Update: Betty McCollum: Hot or Not?

We have heard the stories of abuse and possible illegal activities by ACORN for some time now. As Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, I made sure we monitored ACORN activity in Tennessee in 2008, so we have been aware of the problems they pose for over a year. So it is unacceptable that our government had to be shamed by kids with hidden cameras into taking action against this group. Finally, after videos surfaced showing ACORN employees engaging in illegal activities, we got a small token gesture by the Congress to strip the group of funding. But Rep. Bauchmann is right - two votes on two bills does not begin to adequately address the issue. Your tax dollars should never be used to influence elections and as a member of Congress I will work to make sure ACORN and its network of front groups are cut from the federal budget.

For now it falls to our president, who seems to lack the political will to act, to deal with this issue. I hope he will stand up to his allies in ACORN and do the right thing.

YES!!!! Please make sure this bill gets signed as is so we can use it to go after defense contractors!!! I hope, of course, you're not supporting it as a bill of attainder as your language above sounds. You might want to clean that up and brush up on that Constitution you were bragging about over there on Twitter.

Robin Smith faces challenger Paula Flowers in 2010 in the 3rd district.

Congressman Smith's conversation with me below in comments: