• 30Sep

  The last 8 years of “voodoo economics”

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  By every measure things are a lot worse in the US than they were 8 years ago when this administration took power.

  The Dow finished lower on September 29 than it was on January 19, 2001. The NASDAQ was at 2770.38 back then, compared with 1983.73 on Monday. The dollar used to trade at 1.068 against the Euro compared with .695

  Some things have gone up
  - the Consumer Price Index (175 vs 219 today)
  - unemployment (4.2% vs 6.1%)

  “It’s a striking phenomenon,” said Robert Shapiro, former undersecretary of commerce. “The reckless negligence and mismanagement of the country’s financial markets by the White House, the Treasury and the Fed over the last several years has now produced a crisis that has wiped out all of the increase in the market value of America’s companies from five years of record corporate profits, strong productivity gains, and reasonable growth. Bush has now run the table on presidential failure.”

  We have to ask - can McCain/Palin and Republicans like Darrell Issa change course to follow more sensible policies and avert a disaster of their own making?

  From the New York Times regarding the bailout:

  Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican, said he was “resolute” in his opposition to the measure because it would betray party principles and amount to “a coffin on top of Ronald Reagan’s coffin.”

  Once again Issa’s ideology gets in the way of doing what’s right for the folks on Main Street. Please send us your comments.

• 16Mar

  Begoña Gortazar

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  I am writing from Spain. I met Bob in the years 1980-1981 when he was Director of Marketing at American Express in Madrid. I had just finished my university studies and my first job was at American Express. Bob was a magnificent leader and all of us who worked with him have wonderful memories of those times. He is a great professional and a person you can trust. I hope that he gets the nomination. Good luck, Bob!!!

• 12Feb

  Charles Lewis

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  I have known Bob Hamilton since 1970 during our time in the U.S. Navy. With his background, experience, compassion, and judgment, he will be an excellent Representative for all people in the 49th District.

• 10Feb

  What was Darrell Issa doing 40 years ago?

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  I think it’s interesting that friends and admirers of Bob Hamiltion going back 40+ years are writing about his maturity and judgment, his global and financial experience, his proud military service to our country, his balanced view of what it takes to represent the culture of the 49th district, and more recently his leadership and contribution to crisis management during the fires.

  The question is what was Darrell Issa doing 40 years ago?

  And more recently, what has Darrell Issa (more aptly named Darrell Isn’t) been doing for his district and his country? As far as I can see he is capable only of producing the most simplistic and demagogic soundbite answers to the complex questions that confront us.

  While Hamilton looks to the macro-economic causes of illegal immigration as part of a multi-faceted solution, Issa’s solution is round-em-up and build a wall. Darrell: They’ve been rounded up before. They keep coming back. That’s the problem. Sure, build your wall, but that’s only a small part of the solution.

  While Hamiton looks for fair and comprehensive solutions to the subprime mortgage mess that’s ruining home values in many district neighborhoods (including the emergence of some genuine criminality enabled by a lassaiz-faire Bush administration), Issa’s solution is to vanish on the topic, partly because he is one of the de-regulating enablers when he had the chance to do something about it.

  While Hamilton, relying on his military and financial experience, looks for a multifaceted solution to our Iraq mess in a secure transition to self-governance in that country, Issa can only engage in name-calling of anyone who sees a broader solution than military policing. Buy a clue, Darrell; we have military, diplomatic, economic, business, and cultural tools in the American tool belt. You’ve had 5 years to figure it out. Osama bin Laden isn’t and never was in Iraq. However, Bob Hamilton’s son, and my brother are.
  They paint a very different picture than you do.

  It goes on and on. This guy has been cheating the peope of the 49th district out of real representation on every issue that isn’t in his own self-interest. Earmarks? Darrell Isn’t. Campaign Finance Reform? Darrell Isn’t. Compensation for wounded and killed civilian employees in Iraq? Darrel Isn’t.

  Wake up 49th. You’re missing out on some genuine leadership. It’s not just about change. It’s about a man, Bob Hamilton, who is willing to reach across the aisle to help clean up the worst mess since the Harding Administration.

  John Geoghegan
  Vietnam Vet and shipmate of Bob Hamilton

• 08Feb

  Healthcare for autoimmune disorders

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  I found your name mentioned in the comment section of today’s NCTimes article “Clinton carried region’s Congressional Districts” I then googled your name + democrat and found your website. 

  I am thrilled by your biography. The military history and your service during the Viet Nam era gives you instant credibility with local conservatives but you also remember what it is to have people in charge who are not competent to win a war or get out. You also speak Spanish and were raised in a bicultural environment. I am so tired of Bush’s butchered and horribly accented Spanish and the hate speech of so many in my Republican party toward those hard working immigrants from Mexico and Central America.

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