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Senator Lamar Alexander

Personally, I don’t view this as a list that is desirable to be on.  But, HotAir.com has put together a list of representatives that have chosen to be MIA from the Health Care Town Halls.  Notable on this list are John Tanner and Jim Cooper.  Personally, I think it is embarrassing that these representatives have chosen to duck accountability.  It shows a flagrant amount of disrespect for constituents. 

Also notable… Lamar chose to have a “telephone townhall”.  Wow, way to bend over backwards for your constituents.  Alexander further admonished the health care protestors to act with “good manners”.  So, not only is he refusing to meet with them, he is recommending etiquette for them.  Thanks, dad!

Lamar’s support of Sotomayor and now this tell me that he is not voting, nor thinking, as a committed conservative anymore.  On the other hand, kudos to Marsha Blackburn for going above and beyond and having multiple town halls and actually listening to the people she has been elected to represent.