Posted on 07/16/2007 6:21:49 PM PDT by Krankor
After watching the top five Democratic candidates for president speak before a trial lawyers' group Sunday, attorney Jim Ronca of Philadelphia, a staunch Republican, became certain of one thing: He is not going to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election.
He will support the Democrats.
"I'm not only going to vote Democratic, I'm going to financially support the Democrats," Ronca said after a luncheon forum of the American Association for Justice, featuring Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Joe Biden. "The Republicans in Washington are an embarrassment."
Ronca said he was impressed with the Democrats' opposition to recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, the refusal of the White House to hand over documents related to the firing of federal prosecutors, and the war in Iraq.
All of the Democrats used most of their 20 minutes allotted to excoriate the Bush administration, with Clinton noting:
"President Bush has campaigned as a compassionate conservative. He is neither. His is the most radical presidency we have ever had."
Wants 'diverse' top court Richardson, governor of New Mexico, said he would give the John Roberts' led Supreme Court a grade of "D-minus," noting the court's decisions seemed to reverse previous precedents such as 1954's Brown vs. Board of Education -- which attempted to desegregate schools.
Richardson said he would like to see a Supreme Court that "looked like this country, that would be diverse." (The Supreme Court is comprised of white men, except for Justice Ruth Ginsburg and Justice Clarence Thomas, an African American.)
'Right to choose in jeopardy' The five Democrats also talked about the necessity for a rapid conclusion to the Iraq war, although Clinton said the withdrawal "has to be done in a careful, thoughtful, deliberative manner."
They agreed on the need for universal health care, with Obama outlining his idea for small businesses and individuals to be able to buy in to pools to get group rates.
Edwards -- who as a former trial lawyer received the warmest applause -- talked, too, about the narrow 5-4 decisions of the Supreme Court, noting that the court's decision to uphold the Partial Birth Abortion Act "puts a woman's right to choose in jeopardy."
Edwards talked about his theme of poverty in America and the 45 million people who do not have health coverage, and he said the minimum wage should be raised even more, up to $9.50 an hour and be indexed to inflation. He also supported the idea of early childhood education and equality in schools. "If you live in a rich suburb, the odds are your kids are going to go to a good public school," he said. But the reverse holds true "if you are poor" and live in the inner city.
Biden expressed the need for automobiles to have better gas mileage and said if he became president, he would mandate that all vehicles used by the administration get 40 mpg.
He vowed he would "pillory" the insurance and pharmaceutical industries if they tried to lobby again against universal health care.
Uncertain about Obama Clinton said her first priority, after ending the war, would be to balance the budget, noting the weakness of America's finances has undermined its global influence.
Ronca said he was impressed by Obama's "presence" but not certain "about the substance underneath," but his friend, Ted Oshman of New York, said he "was surprised all the candidates "were so strong.
"I couldn't eliminate one of them."
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Do these buffoons realize how stupid they seem
Let’s start cranking out the “Republicans who are switching their votes to Democrat” articles.
In my book an endorsement from a millionaire lawyer is like an anti-endorsement.
btt
On behalf of the Association of Pond Scum Blood Suckers, please do not insult us by associating us with trial lawyers. Even we, who saw Ted Kennedy swimming around at Chappaquidick, have standards.
Another one of those “from Woodstock to my time in the antiwar movement and the nuclear freeze movement, I was a Republican. But then Bush betrayed all my Republican ideals” stories.
Is this the same guy with the “I’m a Republican and ashamed of this President” sign we saw during 2004?
>>After watching the top five Democratic candidates for president speak before a trial lawyers’ group Sunday, attorney Jim Ronca of Philadelphia, a staunch Republican, became certain of one thing: He is not going to vote Republican in the 2008 presidential election. He will support the Democrats. “I’m not only going to vote Democratic, I’m going to financially support the Democrats,” Ronca said after a luncheon forum of the American Association for Justice, featuring Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Joe Biden. “The Republicans in Washington are an embarrassment.” <<
People identifying as Republican has dropped and there are party switchers. Support in those staying Republican is much softer - 60% rather than 90%.
But this article is not honest. He didn’t decide that the Republicans are an embarrassment while watching the Democrats debate - I’d bet my car on that.
Astroturf and dishonest reporting. Who’d a thunk it?
Here are a few links to this ambulance chaser.
http://www.anapolschwartz.com/attorneys/jim_ronca.shtml
http://www.legalspan.com/catalog2/faculty.asp?UserID=20030901904059271288
What a coincidence! I am a staunch Democrat who has decided to vote Republican for the first time in the 08 election simply because I can’t stand Hillary, Breck Girl and Obama. Also, like Jim Roncas, I can’t be trusted to tell the truth. Not in this case.
Actually, it doesn’t matter. Hildabeast will lose...GOP will retain the WH...hide and watch...
Same trail, two paths (Jeb Eddy, Phony Republican once outed as a Dem, on Richard Pombo)
Remember Jeb Eddy? The Democrat Protester Posing As A Republican?
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