Michael Barone Says Thad McCotter Should Be in the Republican Debates

Washington Examiner ^ | 9/18/11

[cumbo78]

That’s the issue. If you’re a grass roots candidate and don’t have the money to “buy” poll numbers or are not a “media darling” like Gov. Huntsmann, the way you get your numbers up is through public forums.

[dforest]

McCotter needs to get in so we can shove out Bush 3 Perry.

[EternalVigilance]

This is one more example of what you get when you completely hand the process over to the media and the moneyed interests.

Which the Republican Party did a long time ago.

Instead of “of the people, by the people, for the people,” it’s “of the media, by the money, for the elites.”

[Kenny Bunk]

McCotter? OK, I guess!

Common sense in the present economic situation tells us that the federal government is consuming about 25% treasure more than it should. Obviously, the simple fix is to "down-size" it and attempt some sweeping structural changes.

McCotter sees this. Cain sees this. Let's face it, anyone with half-a-brain sees this. (Joe Biden? No) But any cut in federal budgets disempowers so many in the government and out, that normal politicians are afraid to do it. i.e., Republicans and Democrats.

Their rationale, put forth by The Mombasa Moonbeam and his Team, but subscribed to by all of them, is that right now, massive cuts to the federal government could at least in the short term, worsen the present depression by taking the cash spent by the government and its employees off the table.

They could be right. This bitter pill is too hard to swallow because the public has been taught by lie and half-truth to see any belt-tightening or structural overhaul as a threat to entitlements.

So realists like this McCotter, and Cain, probably have slim and no chance to achieve electoral office. OTOH, Those who offer ... or pretend to offer ... the public an easier way out will prevail ...i.e. some mickey mouse cuts in spending (e.g., closing of the "Coffee Tasting Board," etc) + some "tax cuts."
"There you go, John Q. Public, we have sliced the budget by only spending 5% more than the last budget! And we have cut govredtape and reduced taxes!" Huzzah!

These measures should see this depression ending around 2030, under President(e) Gonzalez.

[Longbow1969]

As for those who think McCotter is a non starter because of some of his union votes, I’ll address the issue again. Cong. McCotter has stated that he felt his Card Check vote was more of a district vote when he cast it and has said since that it was a mistake. When he voted for the auto bailout, he cited Moody’s estimate that allowing the auto companies to go under would have a trickle down effect that would not only decimate the area he represents, but would cost the Social Safety Net $300 billion. McCotter also stated that, from a National Security standpoint, gutting our auto manufacturing capabilities would greatly inhibit our abilities as a nation to crank up the defense industry in a time of national Crisis.

So your trying to explain away his support for stripping American's of their right to a secret ballot in union elections (Card Check) and his support for the auto bailouts, what excuses do you make for his sponsoring the $165 union pension bailout? The bailout that was so egregious that even with massive majorities in Congress in 2010, the Democrats still couldn't pass it.

McCotter is a union tool. Period. His votes are inexcusable. He has no real following which is why when he announced for President pretty much no one cared. If we are going to let McCotter in the debates then we'd have to let the likes of Gary Johnson in too.

[Kenny Bunk]

Lemme ad that those who favor "Big Spending," always threaten those on entitlements first, whenever they are presented with the need to cut. Next, are the Armed Forces.

"Seniors eating Cat Food." Children starving in rotting schools." "Plague victims keeling over in the streets." Yadda ad inf.

[cumbo78]

Ok. We get it. You don’t like unions. Here are McCotter’s ratings when voting in the best interests of the unions.

SEIU - 10 %
Ameican Ferderation of Government Employees - 13 %
AFL-CIO - 17 %
Teamstaers - 20 %

What a tool, huh?

[PiedTubist]

A quote I’ve seen re McCotter and card check complete with his reasoning...

Manny Lopez/ The Michigan View.com
U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter told me Friday his vote for union payoff legislation was a mistake and that if he were going to vote on “card check” legislation again, he would vote no

“It was all because of Wisconsin,” he said in reference to what prompted him to change his mind about supporting legislation that would allow unions to forgo that pesky little detail called democracy (card check allows unions to be established in a work place with signatures on cards instead of secret ballot elections). “As a Federalist, what happened in Wisconsin made me realize that EFCA (the Employee Free Choice Act) was something that should be decided on the state level.”

[Longbow1969]

Ok. We get it. You don’t like unions. Here are McCotter’s ratings when voting in the best interests of the unions.

That does not excuse supporting the union thugs biggest agenda items - including voting FOR Card Check, voting for auto bailouts and SPONSORING the $165 billion dollar union pension bailout.

McCotter is a union guy. Period. I don't want a union guy anywhere near the White House, and I think the vast majority of the Republican party feels the same way.

[Cicero]

Thanks. That almost makes it worse. He thinks it’s OK if it’s passed at the state level?

I can’t imagine how any decent politician could think for one minute that Card Check was something to vote for: Depriving workers of the right to a secret ballot!

That doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand. It’s only possible purpose is to give dictatorial power to the union bosses.