| Is Shelley Moore Capito afraid of her constituents?
I say yes.
I called her Martinsburg office a couple of days ago to ask when, or if, Shelley would be holding a town hall meeting anywhere in the Eastern Panhandle.
I admit right up front, I wanted to grill her face-to-face about her vote for the Ryan plan to gut Medicare, hand the insurance industry googobs of taxpayer money, and bestow tax break largesse on the rich. (I suspect I wouldn't be alone!)
However ... the young woman who answered the phone said that (a) Shelley didn't have any town halls scheduled, and (b) Shelley doesn't normally do "live" town halls - i.e., CONSTITUENT MEETINGS! - because "her district is so long."
Awwwww. I guess actually having to drive a few hours and endure the presence of the unwashed masses is just too much for her.
Never mind that somehow our senators - who represent the entire state - manage to hold citizens' meetings.
Anyhow, back to the young woman: She offered to put me on the list for Shelley's next town-hall-by-phone. She said this is so Shelley "can reach more people."
Didn't Shelley ever hear that quantity doesn't equal quality?
I think we should mount a campaign to encourage her to hold some real meetings with living, breathing constituents. |
