Joe Roberts
This is probably the only post I’m apt to make in support of a candidate, but this is my home turf sand.
The Pensacola Beach Blogger has a three post series on Drilling Rigs off the coast and what it will mean to the Panhandle. Floridians have gotten complacent because of the ban on drilling and were caught off guard when members of our House delegation, including Jeff Miller of District 1 and Allen Boyd of District 2 voted to re-open the issue. Hopefully our Senators, Nelson and Martinez, will be able to stop this bill in the Senate, and it won’t magically re-appear in a conference committee.
Jeff Miller has to be punished for this vote because it flies in the face of the interests of his constituents. People need to understand that the problem is not finding more oil; it is learning to live without oil, because the world’s supply has peaked. The local issue has been finding someone to run as a Democrat in the First District.
I was surprised when PBB mentioned the existence of Joe Roberts and that Joe has a site up and under construction. I was waiting for more information when Terry at Nitpicker, who has moved down to the Panhandle, ran a post about Joe and provided some additional information.
Joe is veteran, was raised on a family farm, been a member of two unions, has worked with his hands and his mind, and lives on the coast. He understands the difference between the corporations that the Republicans help and the small businesses that supply jobs. He understands that helping corporations usually means selling small businesses down the river. He understands that the middle class is really being hurt by the current government policies.
He’s conservative, but he at least bases his conservatism on real history and has put his body on the line to defend the Constitution. He isn’t running for Congress to “rubber stamp” every bad idea coming out the White House and K Street.
5 comments
Roberts sounds like a decent man and a candidate as good as Democrats could hope for under the circumstances.
Would you consider helping us find a good Democratic candidate for governor of Texas? Chris Bell is an admirable human being… I’ve campaigned for him myself in the past, in his congressional races… but as a candidate, he’s the dullest human being alive. Kinky Friedman is colorful and well-intended but useless (or worse); he’s unacceptably conservative on some important issues, and is running as an independent though he is a de facto Republican. What will it take for us to rid ourselves of Gov. Goodhair?
I don’t think we can expect anything radical from Joe, but he definitely knows things are going in the wrong direction in foreign policy and the economy.
Texas has produced so many great Democrats, it’s hard to believe your supply has run out. I wonder if there hasn’t been too much time spent supporting the old guard and not enough recruiting new blood.
I have been waiting for Joe Roberts since 2001. Finally, someone to send Miller packing. I can’t stand that Miller. He is only good for a photo-op.
Joe’s site is just about complete (www.JoeRoberts.us) and he already has my vote. GO JOE GO!!!!!!!
Dave
Jeff Miller can definately be beat! No one even knows Joe Scarborough is no longer their Congressman. Please donate to the Joe Roberts campaign. He’s a good man who’s doing his civic duty by running for Congress.
Elle,
You are so right. Some jackasses around here say “Roberts is running against Scarborough?” Oh boy! Where the heck am I?
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Dave