Mel Watt voted “present” on a House vote yesterday to de-fund ACORN.
Mark Binker at the Greensboro News & Record quotes Watt’s reasons:
Rep. Mel Watt voted ?present,? a way to show he was on the job but lend neither support nor opposition to a bill. Usually, it?s interpreted as a sign of displeasure with what?s going on.
?I occasionally do that when somebody brings up something under a bill that?s just totally irrelevant,? Watt said Friday. ?There?s no way ACORN was going to get any money under this bill.?
