tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post6432294369020915106..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Altmire-RothfusMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-84078731441639059942010-10-02T13:05:02.544-04:002010-10-02T13:05:02.544-04:00I recall the way Jason handled a hostile voter at ...I recall the way Jason handled a hostile voter at a backyard in Cranberry Township during his first run and to the question about his Catholic faith making him Pro Life, he said: "That's not my issue, it's not why I'm going to Washington. I intend to work on Health Care." Altmire went to work with definite ideas about reforming the delivery system and controlling the cost of health care, and remained consistent. He was the ONLY Democrat wise enough to speak to Fox News almost daily during the run up to the vote. Unlike the 3rd's Dahlkemper who allowed herself to be caught by the Stupak collapse, Jason never spoke in any language but what the voters of the 4th understood. Remember, his district - though it includes much of Allegheny and Beaver County Democratic strongholds, did NOT go for Obama giving a 54% margin to McCain / Palin.http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=197SWPAnnAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613182521314716943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-38159501504603212552010-09-30T12:38:47.222-04:002010-09-30T12:38:47.222-04:00You are right mamluc he does say that. But tha doe...You are right mamluc he does say that. But tha doesn't disprove anything else we've said. Jason always was in favor of health reform. We didn't say he wasn't. But from the beginning he set out some very specific ideas that he wanted health care reform to address. He wanted cost containment, wanted to help small businesses not penalize them and he wanted commonsense funding of the program not just a generic tax on people making over $250k. <br /><br />And He worked behind the scenes to try to have the final bill reflect those ideas. Since it didn't control costs the way he envisioned he voted against it.Blue Number 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428988649440272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-84390025613210631362010-09-30T08:46:00.478-04:002010-09-30T08:46:00.478-04:00Look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...Look at this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJEgKgkx0zw. It shows Jason Altmire supporting the health bill and saying failure is not an option. The video is an hour long and his statement is about 45 mins in. Notice John Dingell is on the panel with him.mamaluchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861422371250652268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-50353839247224422972010-09-28T17:41:29.167-04:002010-09-28T17:41:29.167-04:00So Altmire voted the way the district wanted but y...So Altmire voted the way the district wanted but you "think" he was just given permission to do so after the outcome was no longer in doubt. Kudos to you on your powers of ESP. <br /><br />However, I think you give short shrift to the process. I attended several meetings with him throughout he 9 months or so and heard him be very consistent in his message and approach. He wanted very specific things in a healthcare overhaul and disliked some very specific things in the original House bill. <br /><br />Ultimately the major thing he called for all along, a paradigm shift on costs, wasn't included in the bill and he voted against it. I personally was disappointed that he voted against it because I thought the bill was a reasonable compromise and isn't necessary mutually exclusive with a further bill to addresses costs at a later date. <br /><br />But regardless methinks you are doing a tad bit of projecting your own partisan bias on your analysis of his vote instead of actually hearing what he said all along.Blue Number 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14409428988649440272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-38934994683580154752010-09-28T10:31:53.462-04:002010-09-28T10:31:53.462-04:00Pgh Knight...you got it right on Altmire...Pgh Knight...you got it right on Altmire...rich10ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815670014265733834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-51249970185822495292010-09-28T07:06:50.869-04:002010-09-28T07:06:50.869-04:00The problem I have with Altmire is that, while he ...The problem I have with Altmire is that, while he voted against Pelosi on some important issues, he didn't come out with a definitive stance until the Dems had all the vote they needed in the bag. It was like he was given permission to vote against them to please his constituency once it didn't matter. I am thinking "election politics" here. Kind of smarmy.Pgh_Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941754455049480233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-64008910461103513162010-09-27T21:19:41.193-04:002010-09-27T21:19:41.193-04:00Painfully Altmire is a good fit for that district....Painfully Altmire is a good fit for that district. Just enough of a Democrat to be acceptable to the industrial unions, just conservative enough to be acceptable to the North Hills. As long as Altmire spends that money, in making clear what he has done in Congress, he should just be able to charm the conservatives without offending any surviving liberals too much. <br /><br />I guess HTTT is just ncapable of talking about the subject of a post. I mean, yeah, the ad Grayson ran was pretty shitty, but he actually sounds like the better candidate. Not that there is anything I could do about.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-4401868692970328122010-09-27T20:33:29.893-04:002010-09-27T20:33:29.893-04:00Rothfus keeps trying to tie Altmire to Pelosi much...Rothfus keeps trying to tie Altmire to Pelosi much like Melissa Hart tried to. All it really does is make Rothfus look out of touch since no one bought that argument 2 years ago, and it is unlikely anyone will now.<br /><br />On important votes (e.g., health care, cap and trade, the stimulus), he votes against the Democrats as much as with them. Anyone who thinks he is a pawn of Nancy Pelosi should ask progressives what they think about Altmire.<br /><br />Rothfus, on the other hand, would be a mindless follower of the Republican Party like Melissa Hart, which people clearly don't want.<br /><br />I met Rothfus a few weeks ago. He seems like a nice guy, but not exactly inspiring. He made me think of the Rick Moranis character from Ghostbusters.<br /><br />Whether you agree with their politics or not, both Melissa Hart and Jason Altmire were politically savvy and made a difference in Washington and their district. I just think Rothfus would get lost there, and he would not be an effective representative for our region.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-37927767584953847272010-09-27T17:17:32.480-04:002010-09-27T17:17:32.480-04:00Look over here!Look over here!Ol' Frothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001073150811372903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-25043691129813820432010-09-27T11:48:46.624-04:002010-09-27T11:48:46.624-04:00Misleading campaign charges? Ah, we're home.
C...<i>Misleading campaign charges? Ah, we're home.</i><br />Care to defend your follow progressives?<br /><a href="http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/alan-grayson-fighting-real-democrat" rel="nofollow">Alan Grayson Is Fighting Like A Real Democrat.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://factcheck.org/2010/09/patriotism-falsely-impugned/" rel="nofollow">Patriotism Falsely Impugned</a><br /><i>Democratic Rep. Grayson wrongly says that his opponent 'refused' Vietnam service; claims he 'doesn't love this country.' </i>Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14533575674043719198noreply@blogger.com