Thursday, November 10, 2005
Press release: Response to Congresswoman Pelosi’s latest editorial
Congresswoman Pelosi’s contention that the voters of America handed a sweeping victory to the Democrat party is short sighted and divisive. At a time when America is ready to set aside the traditional partisan spite, Pelosi and her colleagues in the House continue to deepen the ideological divide and perpetuate an “us vs. them” mentality. Some other outcomes of Tuesday night’s election that Congresswoman Pelosi failed to mention:
- The election of Republican Bill Bolling as Virginia’s next Lieutenant Governor
- The election of Republican Bob McDonnell as the Commonwealth’s next Attorney General
- The election of Republican Michael Bloomberg to continue serving the city of New York as a highly capable, successful mayor.
Running a country in a time of war is never easy; sometimes we have to make tough decisions to further the security and legacy of America. Republicans in all levels of government are committed to doing what is right for the people, not what is politically popular. If that costs us a few races, so be it. We can sleep well at night knowing that our decisions in governance were just and prudent, regardless of whether they please voters in the short-run.
Bill Thomas
Representing California’s 22nd district
Chairman of Ways and Means Committee
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation
- The election of Republican Bill Bolling as Virginia’s next Lieutenant Governor
- The election of Republican Bob McDonnell as the Commonwealth’s next Attorney General
- The election of Republican Michael Bloomberg to continue serving the city of New York as a highly capable, successful mayor.
Running a country in a time of war is never easy; sometimes we have to make tough decisions to further the security and legacy of America. Republicans in all levels of government are committed to doing what is right for the people, not what is politically popular. If that costs us a few races, so be it. We can sleep well at night knowing that our decisions in governance were just and prudent, regardless of whether they please voters in the short-run.
Bill Thomas
Representing California’s 22nd district
Chairman of Ways and Means Committee
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation
posted by Leslie H # 1:01 PM 
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My distinguished collegue, the "Hot Tempered" Gentleman from California has neglected to consider the peculiar status of Mayor Bloomberg. Mr. Mayor, as we all know, is a lifelong liberal Democrat who only switched parties in order to win the election of 2001. This was hardly a repudiation of Democratic principles, it was a celebration of a Democratic Mayor who knew that to win the heart of New Yorkers he needed a different party label.
Don't be so naive as to chalk that up to the success of Republicanism. Go visit New York!
Yours,
The Hon. Barney Frank
Don't be so naive as to chalk that up to the success of Republicanism. Go visit New York!
Yours,
The Hon. Barney Frank
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: 2:46 PM
: 2:46 PM
Mayor Bloomberg is sridently continuing a 13 year tradition of Republican leadership in New York City; this is a fact that deserves no debate. I wonder why he needed a different party label to win. Could it be that the Democratic party doesn't meet the needs of New York City? If I were a Democrat, I wouldn't be touting the fact that Mayor Bloomberg switched parties.
And I have visited New York, thank you Congressman for the suggestion.
Sincerely,
Congressman Bill Thomas
And I have visited New York, thank you Congressman for the suggestion.
Sincerely,
Congressman Bill Thomas
# posted by : 3:46 PM
: 3:46 PM
I'm glad to know that the Republican leadership is so convinced of its rightness that it fully intends to ignore the desires of voters. This is just another sign of how tragically out of touch with the interests of working Americans the majority has become. All of us were elected to represent our voters. We are their servants, not -- as my colleague seems to suggest -- their masters. To me, a declaration that a party knows what is best for the people better than the people themselves do is a clear sign of a party more focused on furthering itself than improving the lives of people its members are sworn to serve. I'm glad that the member from California is so candid about his party's philosophy.
I'm not exactly sure how to respond to the idea that acknowledging the results of a free and fair election somehow deepends an ideological divide. House Democrats tried to bridge that gap by asking the administration to hold public budget hearings so that issues could be discussed in a nonpartisan setting -- a request that was quickly rejected by the administration.
Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader
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I'm not exactly sure how to respond to the idea that acknowledging the results of a free and fair election somehow deepends an ideological divide. House Democrats tried to bridge that gap by asking the administration to hold public budget hearings so that issues could be discussed in a nonpartisan setting -- a request that was quickly rejected by the administration.
Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader
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