• MURPHY, PATRICK J. (DEM)
• FITZPATRICK, MICHAEL G. (REP)
• HOFFMAN, IRA (REP)
• CARLINEO, GLORIA (REP)
• JONES, JAMES (REP)

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/25/2010/march/05/gop-votes-for-open-primary.html

http://blogs.mcall.com/penn_ave/2010/03/the-case-of-the-non-endorsement-endorsement.html 

http://www.pa2010.com/2010/03/leftovers-an-open-gop-primary-in-the-8th-sestak-on-dadt/

Add tax increases to the list of broken promises including:

• Going through the budget line by line and page by page.  This was a broken campaign promise.  It was made again in the State of the Union address.  Expect it to be broken again, repeated again, broken again…
• Open and transparent government.  All bills online for public review before being voted on.  CSPAN coverage of health care debates.  ETC. ETC. ETC…
• Closing Guantanamo
• Bi-partisanship
• No lobbyists and special interest groups.  They are different lobbyists and special interest groups than the prior administration, but they are still there
• Unemployment will not go above 8% if we implement his stimulus bill
• Health Care reform.  The promise was that premiums would go down and there would be no impact to the deficit.  Nothing proposed thus far would reduce premiums, ”bend the growth curve”, or be deficit neutral (unless you add in the proposed job killing taxes “fees”)

President Obama has set us on a path to overbearing government control.  Bigger government = bigger waste.   All these broken promises are just means to that end and will, inevitably, lead to higher/oppressive taxation.

Our only hope is to stop this madness with our continued involvement and well-informed votes in 2010 and 2012.

They both need to go!   Let’s stay motivated!

P.S. I was amused that during the state of the union address, President Obama talked about going through the budget “line by line” and “page by page”.  Wasn’t that part of his campaign promises?  Does he really think we forgot?

I had a great time and was impressed with the questions asked by the scouts, their leaders, and their parents.  The youth is our future, and this group gives me hope that it will be a bright one!

Our country is in real trouble and the American people know it.  I have spoken to hundreds of people since my campaign started last September.  They know that we need to:

• Get spending under control with a balanced budget
• Create jobs in our country by using our own natural resources and modifying our tax code to “level the playing field” and encouraging job creation and retention in the U.S.
• Hold our representatives accountable through: campaign reform, lobbying reform, and term-limits.

They know that we need representatives “for the people” not “for the party” and not “for themselves”.  They get it.  Our politicians don’t.

I have been motivated and uplifted with the heart-felt support and concern of everyone I have spoken to.  Unfortunately, simply wanting to carry out the will of the people alone is not enough.  You need the support of your local party and/or the ability to raise large sums of money in order to run a successful campaign.  Because I have not been able to do either, I have decided to end my race for the 8^th Congressional district.

I want to offer a sincere thank you to everyone who sacrificed their time and energy during my campaign, especially my wife and children.  You are truly remarkable!

100 East Penn Square, 9th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19107 at the Crystal Tea Room

Candidates for: PA Senate (Pat Toomey and Peg Luksik), PA Governor (Tom Corbett and Sam Rohrer), and the surrounding Congressional districts (1st, 2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th (including yours truly), and 13th).

More details to follow.

Attendance is free.  Please come out and show your support!

1) Controlling spending by freezing federal spending at pre-bailout levels

2) Creating jobs in the United States by:

• Modifying the tax code to “level the playing field” and encouraging job creation in the U.S., rather than overseas
• Using our own natural resources to bring billions of dollars into our economy while creating new jobs, funding alternative energy initiatives, improving our national security, and reducing our national debt

3) Making our representatives accountable to the people by:

• Implementing “Real” campaign finance reform
• Implementing “Real” lobby reform and disclosure
• Imposing term-limits for all members of the Congress and Senate

4) Upholding our Constitution

With your support, we can send a “Schott of common-sense” to Washington and all get back on the road to economic recovery!

Here is the text of the pledge:

CANDIDATE PLEDGE

“I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government.”