Ideal Candidate for 6th PA: Bob Rovner Is a Charming Guy but Not Yet Ideal Candidate

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Bob Rovner Is a Charming Guy but Not Yet Ideal Candidate

Ideal Candidate is not ready to pass the "ideal" baton just because Bob Rovner, former State Senator and host of a valuable local radio program, is a charming guy. Mr. Rovner (who has run for office in the past as a Republican and as a Democrat) needs to convince voters that he will be an advocate for game-changing politics if he is elected. Let's have his program, so it can be evaluated against the "ideal" standard.

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rmpettigrew said...: Can someone whose memory is better than mine refresh my recollection about something in Bob Rovner's history? I seem to recall that some sort of allegations were made against him years ago, but I don't remember the details nor do I remember the outcome. Thanks. RMP; February 5, 2008 3:04 PM

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A New Type of Democrat for the PA 6th District

As a candidate I will ceaselessly talk about immediate measures needed to address our economic crisis. The 110th Congress and the President should immediately enact:

1. A timely, targeted and temporary $200 billion stimulus package that combines payroll tax rebates, enhancements to food stamps and unemployment benefits and increased aid to states. Money will flow quickly to folks who need it and will spend immediately.

2. A complete temporary freeze on mortgage foreclosures while medium-term measures are taken to restructure the mass of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations weighing on the US financial system.

As your elected representative to the 111th Congress, I pledge to work with our leadership to enact legislation address our long-term needs, including measures to:

* Invest in Infrastructure Without Raising Taxes

-Rebuild our roads, bridges and water systems
-Invest in 21st century infrastructure improvements like high-speed rail
-Use government-issued credit NOT deficit spending

*Reduce Tax Burden on Middle Class Paychecks

-Reduce tax bias against Wage-earners
-Eliminate Alternative Minimum Tax for middle-class taxpayers
-Expand personal exemptions and earned-income tax credit to payroll taxes (SSI and Medicare)

*Launch an Apollo Program for Energy

-Accelerate move to electric/hydrogen transportation system and away from petroleum-based fuels
-Encourage growing role for Nuclear to generate electric power, reducing dependence on coal and natural gas over time
-Invest sensibly in renewables (i.e. solar, wind and cellulosics) and promote conservation, but avoid “biofoolery” (i.e fuels based on corn and other essential foods and seed oils)
-Integrate approach to climate change into overall strategy to build sustainable middle class prosperity

*Restore Sanity to our Capital Markets and create necessary “firewalls” to:

-Secure continued payment of private pension benefits
-Limit power of private equity and hedge funds to “tax” the productive enterprises through outrageous fees and up-front distributions, high-stakes “leveraged” bets on energy and essential commodities and other abusive practices

*Initiate an Entirely New Foreign Policy for Middle East and Asia

-Put war avoidance at center of strategy
-Lend US support for China-India-Russia economic cooperation
-Restore long-term US credibility vs. “political Islam”
-Move beyond stale “stay or go” debate on Iraq

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Bob Rovner Is a Charming Guy but Not Yet Ideal Candidate

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