Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind on George Stephanopoulos

Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind was on This Week with George Stephanopoulos.


Video: http://www.realopinion.com/realboards/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1375

him that is off-putting. I can't put my finger on it but he makes me feel a little edgy. I wish my intution would take a rest now and then.

the feeling is something I can't shake about a lot of things.

when George kept reading comments about him from bloggers.

Roemer was crucial in getting the 9-11 commision and beating up on shrub and co during the hearings. I do disagree with him on many issues, but I don't call him a DINO or repuke-lite, as some others have posted, because of it.

Personally, I think his 'leadership' is something the Democrats can do without.

I don't support Tim Roemer and have never posted that I did. Nor did I say he should be DNC chair, nor have I voted that way on the polls here. I am just fighting this incessant need for us to attack Democrats after Nov 2nd.

I don't feel I'm attacking Roemer. I am however, criticising him. If we can't do that how the heck are we supposed to decide who would best lead the DNC?

Its not all about you.

Steffie hit Roemer with some blog quotes about Roemer's opposition to the Clinton tax plan of '93, Roemer's previous support of social security privatization, and Roemer's anti-choice stance (though Steph avoided the Kos revelation that Roemer serves on a Wingnut think tank board) and Roemer did nothing to answer the questions relevantly. Just tried to sound like Dean with none of Dean's moxie or passion.

He better not win.

Brian Bosworth. Kept expecting Tim Curry to loom up from behind him.

Tim Roemer on Abortion
* Voted YES on banning human cloning, including medical research. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad. (May 2001)
* Voted YES on federal crime to harm fetus while committing other crimes. (Apr 2001)
* Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
* Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

Tim Roemer on Energy & Oil
* Voted NO on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels. (Aug 2001)
* Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR. (Aug 2001)
* Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
* Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
* Preserve Alaska's ANWR instead of drilling it. (Feb 2001)

Tim Roemer on Foreign Policy
* Make a long-term commitment to supporting Pakistan. (Jul 2004)
* Expand Saudi relations from oil to anti-extremism. (Jul 2004)
* Multilateral coalition for Muslim youth outreach. (Jul 2004)

Tim Roemer on Government Reform
* Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties. (Jul 2001)
* Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
* Voluntary public financing for all general elections. (Aug 2000)
* Replace CIA director with new National Intelligence Czar. (Jul 2004)
* End secrecy about national intelligence appropriations. (Jul 2004)
* Replace "need-to-know" culture with "need-to-share". (Jul 2004)
* Congressional oversight for intelligence is dysfunctional. (Jul 2004)
* No new domestic intelligence agency-use FBI. (Jul 2004)

There's a lot more at:
http://www.issues2000.org/IN/Tim_Roemer.htm