[CedarDave]

Teague is running against former Congressman Steve Pearce who is trying to regain the seat he gave up in 2008 to run for NM Senator (a big mistake in my opinion). Pearce also ran a oilfield service company but treated his employees much differently keeping them on the payroll during an industry downturn.

It's not that Teague couldn't afford to keep insurance for his employees: Politico states that he has a net worth of more than $41 million and is one of the richest members of Congress. Further in 2008-2009, Teague's holdings in Teaco assets yielded more than $3.3 million in dividend payments to him and his wife.

During a visit to local Republican headquarters I was told that several former Teague employees had come in to register as Republicans as they received pressure to register as Democrats when working at his company.

[CedarDave]

NM list PING!

(The NM list is available on my FR homepage for anyone to use. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)

[Redbob]

“Know that we value your employment here at Cavaloz.”

Just not very much!

[GeronL]

If he had voted for HCR would the Politico have run this story?

[Logical me]

Good example of this communists Pearce at work. They have no shame.

[concerned about politics]

The federal penalty for denying coverage is $2,000 per employee. With 283,000 employees, AT&T (for example) would be penalized $600 million. By denying its employees health care, AT&T could possibly increase its profits by $4.1 billion.

Employers are going to stop offering health insurance as soon as they can. Because of Obomas Death Care Bill, it isn't fiscally responsible to offer it any more.

[VOA]

liberal hypocrite...bump

[Kakaze]

Teague is a coward, he voted against the bill for political cover, then he threw his employees on the back of the American taxpayer.