Issues? What Issues?
One of my biggest problems with Lou Barletta as a Congressional candidate is that he really hasn’t, to my knowledge, explained his positions on some of the biggest and most important issues facing the people of Pennsylvania, and of the country. For example, if one were to visit Mr. Barletta’s website, that person would be hard pressed to find any information on the subjects of 1.) The War in Iraq 2.) Surging Gas Prices 3.) The Housing Crisis 4.) Healthcare 5.) Taxes. The fact that Barletta doesn’t address any of those issues anywhere on his website, even under the section of the website, About Lou, that promies to explain, “…where he stands on key issues and what he has planned for the future.”
That, quite honestly, is shocking. There are nine items on Barletta’s “News” page. Four of them, the four most recent, are about the issue of immigration. Two of the items are about his opponent, Paul Kanjorski, and the other three are administrative posts that talk about his website and his campaign team. Compare Lou Barletta’s “News” to the news of any newspaper. The disconnect between what’s important to Mr. Barletta and what’s important to the rest of, well, everyone, is amazing.
I’m not trying to say that the issue of immigration isn’t important. What I am trying to point out is that in addition to immigration, there are many much more important and more pressing issues for our leaders to deal with. Apparently, Mr. Barletta is either unwilling or unable to address, let alone deal with, any of those issues. This is maybe because he lacks any real experience with dealing with these very complex issues or because he’s afraid to go on record explaining his positions (or lack thereof) on those issues or, perhaps, a combination of the two.
Everyone knows that Lou Barletta has obtained a small amount of “rock star” status because of his radical, and unrealistic, positions on illegal immigration. He’s spoken until he was hoarse and blue in the face about the issue. However, for someone who loves to talk so much, Mr. Barletta’s silence on almost any other important issue is striking. Until Mr. Barletta explains, in detail, his positions on these issues, I really don’t think he can be considered a serious Congressional candidate. Lou Barletta does not deserve to be elected to the United States Congress.
-Dan Cheek
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
