Tomorrow at 6 PM there is a rally prior to the final debate between Chris Shays (R-CT,)and his democratic challenger, Jim Himes in their battle for Connecticut's congressional seat. The debate .,takes place at the Holiday Inn Select at 700 Main St., in downtown Stamford, and should be really interesting. The rally is at 6PM with the debate at 7PM and open to the public. The official subject is foreign affairs and this should be great considering Shays support of the war and other sundry freedom spreading missions. I always like a good Shays debate because of his two faced lies that not even his old time supporters are buying anymore…not to mention how great old Chris thinks the economy is….
Shays is a hard nut to crack because he poses as a “liberal republican” even as few of his positions have been any less than neocon, and he has been a huge supporter, along with BFF Joe Lieberman, of the war in Iraq, traveling there some-teen times and only rethinking his position when an election was imminent. Shay’s manner is that of a soft spoken liberal, but behind that facade is a nasty temper protecting a true neo conservative ideology. I never got the idea that he knew what he was talking about regarding heath care when he jumped on board Medicare reform even as he set up forums to try to help his elderly constituents sort through the maze, and lied about the efficacy of Husky for his youthful constituents, many of whom cannot find doctors to take the very state insurance that Shays prides himself on. I have been at meetings where Shays was pro Bush as our fearless leader, and I subsequently had a conversation with him where he tried to divorce himself from his previous positions on Bush and the war. Shays may regret it now, but he drank the Bush Kool-aid and it’s a little disingenuous to suddenly, just weeks before an election where he had a strong challenge from Diane Farrell, begin the backpedaling….and now he continues his backpedaling because he sees the very strong possibility that the days of CT cronyism might be coming to a close. Shays lies when he claims to be a liberal. Just take a look at his voting record and its clear.
Jim Himes is a supporter of cutting taxes for the middle class, who are hurting horribly in this area of haves and have not’s. He is someone who comes from a background of public service and who has benefitted personally from a public education and so sees the importance of strengthening our education system. He is also someone who has extensive experience in business and the markets from his years as a businessman before going into the non profit sector full time. His experience in community service involved working on poverty initiatives to provide business advice, housing, and help with financial services. The work he did in building affordable housing involved green technology and energy efficiency. He is all about energy independence…and he seems to have some great ideas that are off the beaten path of the old crony network of which Shays is an integral part.
We are hoping for a big turnout in support of Himes in this close race, so please pass this information on to anyone who might be interested in attending or blogging about this.
Note that there is also a 10:30 AM debate at 400 Atlantic St; information here
Check Jim Himes out…this is one close race that is worth working for and writing about…if for nothing else than to take away Joe Lieberman’s best buddy and Iraq War traveling and disinformation partner.
c/p RIPCoco
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