C4L, Cap & Trade, and John Campbell
By Tyler Holcomb | 06/25/09 | 09:18 PM EDT | 6 Comments
Campaign for Liberty ("C4L") , the Ron Paul-inspired group, is doing great work opposing the "cap and trade" abomination being forced through the Congres. Yesterday I got an email from C4L cogently arguing against "cap and trade" schemes, and especially the Markey-Waxman bill likely coming up for a vote. Good. But why was the email entitled "Stop Cap-and-Trade -- Call Representative John Campbell" ?
I had thought Campbell was working with other House Republicans to stop this bill. Campbell's recent web comments sure sound like he dislikes "cap-and-trade".
Is Campbell going squishy, like when he voted for TARP (HR 1424) last fall? or are the C4L folks being enthusiastic about opposing "cap and trade" and giving the mistaken impression that Campbell needs to be urged to oppose it?
In either case, let Rep. Campbell know you oppose this economically crippling, graft-generating "cap and trade" non-sense at (202) 225-5611.
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Congressman Campbell sold out the people that supported him when he voted for the trillion dollar TARP bailout. When the pressure was on and we needed him to stand strong against bigger government, he failed. So it only makes sense that our group would send out an email to our members urging them to contact Rep Campbell and encourage him to vote against the ridiculous Cap & Tax Bill.
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|Allen, frankly speaking John Campbell has never been one of my all time favorite people. I admit to having been less than dilligent in following his voting record, even though he represents me. I did note that he was Anti-Earmarks and the Democratic whiners were railing on him for not bringing home any bacon for Orange County. The point worth making here is before everyone jumps on the let's bash John Campbell bandwagon, think about the long term reprecussions. Do the Republicans have another solid candidate lined up for the election in 2010, who can raise money and compete with Beth Krom and the Democratic bankroll behind her. In a Republican District, unless a big chunk of conservative voters abandon Campbell, Krom is just spinning her wheels and ego, trying to get elected. I am afraid, we are stuck with her as a Larry Agran rubber stamp in Irvine for the future. Bottom line is perhaps the "Republican - Powers That Be," should consider taking a stab at reinventing the conservatism of John Campbell, rather than throwing him under the bus.
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|Pat, It's not bashing the Congressman by pointing out his voting record. He sold himself as a great champion of smaller government. To my knowledge there is no credible challenger to Congressman Campbell in the 2010 GOP primary. I will support him over Beth Krom because Beth Krom would be way worse on matters of smaller government, but the Congressman is not making it easy for people like me to go out there and drum up support for him when he votes for all these bailouts. Lastly, your comment about "taking a stab at reinventing the conservatism of John Campbell" is sad. Why should we have to urge him to reinvent himself? Are you implying that he has lost his conservative principles Pat? :)
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|Perhaps C4L listed you in the 48th Congressional District, so of course they tailored the email directly to a citizen of Irvine. I am in Gary Miller's district, so I got an email similar to yours that only had Rep. Miller's phone number.
It's not that difficult to deduce.
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|I also recognized the cut-and-paste nature of the email. However, as Allan has noted above, Rep. Campbell has not been the fiscal stalwart many of us thought he would be, and that he still claims to be on his web postings. I am hoping someone with more knowledge of the Congressman's stand on this issue drops by and clears up the matter.
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|I too, was extremely disturbed, if not totally disgusted with Campbell's vote on TARP. It was a sell-out and should not have happened. What did he gain from that vote? That's what I want to know. There is NO reason why he should have voted yes on TARP. Allen Bartlett's post above stating "When the pressure was on and we needed him to stand strong against bigger government, he failed," is right on the money!
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