(Roth is on the Calitics ActBlue Page. - promoted by SFBrianCL)
My DD's Chris, Matt, Rick and Joel predicted it:
Facing low approval ratings, Republicans will introduce you to the voters as a flip-flopping, gay-loving, liberal terrorist coddler who wants to cut and run from Iraq, all at the behest of self-absorbed Hollywood moguls and liberal elites.
A tense and hostile Mary Bono sputtered exactly that (sans the "gay-loving," she needs that vote) when finally confronted with a firm yet gracious David Roth last Wednesday. Roth confronted Bono on her failure to bring resources to the district, and her failure to stem the waste in Iraq. Besides attacking David for moving here from LA (as she did - and for the record, Roth has older ties to Palm Springs than Bono does), she had nothing but GOP robot speak to defend her record. Why so defensive, Ms. Bono? Could it be because Ms. "What Do We Tell the Children" is among the worst Representatives for children and seniors, and among the best for corporate America? David Roth will Change Washington for our kids and seniors, and for all of us. |
Bono, Roth debate... sort of
09:08 AM PDT on Thursday, August 24, 2006
By MICHELLE DeARMOND
The Press-Enterprise
After weeks of asking Rep. Mary Bono for a debate, Democratic challenger David Roth appeared to get his wish Wednesday with a face-to-face verbal sparring match.
The pair, who are battling for Bono's vast congressional district, met with the editorial board at the Riverside office of The Press-Enterprise to discuss the November general election. Seated side by side, the two traded barbs on everything from whose roots in the district are deeper to whether the war on terror is succeeding.
Now the Press Enterprise is NOT a liberal media outlet to say the least. The reporter refers to "failed Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean" - (he's now the head of the Democratic Party, please consider that, poor little GOP stenographer). The PE reporter also let this pass without comment:
Bono said she does not support a timeline set by politicians and believes the United States' work in the Middle East has been successful at making inroads against terrorists.
Bono admitted that federal spending overall has been excessive, saying she's disappointed that her party has run up such large deficits. She'd like to look for waste, fraud and abuse in some programs as a way to trim the fat.
Um, (1) Bono rubberstamped said deficit, and (2) What fat, besides Halliburton's (that you rubberstamped)? The poor are tapped out, as Bono would know if she visited her own district, but (3) OMFG, "inroads against terrorists?" OK, she's not a scholar on the subject, but damn.
Palm Springs and most of the CA-45th has a Union Pacific railroad running through it, parallel to the 10 freeway. One of David Roth's supporters is a conductor on that train, and he knows that none of the cargo he's pulling is inspected. He sees it go straight from the ship to his train. Tell it to him, Mary. Letting PNAC play soldier with other people's children is not "making inroads against terrorists." Our own American national security professionals will tell you that for free.
Speaking of children, it was Mary Bono who delivered the "What do we tell the children" line during the Clinton impeachment. A true Hollywood moment, made to order by Newt Gingrich, I have no doubt. And who is one of the worst enemies of children and seniors on Capitol Hill? Why our own Mary Bono:
The Worst Representatives for Children:
Children's Defense Fund Scorecard
Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) 0%
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 0%
Rep. Mary Bono (R) 11%
Rep. C. W. Bill Young (R) 11%
Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R) 22%
These representatives voted
*to give tax breaks to the wealthy and opposed a plan that would have increased spending for education, health care, low-income programs, veterans and critical children's programs by reducing tax cuts given to people making more than $1 million a year.
*to limit spending on discretionary programs including Head Start, child abuse prevention, and juvenile justice; cut $34.7 billion from programs with guaranteed funding for poor children, including $10 billion from Medicaid; and allow for an additional $70 billion in tax cuts.
The Worst Representatives for Seniors:
Alliance for Retired Americans Scorecard
Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) 0%
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 0%
Rep. Mary Bono (R) 7%
Rep. C. W. Bill Young (R) 11%
Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R) 0%
These representatives voted:
* for substantial cuts to health care spending, Medicare, Medicaid, medical research, and vital programs such as the Older Americans Act.
* to weaken pension protections.
* against lower prescription prices for seniors and the disabled.
So who's Mary Bono going to bat for, besides herself? You guessed it:
The Best Representatives for Corporate America
OpenSecrets.org
Project VoteSmart
Business and Industry Political Action Committee (Whose motto is: "Electing Business to Congress")
Rep. Joseph Knollenberg (R-MI) 100%
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 100%
Rep. Mary Bono (R) 100%
Rep. C. W. Bill Young (R) 95%
Rep. Sue W. Kelly (R) 86%
These representatives voted:
* for the pro-business, anti-consumer bankruptcy bill.
* to weaken the Endangered Species Act
* cut taxes for the most wealthy Americans
* weaken regulations to protect consumers and workers
Guess who they have lunch with.
A Rubberstamping elephant's faithful 100%, I guess. Hat tip to Dan Walters at JoeTrippi.com.
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