How annoying that we just label anyone a republican because they don't agree with me. I don't like Zell Miller but the man is still a democrat. Same with Joe Lieberman. But no, this is DU and god forbid someone actually posts something about a democrat that maybe they like so we slap the ole 'republican' tag on them.
Yes, I know that Casey is pro-life. I'd rather see Casey as a pro-life senator that god forbid a pro-life democrat (which btw, you can guarentee you'll have in 2010 if he doesn't get senator. Where Bob Casey fails in choice he has shown strong democratic values with Education, Environment and even fiscal spending.
Oh and as for Iraq, I'm guess you don't read much of the Philly Inquirer do you?
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/12429559.htmU.S. Sen. Rick Santorum's leading Democratic opponent, state Treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr., accused the senator this week of remaining silent while the U.S. death toll in Iraq rises.
After months of maintaining a low profile, Casey said the Republican senator was being too focused on "partisanship and ideology" to go after President Bush with the fervor he showed during the 1999 U.S.-led raids of Kosovo under President Bill Clinton.
"The U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, who is third in the leadership, says one of the reasons people should vote for him is because he is in leadership," Casey said in an interview Thursday. "But he is not asking the tough questions."
Yesterday, Santorum disputed Casey's characterization, saying he had raised concerns about military and diplomatic progress in Iraq with administration officials, spoken publicly about intelligence failings that preceded the 9/11 attacks, and bucked the President in pushing for measures that crack down on Syria and Iran, which have been blamed for aiding insurgents.As for Halliburtons, Enrons, and even Jack Abramoff - it seems that a bulk of our democrats have received some sort of contribution from these campaigns. But you know, it's just fricking lazier to post craps and insinuations about the guy you don't want then it is to do a bit of research to find out the truth.
I posted this because I thought it was great for Casey to use such a forum to discuss his ethics reform. But as I mentioned, I'm not getting involved with Pennsylvania til after the primaries. But I'll be glad that the PA statehouse is protected from Casey having it for at least 6-12 years. Casey fits the senate much better than he would as a governor