WHAT DO TOM REYNOLDS, CHARLIE DENT AND DAVE REICHERT HAVE IN COMMON?

Well, several things actually. All three represent moderate suburban congressional districts and all three make concerted efforts to pass themselves off as moderates. But all three have a similar problem-- voting records don't lie and Tom Reynolds (R-NY), Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Charlie Dent (R-PA) all have extreme right-wing voting records, not moderate voting records. Each one has been a classic rubber stamp for all of the Bush-Cheney agenda, domestically and internationally. Let's look at each of their records on Iraq, for example. Each claims he's a moderate.

Charlie Dent voted 30 times on legislation relating to the Iraq war. Would you like to guess how many times he voted against Bush and Cheney? If you guessed zero, give yourself a pat on the back. Charlie Dent, despite representing a moderate, reasonable district (Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley), rubber stamped every single hideous proposal Bush and Cheney made regarding Iraq. Of course Dent's blind support for Bush goes way beyond Iraq. Whenever Bush needs a reliable lap dog, he knows Charlie's number. Dent is always stingy when it comes to giving a helping hand to ordinary Americans, but when it comes to subsidies for Big Corporations, Charlie Dent is the king of welfare. Since getting into Congress he's voted, for example, on 10 pieces of legislation involving corporate subsidies for big oil and gas-- and, again, he backed the Bush position (lots of taxpayers' dollars transferred to Big Oil) every single time.

Dave Reichert was apparently cut from the same mold as Dent. His moderate suburban district east of Seattle wants to see the occupation of Iraq ended. Reichert had had 30 opportunities since getting into Congress to express that for them. He didn't; not once. He voted the Bush-Cheney line 30 times out of 30 roll calls. He tells the media he's a moderate and the media duly repeats it without ever checking to see how he actually votes. And, like Dent, it goes beyond Iraq. Let's look at the question  of choice. The residents of WA-08, like most Americans, support privacy and are what you would call pro-choice. Their congressman isn't. He doesn't believe in privacy or in women making their own health choices. There have been 6 roll call votes regarding choice since Reichert has gotten into Congress and 6 times he voted with the extreme right against choice.

And Tom Reynolds? Want t guess? He's been in Congress longer than Reichert and Dent so he had more opportunities to vote on Iraq. In fact, he voted 61 times on Iraq war matters and, as you can probably guess, he voted with Bush and Cheney all 61 times. Reynolds-- like Reichert and Dent-- have been far more dedicated rubber stamps than the average Republican. And on choice? Reynolds voted against choice every time he had the chance-- and he had 25 chances. A moderate? No, a radical, like the other two. But the similarities don't stop there.

Today, each of these assclowns endorsed another fake moderate, John McCain. Dent and Reichert had been Giuliani supporters. Reynolds, being from New York knew better than to support Giuliani but he has been waiting to see who would win before throwing his lighter-than-a-feature weight behind him. Since all claim, despite their voting records, that they agree with their constituents on ending the war in Iraq, I was wondering if anyone would ask them if their support for McCain extends to his notion of another 100 years in Iraq. Or is there another part of the McCain agenda-- basically the Bush agenda without Bush-- that they admire?

Oh, and one more thing about the three stooges. Each one has an outstanding progressive opponent who has been endorsed by Blue America (see pictures above). Please consider supporting our three candidates against these 3 horsemen of the apocalypse as a way of showing you don't think electing McCain, and congressmen who agree with him, would be a good idea. A $5 donation to each of the three outstanding candidates-- Darcy Burner (WA-08), Sam Bennett (PA-10) and Jon Powers (NY-26)-- would be very much appreciated. You can do it right here-- and we're open 24/7.


UPDATE: WORST OF ALL-- DAVID DREIER

Having headed up Republican closet queens for Rudy, California gay congressman David Dreier also switched his allegiance to McCain today. The difference between Dreier and the other 3 is that he doesn't even make the attempt to call himself a moderate. Like the 3 other clowns, he's congressman from a moderate suburban district, but his voting record is even further right than any of them, one of the most radical right in the Congress. Of course, like them, he has been the perfect 100% rubber stamp on Iraq. But what it comes to choice, corporate subsidies, taxation... the entire Bush-McCain agenda, Dreier is always on the wrong side-- ALWAYS. He also has an outstanding Blue America backed opponent in Russ Warner, so when you're putting in those $5 donations for Darcy, Sam and Jon, don't forget Russ.