Apathy

Since the Republicans lost their majority in the House of Representatives, the loss of power has made Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15) apathetic about the people in her congressional district. Soon after Pryce announced that she would not run for re-election in November 2008, she basically started her retirement. According to the Washington Post, Pryce has missed 203 votes (15.1%) during the current Congress. Now Pryce will not work to help get funding for the demolition of the 5th Avenue dam project along the Olentangy River.

Dispatch:

....The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers couldn't secure more than $1 million needed to pay for the $1.82 million project.
Officials in the corps' district office in Huntington, W.Va., were recently told they would receive only $100,000 for environmental testing.
The $1.18 million U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce inserted in legislation to help pay for the project was removed and wasn't included in an appropriations bill President Bush signed in December.
Pryce, an Upper Arlington Republican, won't go after the earmark for 2009, said her aide, Rob Nichols....

Pryce apparently is still able to collect her full salary despite the fact that she only reports to the House of Representatives part of the time. Wouldn't you like to have a job like that--- full salary, great benefits, terrific retirement-- and yet only report to work some of the time??????

Pryce has always done her best to be friendly with pharmaceutical, oil/natural resources, bank/financial institutions, and large corporations. She enjoyed money from their PACs and other special trips that allowed her to meet/golf with lobbyists. Now, with her retirement looming, the money and fun is just not the same and her attitude and dedication to her constituents is gone.