Thursday, December 31, 2009

Hypocrisy Alert: Inhofe, Coburn Voted Against Airport Screening Funds

Oklahoma's conservative Republican senators voted against a 2007 bill to improve airport screening.

Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn were among the eight GOP lawmakers to vote against the measure. Naturally, they are among the same legislators who have criticized the Obama Administration for lax airport security.

Leave it to Inhofe and Coburn to play both sides of the issue. Here are details, courtesy of The Huffington Post:
Some of the same Republican lawmakers currently criticizing the President for softness on terrorism voted back in July 2007 against legislation that, among other reforms, provided $250 million for airport screening and explosive detection equipment. 
The Improving America's Security Act of 2007 was a relatively non-controversial measure that effectively implemented several un-acted-upon recommendations from the 9/11 Commission. Eighty-five Senators voted in favor of the bill's passage. Seven missed the vote (several of whom were on the campaign trail, including Barack Obama, John McCain and Chris Dodd). 

Eight Republican Senators, however, voted against passage, including Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), Tom Coburn (R-Okl.) Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), James Inhofe (R-Okl.) and Jon Kyl (R-Ari.).

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