We need fewer Dicks

Yesterday, I pointed you to Joe Roberts. I noticed on his site this statement.

Neo-Cons like the $8+Trillion debt because they buy U.S. Bonds and collect interest. Neo-Con family values send children of working Americans to a war that boosts their defense contractor stock holdings. Neo-Cons ignore the Constitution and the law and encourage illegals to do the same. Neo-Con CEOs swill salaries of $100 Million plus, while cutting worker pay, benefits & retirement.

It's important to point out that Jeff Miller, the DeLaypublican Joe's running against received an F from the Drum Major Institute for his votes against middle class interests.

Also, it turns out there's confirmation of part of that statement. Cheney's money people think administration policies will make the dollar sink and inflation rise:

The Cheneys held another $1 million to $5 million in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Money Market fund (VMSXX, news, msgs), which is practically risk-free and could benefit from continued increases in short-term interest rates. And the couple had between $2 million and $10 million in Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities fund (VIPSX, news, msgs). The principal and interest payments of inflation-protected bonds rise along with consumer prices, making them good inflation hedges...The Cheneys also had between $10 million and $25 million in American Century International Bond (BEGBX, news, msgs). The fund buys mainly high-quality foreign bonds (predominantly in Europe) and rarely hedges against possible increases in the value of the dollar. Indeed, its prospectus limits dollar exposure to 25% of assets and the fund currently has only 6% of assets in dollars, according to an American Century spokesman.

We need more Joes and fewer Dicks.

I'm going to keep saying this until you start listening: It's up to us to push the 50 State Strategy. Show everyone that we're willing to fight.

DONATE.

(Add .01 to your donation for netroots recognition.)

•  I know I should have put this up,

  since FL-01 is my district.  It's just that Jeff Miller's 77% to 23% win in 2004 is... what you call it?  Daunting.

  http://www.cnn.com/...

  by sagra on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 12:51:22 PM PDT

  •  I'm not asking for the world here...

    I just think we need to take a stand and a few bucks is all it takes.

    Remember, 2004 was before Bush sank into the 30s and DeLay was arrested. It was before Duke Cunningham and Bob Ney and before Jeff Miller wanted to make life easier for Republican crooks. It was before most Americans decided that Democrats would do a better job of running the country than Republicans.

    Times change.

    by nitpicker on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 01:16:27 PM PDT

    •  I've been thinking of volunteering.

      I'm just still... daunted. :)

      by sagra on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 01:51:16 PM PDT

•  Mmm hmm

  vulgar title, but I get the point.  Hardly surprising that Cheney stands to benefit personnally off the economic troubles of others.  Too bad for him he can't keep off the T-bones, or he'd live long enough to enjoy his ill-gotten gains.

  Do you have any juice on the race itself, such as voter index, fundraising and issues?

  There are so many worthy causes, and I'm no millionaire.

  by Cream Puff on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 12:53:23 PM PDT

•  The way Joe Roberts uses the word 'neo-con'

  scares me.  I'm also not thrilled about the following statements on his website:

  • "Joe . . . believes in a literal interpretation of the U.S. Constitution"
  • "We desperately need and must have a state-of-the-art, full-service VA Hospital, in District 1, not another clinic."  IMHO, there's no reason for a separate hospital system for veterans.  What we need is good national healthcare for all.
  • "We can also strengthen our commitment to traditional Military and Aerospace sectors. These sectors have supported many families in Northwest Florida for decades, but have been parceled out to other Congressional Districts due to the poor representation in our District."
  • "Once again, the Bush Administration has placed a foreign country in a position to use American workers to reap huge profits for their homeland."  This smacks of xenophobia.  Are we to cut ourselves off from the rest of the world?  What's wrong with companies from other countries investing in the United States?
  • "Border Security: Three strands of concertina wire along the border, with listening devices, cameras and increased patrols."

  Roberts nevertheless may be the lesser evil for this district.  Before I put resources into his race, however, I would want to know that

  • Roberts has a plausible chance of winning; and
  • Roberts would not be an embarassment to the Democratic Party and our basic values.

  by another American on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 01:22:59 PM PDT

  •  This is Joe Scarborough's district.

    We have Eglin AFB, Pensacola NAS, and a lot of old military families who decided to retire where it's warm.

    No real progressive has a snowball's chance in hell here.  Electing a conservative who's not afraid to call Bush on his shit would be a dream come true.

    by sagra on Fri Jul 07, 2006 at 01:50:14 PM PDT