Massachusetts Democrat Brian Golden Endorses President Bush

George W. Bush website ^ | September23,2004

[FloridianBushFan]

Massachusetts Democrat Brian Golden Endorses President Bush

Earlier today, Democratic Massachusetts State Representative Brian Paul Golden announced that he will support President Bush in November over fellow Bay State Democrat John Kerry. Golden’s endorsement comes after witnessing President Bush’s accomplishments on education, Medicare and security issues. In contrast, Golden says that after following John Kerry’s 20-year senate career in Massachusetts, he still doesn’t know what Kerry stands for.

“America needs a president who cares more about doing what is right than doing what is politically expedient. Both at home and abroad, President Bush has made tough decisions and shown a clarity of purpose that makes America stronger and safer,” Golden said.

“President Bush is the right candidate to lead America in the War on Terror because his decisions are based on principle, not politics. Senator Kerry demonstrated a troubling approach to the War on Terror by voting against $87 billion in funding to equip our troops in Iraq with essential supplies like body armor. I have confidence in President Bush as Chief Executive and I will proudly work for his re-election.”

Golden joins a long list of Democrats who have endorsed the President and have formed the Democrats for Bush coalition. Golden has served as a Massachusetts state representative since 1999 and he also serves on the education, arts and humanities, ways and means, government regulations and judiciary committees.

Hey all this is my first time posting hope I did it right.

[Onelifetogive]

makes me "gringe" too!

YIKES....did I type that?!?! Must be some kind of keyboard "cremlins"!!!

[JPJones]

Good post, welcome to FR!

[FloridianBushFan]

National Steering Committee < Democrats for Bush < Home

Steven Allred Current Member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers* and Former Member of the United Mine Workers of America Labor Union*
WV

Peter Antonacci Commission on Ethics*
FL

Doug Barnard Former Congressman
GA

Bill Batoff Major Democrat Fundraiser, Clinton/Gore State Finance Chair
PA

Paul Berube Pastor
NH

Timothy Binning Vice President for the Daniel J. Edelman Company *
VA

Ken Birdsong State Representative
GA

Barney Bishop President and CEO of the Windsor Group* and Former Executive Director of the Florida Democrat Party
FL

Robert Allen Blankenship Retired Sheriff of Faulkner County
AR

Richard Blewitt President, Rowan and Blewitt, Inc.*
VA

Mike Boggs State Representative
GA

Bill Brewster Former Congressman
OK

Wayne Brown Southern District Transportation Commissioner
MS

Greg Butler Mayor of Morton
MS

David Butler II Mayor of Woodworth
LA

Charlie Capps State Representative
MS

James Lynn Cartlidge Forrest County Supervisor
MS

Bob Crawford Executive Director, Florida Citrus Commission*
FL

Doug Darling Michigan Agriculture Commissioner
MI

Gary Dearman Supervisor of Greene County
MS

David Dermer Mayor of Miami Beach
FL

John Dillingham Dillingham Enterprises *
MO

Duane Dillon Sheriff of Walthall County
MS

Bill Drew Former President of the Milwaukee City Council
WI

Noble Ellington State Senator
LA

Randy Ewing Former State Senate Majority Leader
LA

Johnny Floyd State Representative
GA

Dr. Michael Fortunato Family Physician at Wheeling Hospital*
WV

Paula Galbraith Clerk, Armstrong County
PA

David Gambrell Former U.S. Senator
GA

Sander Gerber Jewish Community Activist
NY

Howard Godwin Highlands County Sheriff
FL

Dick Greco Former Mayor of Tampa
FL

Raymond Earl Greene Private Investment Council/Workforce Investment
PA

Roy E. Hebron Mayor of the City of Ball
LA

Richard Heideman Heideman, Lezell, Nudelman & Kalik, P.C. *
MD

Penny Houston State Representative
GA

Jeanette Jamieson State Representative
GA

Charles Jenkins State Representative
GA

Danny Jordan Union County Supervisor
MS

Dick Kimbler Former President of the United Mine Workers of America Labor Union*
WV

Richard Kyle County Commissioner
PA

Jim Langdon Senior Executive Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Feld LLP*
DC

Keith Lee Jeppson & Lee/VanCott*, Campaign Manager for former Governor and Senator Richard Bryan of Nevada
NV

Jay Lemoine District Attorney
LA

Brian Lunde Former Executive Director, Democrat National Committee
DC

David Madison Mayor of Bexley
OH

John Joe Martinez Business Owner
NM

Palemon Martinez Taos County Farm and Ranch Organizations Officer
NM

Judi May Mendenhall City Clerk
MS

Paul T. McCommons Vice President of Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police
PA

Charlie McDonald State Representative
LA

Manuel Medina CEO of Terremark *
FL

Cynthia Michaud Assessor for the Town of Albion
ME

Cara Millard Cromwell Vice President for the Daniel J. Edelman Company *
RI

William Miner Northern District Transportation Commissioner
MS

Wayne Mixson Former Governor of Florida
FL

Dan Morrish State Representative
LA

Bill Mosby Alderman of the City of Canton
MS

George Mullen VFW Adjutant, 13th District
PA

J. Brian Munroe Former DNC Senior Staffer
DC

Jim Naugle Mayor of Fort Lauderdale
FL

Geraldine Osborn Former St. Louis City Alderman
MO

Bobby Parham State Representative
GA

Dave Phillips Former North Carolina Secretary of Commerce
NC

Janet Porter Treasurer, Catron County Reserve
NM

William Preismeyer Manatee County Environment and Public Works
FL

Andy Quinn Member, Minnesota Corn Growers Association Board of Directors
MN

Robert Ray State Representative
GA

Ed Roark Bunker Hill Township Supervisor
MI

James Lamar Roberts, Jr. Former State Supreme Court Justice
MS

Carl Rogers State Representative
GA

Larry Ruvo Bush-Cheney ’04 Nevada Finance Chair
NV

Dean Patrick Saunders Former State Representative
FL

Thom Serrani Former Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut
VT

Tim Sheldon State Senator
WA

Chuck Sims State Representative
GA

Lucie Skouteris Small Business Owner
NH

Mike Snow State Representative
GA

Sue Spicer Independent Insurance Contractor for State Farm*
WV

James Stanton Former Congressman
OH

Robin Tallon Former Congressman
SC

James Harold Thompson Former Speaker of the State House
FL

C. Vincent Townsend Past President of the Eastern Panhandle Medical Society* and West Virginia Heart Association*
WV

Larry Townsend Former State Democrat Party Chairman
KY

Kenneth Trentham Former County Commissioner for Bollinger
MO

Steve Uhlfelder University of Florida Regent* and Florida Counsel for Clinton/Gore 1996
FL

Fidel Vargas Former Mayor of Baldwin Park and the current Vice President of Reliant Equity Investors*
CA

Mike Verich Former State Representative
OH

Sterling Watson Gadsden County Commissioner
FL

Whitney Robert White Former Clinton Political Appointee
PA

William White Former Chief of Staff to Senator John Glenn
OH

Virgil Williams Zell Miller’s former Chief of Staff
GA

W.A. Woodham Gadsden County Sheriff
FL

Ernest Wooton State Representative
LA

Angie Wozniak Government Affairs Executive
MN

Daniel Wozniak Former Chief Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
MN

* Group affiliation listed for identification purposes only and does not imply any endorsement.

http://www.georgewbush.com/democrats/SteeringCommittee.aspx

[raccoonradio]

The Boston police union endorsed Bush 41 over our own governor, Dukakis, in 1988 and again in 1992, IIRC.
You may see that again, or similar candidates/
organizations "surprisingly" endorsing W.

[Integrityrocks]

I'll bet there have to be SOME Dem reps and senators that are pretty sick and tired of Kerry collecting a paycheck and never being present for duty in the Senate. When is Kerry's Senate seat up for re-election?

[jambooti]

of course the Bostonians want Golden out:

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/editorial/documents/02425205.htm

[lormand]

Some people take a long time to wake up and smell the coffee. I was once a DemocRAT and changed my registration to Republican.

But that was way back in 1983!!!

[cake_crumb]

I am in absolute shock. The ramifications of this would be DEVESTATING....IF the mass media bothered reporting it. But they're too busy airing and printing lies to bother with such trifling things as important facts.

[EGPWS]

“America needs a president who cares more about doing what is right than doing what is politically expedient. Both at home and abroad, President Bush has made tough decisions and shown a clarity of purpose that makes America stronger and safer,” Golden said.

Well said Brian, however don't you realize that you are going to lose votes by not supporting "jihad" with your rhetoric, let alone the disdain for you that Chirac will tote? /s

[bray]

I'll bet Hilary pulls the W handle.

Yaaaawn's just hopin she doesn't pull the Kerry trigger!

Pray for W and Our Troops

[FloridianBushFan]

There is another list out there somewhere I use to have it in my e-mail but muat have deleted it.

[backinthefold]

 Hey all this is my first time posting hope I did it right.

 

Great job, great news!

 

welcome to FR :^)

[hiramknight]

Your post couldn't have been better, or refreshing, as I'm from Massachusetts, and know our local pro left pro Kerry commie news stations won't report it.

Another torpedo in the Hull of the USS Kerry!!

[EGPWS]

I was once a DemocRAT and changed my registration to Republican.

The "twelve steps" plan was a horrific, but worth while endeavor though wasn't it? LoL's

[Hemingway's Ghost]

He knows his constituency better than we do. There are pockets of Bush support in Boston.

Whatever you say, Chief.

[Gucho]

"Golden says that after following John Kerry’s 20-year senate career in Massachusetts, he still doesn’t know what Kerry stands for."

Here is a sample of his record: Kerry was lieutenant governor under Dukakis, one of the worst Governors in history. He was thrashed when he ran for President. Kerry was all for the passes for murderers and rapists which, once enacted, resulted in the rapes and murders of innocent people. He wants taxpayers to pay for all abortions on demand, including the partial birth murders. Kerry Has Voted Against A Balanced Budget Amendment At Least Five Times. Kerry Voted Against President Bush's Tax Cuts, At Least The Tenth Key Anti-Tax Relief Vote Of His Senate Career. Kerry Voted For The Biggest Tax Increase In American History Under President Clinton. Kerry Has Voted For At Least Seven Major Reductions In Defense And Military Spending Necessary For Our National Security. In 1996, Introduced Bill To Slash Defense Department Funding By $6.5 Billion. In 1995, Voted To Freeze Defense Spending For 7 Years, Slashing Over $34 Billion From Defense. Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution - Defense Freeze. “Harkin, D-Iowa, amendment to freeze defense spending for the next seven years and transfer the $34.8 billion in savings to education and job training.” In 1993, Introduced Plan To Cut Numerous Defense Programs, Including: Cut the number of Navy submarines and their crews Reduce the number of light infantry units in the Army down to one Reduce tactical fighter wings in the Air Force Terminate the Navy’s coastal mine-hunting ship program Force the retirement of no less than 60,000 members of the Armed Forces in one year. Has Voted Repeatedly To Cut Defense Spending, Including: In 1993, Voted Against Increased Defense Spending For Military Pay Raise. Kerry voted to kill an increase in military pay over five years. In 1992, Voted To Cut $6 Billion From Defense. In 1991, Voted To Slash Over $3 Billion From Defense, Shift Money To Social Programs. In 1991, Voted To Cut Defense Spending By 2%. Has Voted Repeatedly To Cut Or Eliminate Funding For B-2 Stealth Bomber Has Voted Repeatedly Against Missile Defense. Weapons Kerry Sought To Phase Out Were Vital In Iraq. “[K]erry supported cancellation of a host of weapons systems that have become the basis of US military might -- the high-tech munitions and delivery systems on display to the world as they leveled the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein in a matter of weeks.” (Brian C. Mooney, “Taking One Prize, Then A Bigger One,” The Boston Globe, 6/19/03) Military hardware he felt we no longer need since the "cold war" is past. The money would be better spent on "social" programs. These weapons are now the core of our military might. F-16 Fighting Falcons. B-1Bs B-2As F-15 And F-16s. M1 Abrams. Patriot Missile. AH-64 Apache Helicopter Tomahawk Cruise Missile. Aegis Air-Defense Cruiser"

[lormand]

"The "twelve steps" plan was a horrific, but worth while endeavor though wasn't it? LoL's"

When I shower, I have to scrub a little harder to make sure I remove all of the residual scum from once being a DemocRAT

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Wow. From your link:

IN THE 18th Suffolk House district (Allston-Brighton and the Cottage Farm precinct of Brookline), incumbent representative Brian Golden faces primary pressure from attorney David Friedman and union activist Paul Felker. Golden, a Democrat, is best known for having gone to Florida after the 2000 presidential election to work on the recount effort — for Republican George W. Bush. He should be replaced, and the best candidate in this race is David Friedman. A former clerk for US Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, Friedman — who has taken a leave from his job with downtown law firm Hill & Barlow to campaign — had an epiphany when working for the plaintiffs who sued the state to force full funding of its Medicaid obligations for the care of mentally retarded adults. The high-profile lawsuit ended when US District Court judge Douglas Woodlock ruled that Massachusetts was in violation of federal law. (See "The Waiting Game," News and Features, September 22, 2000.) Friedman was astonished when the legislature initially refused to fund the services ordered by Woodcock. The insult motivated him to run. At minimum, Friedman will bring a fierce commitment to social services to the job.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

Hey all this is my first time posting hope I did it right.

You did just fine, young Jedi. Welcome to FR.

[RockinRight]

Smack!

John Kerry felt that one.