Thanks to http://www.welchwatching.blogspot.com/ for furthering our outrage at this incident.

Dear Sir,

We voted for you in November after hearing you speak at our place of employment and were impressed by your strong position against the Bush regime. We spoke to you afterwards and implored you to, if elected, explore any means necessary to stop this war and stand up to the ruling party.

Imagine our dismay as we view the video of you at the State of the Union last week.

The same man who was the target of your fiery speechmaking was the target of your fawning behavior after the speech was over. What in the world possessed you to want to shake that man’s hand, get his autograph and smile and act like everything is OK with his outrageously corrupt and single-minded presidency?

He is more of an enemy to us Vermonters than any of the people whose countries we invade and cultures we defile could ever be. He has drained our treasury, soiled our reputation worldwide, neglected to protect our citizens from natural disasters, lied about the reasons for going to war, and seriously damaged our constitutional rights. And you sought him out for an autograph? It boggles our mind that you would do this.

Our respect for you is shot and our votes will never be cast in your favor again, even if it means that Martha Rainville, or another Republican candidate is our next Congressperson. At least they would be honest about their Bush-loving and would not have misrepresented themselves to the voters of Vermont who sought CHANGE. We voted for someone who would stand up to the president, not seek him out for an autograph.

We read that the autograph was for your nephew – and even if that’s true – how can you seek out an autograph from the worst president in any of our lifetimes and the single greatest threat to our nation’s future? What kind of example are you trying to set for your nephew and for Vermont’s youth? Bush should be shunned and avoided and your association with him is an embarrassment, worse than anything Fox News could dish out for Vermont.

You have already been a great disappointment to us and many other Vermonters. There is a chance to redeem yourself by voting for the House Bill that will return our troops home and end this fiasco in Iraq. Will you make that stand or will you continue to betray your campaign platform and further disgrace your seat and your standing in Vermont’s eyes?

Disgustedly,