[Sosfbay-discuss] Letter to the editor

[Wes Rolley]

Today, I submitted the following to the Pinnacle News, a weekly that 
reaches all of the South County and all of San Benito County.  It covers 
Morgan Hill and those rural areas with Gilroy addresses that lie within 
the 11th Congressional District. There is a call going out for 
Democrats, Libertarians and Greens to re-register as Decline to State 
and to vote for McCloskey in the Republican Primary.  It will take that 
to make it happen. However, this letter clearly states why I think that 
McCloskey is the one to take out Pombo.

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In the game of politics, there are players and there are poseurs. 
Richard Pombo has proved himself to be a poseur. Unfortunately, in 
recent years, the poseurs have gained the ascendency.

On his congressional web site, Pombo says that ""I will continue to 
fight to uphold the promises made to our
servicemen. I have proudly and consistently voted in favor of 
legislation that would improve the lives of their families. I will fight 
to keep the promise."

The facts are otherwise. On every single occasion since the start of the 
Iraq war, when Pombo has had the opportunity to vote for the interests 
of veterans, especially on health care and improved medical treatment, 
he has voted against the interests of veterans and for some mythological 
smaller government budget. He even voted against an ammendment that 
would have provide for better prosthetic devices for those he litteraly 
give a part of themselves in the service of our country. This vote, on 
May 25, 2005 was over just $30 Million that he could not find it in he 
heart to spend for our veterans. That is why the Disabled American 
Veterans have given him a zero rating on votes since the Iraq war 
started. He voted against veterans every single time.

The person who brought this to my attention was Pete McCloskey. He is 
running against Pombo in the Republican Primary. Pete is a true veteran. 
He was honored with a Silver Star and a Navy Cross earned as a Marine in 
Korea. He is the only candidate in this race, Democrat or Republican who 
will stand up for veterans. I just want every parent to know, that if 
you have to send your son or daughter to Iraq, that Congress Pombo voted 
against their getting the best health care possible if they should need it.

I have become a partisan in this race. I will support McCloskey as long 
as he is still in the hunt.

-- 
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth" Roberto Clemente

Wes Rolley
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