Kratovil’s Campaign Rhetoric Doesn’t Match His Votes in DC
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Republican Party Spokesman Ryan Mahoney released the following statement today in response to Congressman Kratovil’s recent comments during a CNN interview:
“Rep. Frank Kratovil continues to insult the intelligence of First District constituents by claiming he is a moderate on the campaign trail after continually touting the party line in Washington. Kratovil’s votes for the Cap-and-Trade energy tax and the failed Stimulus epitomize the unpopular Democrat policies he supposedly opposes, and his vote to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House makes his claims of dissatisfaction with his Party‘s leadership fall flat. Kratovil’s election year double talk is exactly the kind of behavior that has voters so upset this year and it truly shows just how out of touch he is with his constituents.”
Kratovil’s Record vs. Rhetoric
Kratovil Supported The Pelosi Agenda 85% Of The Time
Rep. Kratovil has voted for the Obama-Pelosi agenda 85 percent of the time, as of June 28, 2010. (Washington Post, The U.S. Congress: Votes Database,” 6/28/10)
Kratovil voted for Pelosi for Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kratovil voted for the nomination of Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress. (Pelosi elected by a vote of 255-174; R: 0-174, D: 255-0). (Election of the Speaker, CQ Vote #2, Jan. 6, 2009)
Kratovil Supported The Cap-And-Trade Energy Tax:
Cap And Trade Could Cause The Loss Of Up To 41,500 Jobs In Maryland. (Maryland Economic Impact On The State From The Waxman-Markey Bill, National Association of Manufacturers and American Council For Capital Formation, 8/12/09)
Kratovil Supported The “Stimulus”Failure”
Since The Stimulus Was Passed, Maryland Has Lost Over 16,600 Jobs. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?65-853-2382-125-9815, Accessed 6/23/10)
CNN: “Meeting with a group of local business leaders Friday in Elkton to discuss issues like trade and taxes, Kratovil repeatedly referred to himself as an "independent" and sounded more like a visitor to Washington, instead of the incumbent. He talked about his "first impressions of Washington DC" and slammed the "process" his own Democratic leaders use to pass legislation as broken and too driven by politics.”… “Kratovil carefully dodged a question about whether he'd vote for Pelosi again to serve as Speaker of the House if Democrats retain control, saying he's focused on his own election and will wait to see who runs for Speaker.”
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland Republican Party Spokesman Ryan Mahoney released the following statement today in response to Congressman Kratovil’s recent comments during a CNN interview:
“Rep. Frank Kratovil continues to insult the intelligence of First District constituents by claiming he is a moderate on the campaign trail after continually touting the party line in Washington. Kratovil’s votes for the Cap-and-Trade energy tax and the failed Stimulus epitomize the unpopular Democrat policies he supposedly opposes, and his vote to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House makes his claims of dissatisfaction with his Party‘s leadership fall flat. Kratovil’s election year double talk is exactly the kind of behavior that has voters so upset this year and it truly shows just how out of touch he is with his constituents.”
Kratovil’s Record vs. Rhetoric
Kratovil Supported The Pelosi Agenda 85% Of The Time
Rep. Kratovil has voted for the Obama-Pelosi agenda 85 percent of the time, as of June 28, 2010. (Washington Post, The U.S. Congress: Votes Database,” 6/28/10)
Kratovil voted for Pelosi for Speaker of the House of Representatives
Kratovil voted for the nomination of Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 111th Congress. (Pelosi elected by a vote of 255-174; R: 0-174, D: 255-0). (Election of the Speaker, CQ Vote #2, Jan. 6, 2009)
Kratovil Supported The Cap-And-Trade Energy Tax:
Cap And Trade Could Cause The Loss Of Up To 41,500 Jobs In Maryland. (Maryland Economic Impact On The State From The Waxman-Markey Bill, National Association of Manufacturers and American Council For Capital Formation, 8/12/09)
Kratovil Supported The “Stimulus”Failure”
Since The Stimulus Was Passed, Maryland Has Lost Over 16,600 Jobs. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,http://link.sc.states.gop.com/?65-853-2382-125-9815, Accessed 6/23/10)
CNN: “Meeting with a group of local business leaders Friday in Elkton to discuss issues like trade and taxes, Kratovil repeatedly referred to himself as an "independent" and sounded more like a visitor to Washington, instead of the incumbent. He talked about his "first impressions of Washington DC" and slammed the "process" his own Democratic leaders use to pass legislation as broken and too driven by politics.”… “Kratovil carefully dodged a question about whether he'd vote for Pelosi again to serve as Speaker of the House if Democrats retain control, saying he's focused on his own election and will wait to see who runs for Speaker.”
3 comments:
Ha! What's the surprise here??? Just like EVERY politician (spit the taste out of your mouth now), he will say whatever it takes to get elected, and then do whatever he wants to do. Then, continue to do what all of them do --- lie lie & lie....voters keep falling for this; so much so that the politicians now think there is no downside for the two-faced approach to the peasantry. It is Orwell's "1984" come true....If the government tells you something (lies), and sticks to it, eventually most people will believe it. And defend it against criticism (because the GOVERNMENT says it). There was a time when some of these people would have been beaten with a cane on the floor of Congress for what they do, but now, lying, stealing, and cheating the citizens on a regular basis to keep the sweetest job on the planet is acceptable and REWARDED behavior. Who's to blame?? Us --- WE THE PEOPLE....whom they no longer serve...
Maybe now all of the Gilcrest lovers are crying in their beer. It always amazed me as to why any conservative voted for this man in the first place. It's rather obvious that Kratovil in nothing but your run of the mill liberal who has done nothing in Washington other than vote like the liberal that he his.
Peacefully vote Kratovil out of office the man is worthless,he his nose stuck up Pelosi's ass and he vote any way she tells him to
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