Democrat: Baron Must Apologize

From the News & Tribune:

Baron Hill has reportedly said that Mike Sodrel should apologize to the people of the Ninth District for not turning over his constituent casework when he left office.

This, in my opinion, is the “pot calling the kettle black.” Baron Hill is the one who should apologize for the people of his district. Just four days before the primary, Baron Hill endorsed Barack Obama for President after repeatedly saying that he would not endorse either candidate until after the primary, and he knew the wishes of the people of his district. The 9th District voted overwhelmingly for Sen. Hillary Clinton, yet Baron Hill would not change his endorsement.

This was important since neither Obama nor Clinton had enough pledged delegates to win the nomination — the superdelegates would determine the nominee.

Baron Hill turned his back on the wishes of the people of his district when he endorsed Obama. Later, we learned that he had received money from Obama, Pelosi and Kennedy’s PAC funds. It appears that his superdelegate vote was bought.

It is despicable that Baron Hill would go against the will of his constituents and consider our voices irrelevant. To allow his vote to be bought is even more despicable. It is indeed Baron Hill who owes the people of this district an apology.

As a lifelong Democrat, who has voted for Baron Hill every time, this will be a year when I will change my vote as will thousands of others in the Ninth District. It is so disappointing to discover that the party I thought stood for higher democratic ideals is just another shade of greed.

— Alice Butler, Jeffersonville

Note that Alice Butler is no Republican; she is a bona fide Democrat and was a contributor to Hillary Clinton.