Bob Casey misleads like an insider
Occasionally I like to read the opposition's website. I found fodder for blogging this evening.
On Casey's campaign site it states:
Ok, makes a great sound bite, doesn't it? But when you actually read the story that is linked right from the press release - http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/13925327.htm - you get a different perspective:
OK, so as I suspected, Santorum isn't pushing for a cut in funding. He's supporting the President's call for slowing in the growth of Medicare. And look at the growth - 7.7% over last year.
Casey is already talking like an insider from Washington, DC where a cut is not a cut, but rather a smaller increase than what was proposed. It's still an increase. Screwing around with the language like this is what makes most people mad at politicians. To put it mildly, it's misleading.
So, what do we get from the Casey camp - either no stands on issues, attacks on Santorum, or misleading statements designed to scare a group of people into voting for Casey. If this were school and you either didn't answer the questions, verbally attacked another student, or purposefully misled the teacher you'd probably end up failing. And that is exactly what the Casey campaign is doing. Sure, the poll numbers show him in the lead - for now. But as soon as the voters of PA start to take an active interest in this race, that all will change. People know when a candidate is passionate about the office he is running for and a candidate that doesn't stand for anything.
On Casey's campaign site it states:
- 2/21/06 - The AP
PITTSBURGH (AP) - State Treasurer Bob Casey urged his opponent in the race for U.S. Senate, incumbent Rick Santorum, to reject President Bush's proposed cuts to Medicare.
Bush wants to cut Medicare, the government's giant health care program for the elderly and disabled, by $35.9 billion over five years. If the proposed cuts are passed by Congress, Pennsylvania could lose more $1 billion in health care funding, Casey said Tuesday during a visit to a senior center in Pittsburgh.
Ok, makes a great sound bite, doesn't it? But when you actually read the story that is linked right from the press release - http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/13925327.htm - you get a different perspective:
- State Treasurer Bob Casey urged his opponent in the race for U.S. Senate, incumbent Rick Santorum, to reject President Bush's proposal to slow the growth of Medicare, the government health program for the elderly and disabled.
Under Bush's spending plan, Medicare spending would grow at a rate of 7.7 percent - instead of 8.1 percent, as currently projected - for a savings of $35.9 billion over five years.
OK, so as I suspected, Santorum isn't pushing for a cut in funding. He's supporting the President's call for slowing in the growth of Medicare. And look at the growth - 7.7% over last year.
Casey is already talking like an insider from Washington, DC where a cut is not a cut, but rather a smaller increase than what was proposed. It's still an increase. Screwing around with the language like this is what makes most people mad at politicians. To put it mildly, it's misleading.
So, what do we get from the Casey camp - either no stands on issues, attacks on Santorum, or misleading statements designed to scare a group of people into voting for Casey. If this were school and you either didn't answer the questions, verbally attacked another student, or purposefully misled the teacher you'd probably end up failing. And that is exactly what the Casey campaign is doing. Sure, the poll numbers show him in the lead - for now. But as soon as the voters of PA start to take an active interest in this race, that all will change. People know when a candidate is passionate about the office he is running for and a candidate that doesn't stand for anything.
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