Reasonable Response Edward W. Clark, Jr. Congressman Tom Perriello’s frightening attitude toward the Constitution was exposed in a shocking letter to a constituent where he said it wasn’t up to him to figure out if a law was Constitutional. According to Perriello, Congress can do whatever it wants unless the Supreme Court says otherwise. Perriello’s [...]
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Perriello wrong on the Constitution
Democratic Congressman Tom Perriello recently revealed a stunning attitude toward the U.S. Constitution. Perriello was asked by a constituent to co-sponsor The Enumerated Powers Act, which simply requires that each bill introduced in Congress include “a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority” it relies on. It took over seven months for Perriello to [...]
“Missing Bush?” Why Republican Revisionism Won’t Sell
Written by Howard Rich Friday, 19 February 2010 08:01 As America loudly repudiates the leftist agenda of President Barack Obama and his Congressional allies, a group of partisan GOP opportunists is busy promoting a theory of “Republican revisionism.” What does this theory hold? Namely, that the GOP wasn’t “all that bad” — and certainly not [...]
Perriello’s Stimulus – Fail
Over a year ago Congressman Tom Perriello joined the rest of the Democrats in Washington to cast his ill-considered vote for President Obama’s pork-laden $800 billion “stimulus” bill. We were told that such massive spending had to be passed right away to keep unemployment below 8%. Critics of the bill noted that only 12% of [...]
Perriello’s insurance bill misses the mark
Perriello’s insurance bill misses the mark Congressman Tom Perriello is scrambling in the wake of the recent election backlash against Washington ’s liberal policies. In a desperate bid to bolster their chances in November, Perriello and his fellow Democrats are trying to re-cast themselves as being for the “little guy” against “big business.” (Why aren’t [...]
Perriello – WRONG AGAIN
Democrat Congressman Tom Perriello didn’t get it when confronted by his constituents in town hall meetings last summer. And he still doesn’t get it. Responding to the decisive, stunning victory of conservative Scott Brown in taking the Senate seat filled by liberal icon Ted Kennedy, Perriello said, “What people are upset about is a lack [...]
Perriello’s left wing connections
Recently Democrat Congressman Tom Perriello joined with a group of veterans in “Operation Free” to voice support for “clean energy.” It really was a lame attempt at gaining political cover for his misguided vote for left-wing liberal Nancy Pelosi’s energy bill that will kill jobs, increase energy costs, and not reduce global warming. In typical [...]
Un-spinning Perriello’s annual report
What is 85 pages long and so full of spin it can make you dizzy? It is Democrat Congressman Tom Perriello’s recently released 2009 Annual Report. It is a massive tome of self aggrandizement. Here’s the reasonable response on just a few of his claims:
