This cartoon originally appeared in the Scranton Times (not sure of the date) a while back, by artist John Cole. It’s a pretty good commentary on Lou Barletta’s immigration policies, I think. Click HERE to go to the original cartoon, as it appears on the Scranton Times website.
-Dan Cheek
www.StopLouBarletta.com
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
One of the things I’ve noticed since putting up this website is that many (most even?) of Lou Barletta’s supporters are just as single minded as Barletta himself. Almost from the day this site has gone live, I’ve been bombarded by comments and emails from people who seem to think that because I am against Lou Barletta’s run for Congress, that I am somehow a “bleeding heart liberal” or in favor of “open borders.” Sigh.
First off, I am not a “bleeding heart liberal”. I am a registered Republican and have been since 1999. I’ve served four years in the United States Army and am a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Post 509. I am thrilled that the Republican party has selected John McCain as our candidate for the presidency and I look forward to voting for him in November.
Second, I am not a Paul Kanjorski supporter. I have said as much from the beginning. I am against Lou Barletta. I believe that his extremist immigration policies and lack of any type of positions on any other issue is just what the Republican Party does not need. He is a weak candidate with a solid track record of failure. If he were, by some miracle, elected, it would not be a good thing for the party. Yes, a Democrat would have lost his seat, however, it would be filled by a weak, small minded fool. Oh, and the Democrats will still have a majority.
Also, I am not an “open borders” supporter. I do believe that we need a strong immigration policy. However, the one being advanced by Barletta is unrealistic. It was, very quickly, ruled unconstitutional by a Federal Court. Also, Barletta’s immigration policy flies in the face of those being put forward by President George W. Bush and John McCain. What Barletta and many of his supporters are too close minded to realize (or in some cases simply to stupid to comprehend), is that Lou Barletta’s immigration policy is NOT the only one being proposed. The mainstream leaders (i.e. the President and John McCain) of the Republican Party both have immigration policies far superior to Barletta’s.
Hopefully, in time, many of Barletta’s followers will realize that both they, and the candidate who they so blindly support, are out of touch with the Republican Party, the state of Pennsylvania, and with the United States as a whole. That is why none of the Presidential candidates wanted anything to do with Lou Barletta. That is why Lou Barletta can’t raise ANY money for his campaign. That is why Lou Barletta lost the Congressional election the last time he tried to run (in 2002). And that is why I am so opposed to Lou Barletta’s candidacy for the Congress this time around.
-Dan Cheek
www.StopLouBarletta.com
StopLouBarletta@gmail.com
PS
If you run a blog, or post a comment to this blog, and you don’t have the courage or backbone to post your real name along with your blog or comment, then please don’t get upset should I choose to completely ignore what you are ranting about. If you want to criticize me and this website, fine. However, try and have the dignity, class, and courage to put your name to what you say. If I can do it, hopefully you can, too. Thanks.
Hello and welcome to StopLouBarletta.com. In the coming days and weeks, this site will attempt to stand up to Lou Barletta, mayor of Hazelton, PA and current congressional candidate. Right now, though, the site is just getting set up. Check back in a day or so and things will be a lot more interesting. Promise.
-Dan
