[Sosfbay-discuss] Letter to the editor

[Andrea Dorey]

Wes,

You are doing a phenomenal job with this blogging and op-ed writing!   
Absolutely amazing work!
You have somehow found an opening or a wedge into the media and using  
it beautifully.
Keep it up-- You are great, Wes!
Andrea

On Mar 20, 2006, at 7:41 PM, Wes Rolley wrote:

> 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.
>
> __
>
> 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
> http://www.refpub.com/
> Tel: 408.778.3024
>
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