Rothus calling himself a “Reagan Republican” is a joke. Reagan would have been forced out of the Republican Party a long time ago, and would have been disgusted to see what happened to his party. He would be even more appalled to see people like Rothfus take his name in vein.

Altmire is closer to being Reagan-like that Rothfus would ever be. Altmire represents the interests of his district which is any but Liberal.

Hart tried painting Altmire as a Liberal twice, and got her head handed to her both times. That Rothfus is already trying the Liberal tag means he has nothing else to offer.

hey mike: I think you would have to agree that in the same vein/vain, the only thing true about this comment is that everyone is trying to posture toward
labels that everyone can identify with. Back in Ronnie Raygunn’s day they would have called it pandering to the people.. Perhaps today’s powers to be or wannabee should take a lesson from him because he sure won a lot of titles for things he did not.

hey mike: I think you would have to agree that in the same vein/vain, the only thing true about this comment is that everyone is trying to posture toward
labels that everyone can identify with. Back in Ronnie Raygunn’s day they would have called it pandering to the people.. Perhaps today’s powers to be or wannabee should take a lesson from him because he sure won a lot of titles for things he did not.

Rothfus would do his campaign a world of good if he acted like Reagan and presented a blueprint for how he would serve the district and stop his on name calling campaign with Altmire. Otherwise, he’s a weak talking point candidate with no plan. His team needs to get on the stick fast.

Straight out of the Republican playbook:
a) name calling
b) screaming “liberal” from the mountain top
c) no plans besides tax cuts
d) run against Pelosi and Obama, not the candidate in front of them

A recipe for a landslide. Rothfus ain’t running against Buchanan here. Prediction: Altmire by 25 points.

Where to start? Rothfus is most definitely a Reagan conservative, if you compare their stances on the Constitution, taxes, size of the Federal Government, personal responsibility, foreign policy, energy independence, etc.

Rothfus has several solid conservative ideas that he has talked about continuously since he declared he would run last fall; you just need to know where to look. Start with his website http://www.keithpa4.com under “issues.” Instead of writing him off as a Reagan wannabe, check out his positions first. He addresses healthcare (portability, HSA’s, inter-state insurance competition), energy independence (natural gas development, shale development- GREAT for PA!!), ideas to decrease unemployment (easing the burden on small businesses, tax decreases, decreasing federal regulations), and many other issues

Instead of writing him off, do a little research first. There’s really no excuse to state the opinion that a candidate doesn’t have a platform when his website is just a click away.

Another thing- it’s pretty funny to read that Rothfus is “name-calling” and “labeling Altmire a liberal.” I thought this entire article was written about ALTMIRE calling (labeling?)Rothfus a “right-wing extremist?” Isn’t that the title of the whole thing? Rothfus is responding to what Altmire has written, said, and mailed about him. Who wouldn’t answer that charge in a campaign?

And let’s talk about Altmire’s “conservative” voting reacord. Pul-eeze! He votes with Pelosi the majority of the time, and definitely when she needs his vote. He is NOT conservative- he supports stem cell research (which is NOT pro-life), he voted for Obama’s stimlulus bill, he voted for the jobs bill, he voted for the Disclose Act, I could go on and on.

Let’s not kid ourselves that he cares what his constitutents want either:
1.) He voted AGAINST Bush’s stimulus in Oct ’08, BEFORE his re-election, citing his role as a “guardian of tax-payer money.” Immediately after his re-election in Nov ’08 he voted for Obama’s stimulus bill, despite the fact his district did not want it.
2.) He publicly stated at a town hall in McCandless in April ’09 that he would absolutely not vote for Cap and Trade. A month before the vote his staff stated that he was “officially undedcided” every time I called them to ask his position.
3.) He said he would vote what his constituents want regarding the healthcare bill. After much nationally televised drama, he FINALLY announced he would vote no. If he truly is voting the way we want, then why did he vote to allow the Dems to pass the bill by “deem and pass” if they needed to? The Susan B. Anthony List poll clearly showed that a big majority of PA-4 voters DID NOT WANT the bill passed that way, yet he voted for it anyway.

I contend that it is not the voters of PA-4 who help him decide his votes- I don’t even think it’s a PA resident that “helps” him decide. I think it’s a CA resident.

I want a Congressman who has values, courage and conviction. Altmire’s not that guy.

I was wondering when Altmire would come clean and tell the district about his time as a juvenile offender? Here is a hint Jason, ….your neighbors cat? Sound familiar?