Rep. Tim Roemer, D-Ind on George Stephanopoulos

[illbill]

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


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

[barb162]

1. I thought he was a republican as I was listening to him off and on

[asjr]

5. He may be a nice guy, but there is something about

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.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. How accurate is your intuition?

[asjr]

8. Pretty darn good most times. It may not be intution but

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

[quaoar]

2. He got a little huffy

when George kept reading comments about him from bloggers.

[Ruffhowse]

3. DINO alert!!!!!

[greenohio]

10. You mean NotDEAN alert!!!

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.

[LeftCoast]

11. This guy is funded by Scaife. Support him at your own risk

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

[greenohio]

12. Ahh, apparently there are only extremes here.

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.

[LeftCoast]

13. Hmm...

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?

[greenohio]

14. Uhh, my original post wasn't a reply to you.

Its not all about you.

[Edgewater_Joe]

4. Extremely Unimpressed

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.

[PassingFair]

6. He looks like a freaked out...

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

[Osamasux]

9. Tim Roemer on the Issues

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