 Young Ranks 16th in most votes missed by a member of the 110th CongressThe Washington Post’s “US Congress Voters Database” places Don Young as the 16th most absent member of the House. Young has missed an astounding 17% of all votes. Additionally several of the Representatives which were higher on the list than Don Young missed votes were the results of serious illness or campaigning for a different office. Something which does not apply to Don Young. Young warns “those that bite me will be bitten back”Young tells New Jersey Republican Congressman: ”Those that bite me will be bitten back.” Young refuses to answer questions about corrupt aide Mark ZacharesDespite questions about the scandal at his House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the propriety of his activities, Young has refused to answer questions about his corrupt aide Mark Zachares Young put his hand in a steel-jaw trapYoung put his hand into an animal trap he had brought along to a hearing and then begin to calmly question a witness as though nothing unusual had happened. Young brandishes walrus penis bone in CongressRep. Young relies upon many tools at his disposal while carrying out his duties as U.S. Congressman — including the penis bone of a walrus. Young named one of the 10 stupidest members of CongressRep. Young was named one of the 10 stupidest members of Congress. “America’s Dumbest Congressmen. Young named one of the 10 worst Congressmen in 2006Rep. Young named one of the 10 worst Congressmen. Environmentalists are waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiotsYoung calls environmentalists self-centered, waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots. Young says things you can’t eat, wear or use “not worth anything”“If you can’t eat it, can’t sleep under it, can’t wear it or make something from it, it’s not worth anything.” Young wants to dismantle US Forest ServiceYoung says he wants to dissolve the Forest Service. Young sees paper where others see treesWhere others see trees, Young sees “paper to blow your nose.” Young says real source of American unrest is the Endangered Species ActThe real source of unrest in America is the Endangered Species Act. Young uses obscenity to high school students when discussing homoerotic artYoung uses an obscenity when discussing homoerotic art with high school students in Fairbanks. Young says only a communist government should own landsThe only government that should own land is a communist government, according to Rep. Young. Young ignores science, says polar bear pack increasingYoung ignores scientific findings on impacts from global warming on polar bears, says “The polar bear pack is very healthy and, in fact, increasing.” Young calls environmentalists socialist un-AmericansYoung calls environmentalists socialist group of individuals, says he is “proud to say that they are my enemy.” Young “stuffed it like a turkey”As chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Young oversaw a record-breaking 6,300-plus earmarks inserted by individual members of Congress into the record-breaking $286 billion transportation bill. Young wants to be “little oinker”Young upset that Sen. Ted Stevens had outdone him in securing pork barrel projects, told the New York Times “If he’s the chief porker, I’m upset.” Young denies relationship with AbramoffIn a guest column in the Anchorage Daily News on Feb. 7, 2006, Young claimed that he never had any kind of relationship with Jack Abramoff. Young misquotes Lincoln, says some in Congress should be arrested, exiled or hanged.Young misquoted Abraham Lincoln, claimed Lincoln said that Congressman who damage morale and undermine the military during wartime should be arrested, exiled or hanged. Young’s Obscene Gesture to the New York TimesYoung made an obscene gesture to a New York Times reporter who asked him to comment on a $10 million earmark for Coconut Road. |
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