I love it. Abso-freaking-lutely love it. Congratulations, District 23: you elected him and now you OWN him for at least one year. In November of 2010 you’ll have the chance to undo the damage you did last Tuesday when you elected Democrat Bill Owens over Conservative Doug Hoffman.

Instead, you believed Owens when he assured you he will represent your interests.

You believed him when he insisted he would be the embodiment of the district he campaigned to represent.

Needless to say, he lied. Democrats (and many Republicans - including Joe “Bacon Weasel” Cao) will say anything to get elected because they believe in nothing. But, confused by the incomprehensibly stupid conduct of the New York state GOP, you did not understand what a treasure you would have had in the person of Doug Hoffman. Instead, a majority of you pulled the lever for Owens who, within hours of being sworn in, broke not one but FOUR campaign promises. Suckers.

Congressman-elect Bill Owens was sworn in at noon [Saturday].

Owens indicated in a press release released shortly afterwards that he was now in favor of the the “Affordable Healthcare for America Act” bill in direct contrast to his earlier position during the election campaign.

According to Politico.com, Mr. Owens assured voters that he felt the public option had no place in the health care reform bill.  Contrary to that position, Mr. Owens now indicates that he intends to vote in favor of the bill even though it now contains a public option.

UPDATED: A spokesman for Congressman Owens indicated correctly that Mr. Owens had recanted his solid position against public option later in the campaign, clarifying that he did not wish public option to be a ‘litmus test’ for the Health Reform bill and that on Oct. 30th, several days prior to the election, in a debate had stated that he generally supported the public option as it was now written (at that time.)

And yet you idiots elected him anyway. So much for the 23rd being a “conservative” district.

During the campaign and on his own website, Owens claimed that he was firmly opposed to cutting Medicare benefits, taxing health care benefits, and increased taxes on the middle class. As it happens, the PelosiCare bill would, if enacted into law, do everything Owens said he would oppose, including a cut in Medicare benefits, a tax on existing health care benefits and higher taxes on the middle class.

The mixed-up mess that was the 23rd Congressional District Special Election was a close race between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Doug Hoffman.  Many feel that it was unlikely Mr. Owens would have won those crucial few thousand votes if the voting public was aware of his intent with regard to the Health Care bill.  The majority of residents in this district do not support the Health Reform bill as it is now written and many feel like they’ve become victims of a fraud perpetrated by their chosen candidate.

Choke on it, NY 23rd. The TV-addicted, FM-radio-listening, illiterate, ignorant, clueless stupid fools among you who elected this Pelosi Pawn by a bare majority got what you deserve. Now suffer the consequences.