to life.
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