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- MikeKling - 09-02-2010
The purpose of this letter is to ask you to support Tom Corbett who is the 2010 Republican Party candidate for the Governor of Pennsylvania. I have never written a letter like this before, but Tom has been a valued friend of mine for over twenty years, and with the economic and public challenges we face here in our state, I believe he is the most qualified candidate for this important position.
Our family moved to Chester County just twelve years ago. My lifelong residence before moving here was in Shaler Township, just outside of Pittsburgh. This is where I first met Tom Corbett and his family. Tom began his political career as a Commissioner in Shaler Township. Tom and I worked tirelessly during his campaign to win over an incumbent Commissioner.
His public service actually started many years before.Tom Corbett began his career as a criminal prosecutor in Allegheny County as Assistant District Attorney. Following several years of private law practice, President George H. W. Bush appointed Tom to become the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. In 1995, Governor Tom Ridge selected Tom to fill the vacancy in the Attorney General’s office for the duration of the term. It was not until 2004 that he ran a statewide campaign for Attorney General and won both highly contested primary and general election races.
Again in November 2008, during a challenging race for most incumbent candidates, he won re-election as Attorney General in a decisive fashion. As Pennsylvania’s chief law enforcement officer, Tom has drawn strong bipartisan support for the office’s ongoing mission – making this Commonwealth a safer better place for families to live, work and raise a family.
Tom Corbett believes his experience, qualifications and demonstrated commitment to public service have readied him to take on the challenges of the Governorship of Pennsylvania. However, Tom needs resources to run a successful campaign. He is less than 100 days away from the November election and needs your financial support.
If you would like to support Tom, please contact me on our forum or at mkling@medicaltransportsystems.com
Thanks,
Mike
- ccm911 - 09-02-2010
This guy has ties to Bush and Ridge?
I'll pass. We certainly do not need another "Rick Santorum Christian" representing our state.
- Porshagod - 09-02-2010
It appears that someone has forgotten the fact that the reason this country is in the mess it's in now was due to 8 years of Republican rule and it's "agenda".
Most intelligent people aren't fooled by the current wave of Republican rhetoric of not accepting responsibility for our country's woes in this, an election year.
I'll pass too.
- Lainey - 09-02-2010
So my question is, why paint this new guy with such a broad brush? I'm looking for a libertarian with fiscally conservative, pro-free market views. I'm open to either party - but not career politcos who are into big government, expansive entitlement-style social programs that cost us money we don't have. I feel sorry for my son who in a year will try to look for a job when he graduates college next year.
Wait until October comes (when enrollment season starts) and everyone gets their premium bills for our fair share to pay for healthcare next year. I heard on NPR that for the first time in history employers have passed 100% of the insurance premiums on to employees (source: Kaiser Family Foundation). Get ready to pay more so that the 47% of people who don't pay taxes can have access to healthcare. Who will pay? Guess? And with the Patient Protection and Care Act, we are not even touching the issues of medical cost reduction or quality of care (which may be most important)
I want to know is this new guy (Corbett) a capitalist or a socialist? Forget the party Bull...
P.S. I'm now a resident of PA - trying to get OUT of NJ due to the insane taxes.
Ok, off my soap box.
- ccm911 - 09-02-2010
Wow! What a post. I think you hit every FOX News bullet point in just one paragraph. Why so bummed about Health Care? It was you folks that refused Universal Health Care. We could have spread out the costs in a more equitable manner, but that would have made sense. But I guess that Sarah Palin's "death panel" talk really put a scare into the Conservative "Christians". As in "Christians" that sat by idly as the middle class of America was financially eviscerated. "But that's OK, as long as I am all right".
And as for the 47% not paying taxes...you can thank your Republican buddies for shipping those jobs overseas. Never to come back.
So. Do you want those cheap prices at Wal Mart? But how cheap is cheap, when the result will be that our taxes will be raised in order to care for the displaced manufacturing workers? Can't have it both ways folks. Either we pay higher taxes, or we pay higher prices for goods made in America. I'll take higher retail prices if that is what it would take to ensure a decent life for ALL Americans.
But now I am expected to cheer on a crony of Bush and Ridge? Bush and Ridge were good little brown-shirts, raised on the false promises of Reagan's "trickle-down" economic theory.
How's that "trickle-down" working for us in 2010?
- Lainey - 09-02-2010
Dude, I am IN the health care industry and have been for 27 years. Some people just don't know what they don't know. Let's just leave it at that.
And sorry no I don't align myself with Faux News. Not a fan.... I'm just an individual person who is mad as hell at the way this country is heading and feel I can state my opinion.
Guess we will see how it goes
- asher681 - 09-03-2010
Good post Elaine !!!
We do need a change in the governors office, Ed Rendell's response to our plight is to create new taxes i.e. tolls on I - 80 & 422 & lets not forget his attempt to sell the turnpike ( a self sustaining cash cow) to a group from Spain..
Now as his last hurrah he wants a 3 cent on gas because the fed's killed his I- 80 tax...
Tax & spend has run it's course... time for a conservative fiscal change....
- AMoore - 09-03-2010
I agree that we could use more fiscal and personal responsibility; however, the problem with "a conservative fiscal change," is that it often accompanies absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous, racist, homophobic, and biased, social polices. Corbett, however, is not as bad as Toomey who is Santorum's clone.
It does, however, concern me that an esteemed attorney like Corbett thinks it is ok to spend taxpayer dollars fighting Obamacare. In the long run we will see that the program is indeed constitutional whether we like it or not. The answer does not lie in the courts, it lies at the polling places where you are free to elect leaders who change the law.