ch: 2006

Former Rep. Pete McCloskey (R): Corrupted GOP needs to lose the House, for now

Read this: Former Rep. Pete McCloskey, who opposed corrupt Congressman Richard Pombo last June in a Republican primary, on why Republicans need to be defeated in the Fall elections:

As a lifelong Republican, I have found it difficult to conclude that the nation will benefit by transferring control of the House of Representatives to the Democrats in November. However, I see no other way to put the country back on a reasonable course.

I regret that we Republicans have lost, as Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., said recently, the moral right to lead. [...]

Money from rich, powerful corporations and their lobbyists has become the No. 1 Republican priority. Too often votes and/or earmarks have followed the money, with horrendous budget deficits and bad legislation the result.

Pombo’s opponent is Jerry McNerney, a renewable energy consultant who couldn’t contrast with anti-environmental advocate Richard Pombo more.