Vice chair of west Virginia Democratic Party endorses Bernie
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>"Republicans and Budget Catastrophes Like Peas and Carrots", by Christopher J. Regan, Charleston Gazette, 11/17/15
"Republicans have been crowing about the record number of state legislatures they control lately. The right wing has full control of the statehouses in some 31 states, including West Virginia. Some commentators say this is A PERMANENT SHIFT TOWARD REPUBLICAN CONTROL OF AMERICA, while GOP flacks just brag about it.
But they do a whole lot less bragging about how it is going in those states for working people. The reality on the ground is that state after state that allowed full control by Republicans saw budget catastrophes swiftly follow.
Many states that fell under the magical thinking of right wing economics are so deeply in debt that they can no longer fund basic services, let alone make the investments necessary to compete in the 21st century. Take a Look around GOP-controlled America, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Kansas, *West Virginia." Much more:
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/article/20151117/GZ04/151119580/1455
Chris is also an attorney who practices law representing people in Ohio, West Virginia and PA. He lives on a farm outside Wheeling with his wife, daughter and 3 good dogs.
- Chris Regan, Vice Chair, and Belinda Biafore, Chair, The West Virginia Democratic Party -
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*ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, IS ENOUGH!*
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- BERNIE SANDERS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, Posted Jan. 30, 2016 by Christopher J. Regan.
Our country faces a middle-class crisis. Well-funded corporations and politicians have used billions of dollars to corrupt our politics and drive down the wages working families need to survive. The candidate for President who fights the influence of corporate money, and champions the interests of working families, is Bernie Sanders.
West Virginia is seeing first hand how elite corporations can take over the government and attack the interests of working people with impunity. Republicans have taken prevailing wages and benefits from construction workers, threatened health care and retirement promises to schoolteachers, and pushed a union-busting agenda with euphemisms like “workplace freedom.” West Virginia needs a national campaign devoted to the paychecks of middle-class families. Bernie Sanders will lead that fight.
As the most recent debate showed, the Republicans have nothing to offer America except reckless, ill-considered wars and giveaways to billionaires. Bernie Sanders opposed the war in Iraq and will not act dangerously in foreign policy, as Republicans promise to do. Senator Sanders has fought to honor our nation’s promises to our veterans who have returned from war, while his GOP opponents use our military personnel as political props.
Every Republican has proposed a huge tax cut for the rich. Bernie Sanders will make sure the rich pay their fair share and give working families a break. Senator Sanders walks the walk — gathering unprecedented numbers of individual donations from ordinary Americans to fund his campaign so he is not beholden to Wall Street, corporate America, or some dark-money PAC. He will restore integrity to our political process.
The middle class is America’s heart and soul. The concerns of middle-class families, including health care, tuition, and a rising wage for honest work must be our focus in 2016, not just here in West Virginia, but across the country. We cannot afford leadership corrupted by corporate money any longer. I endorse Bernie Sanders’ message, his values, and his unparalleled commitment to taking our country back from the billionaire class.
I endorse Bernie Sanders for President of the United States of America.
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