March 6, 2010
McHenry wants to change $50, no-one has one anyway
Patrick McHenry recently decided that, to possibly ingratiate himself with Republican voters, he would put forward a bill to get Reagan’s face on the $50 bill. Naturally, this change would come at the expense of the taxpayer: in a world where even re-designing the penny would waste the taxpayer $70 million, re-designing a $50 would likely bankrupt the government. Of course, this has sparked a huge amount of outrage in the 10th district where 13.6 percent of our neighbors don’t have a $50 bill to look at, all because McHenry has been too busy being a career politician to help his starving district.
Outside of political stunts, McHenry’s legislative abilities have been non-existent during his 5+ years in office. Though he claims to be a good Republican, McHenry has demonstrated little independent thought or initiative while Democrats have all but run Congress for him. Despite what propaganda spews from the McHenry campaign, even the least informed voter understands that Mr. McHenry’s actions are purely self-centered: redesigning the $50 would only let McHenry look good in Congress, not help anyone in his district or anyone in the US. One thing Mr. McHenry has proven during his tenure is that his style and lack of initiative will never produce anything constructive for the 10th District.
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[...] people polled actually like Patrick McHenry’s horrible idea to put Reagan on the $50 — which, as we covered, would likely cost the taxpayer over $70 million to implement. The message is clear: the people of the 10th District of NC want jobs and good Republican [...]