Mystifying

Take a look at this breakdown.

It's easy to see why so many of these Democrats voted against the House health care reform plan. All but a handful of them live in conservative districts that went solidly for Sen. John McCain in last year's election.

Then take a look at Rep. John Barrow.

Barrow, a former Athens-Clarke County Commissioner, won re-election by 32 percent in a congressional district that went for President Obama by 11 percent. In the 12th Congressional District, 21 percent of the non-elderly population is uninsured.

And Barrow opted to stand with a near-unifed Republican Party in opposition perhaps the most significant piece of progessive domestic legislation in more than 40 years.

If you're an Athens resident who has given money to his campaign, I'd suggest you call him and ask why should you keep sending him those checks? It's one thing to grandstand about flag-burning, but it's another thing to legitimately ignore the wishes of the majority of your district - on the signature policy initiative of a president who endorsed you during a primary challenge - because you're so woefully inept when it comes to political prognostications.