Candidate Brian Moore says Richard Penberthy's military service is certainly exemplary and my enlistment in the U.S. Peace Corps is no less so
BRIAN MOORE: DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS, DISTRICT 5
Richard Penberthy's military service is certainly exemplary and my enlistment in the U.S. Peace Corps is no less so. Service to my country in Latin America for three years equates well with what the article describes as "active duty" in support of American foreign policy.
Penberthy reports a life-long membership in the Democratic Party. I became an Independent when the Democratic Party abdicated its leadership responsibility in advocating legislative needs of its constituency.
Here are our positions on issues:
1) He intends to "revamp" health care. I advocate a national health care system.
2) He wishes to "enlist" the United Nations to rebuild Iraq. I urge transferring full administrative authority to the United Nations.
3) He wants to "modify" the Patriot Act. I want to repeal it. The "Act" subverts the U.S. Constitution and should be replaced by a law that will enable the FBI and CIA to fully cooperate.
4) He advocates "compromise," but eagerness to compromise in a "modest" way is not reassuring in the matter of providing forceful representation of Democratic Party policies.
5) He supports our troops in Iraq. I support our troops in Iraq by effecting policy changes that will enable them to come home.
The objectives of the revitalized Democratic Party are not well served by the "modesty" of Richard Penberthy. It is time to stand up and strongly affirm the need for change in national policies and to provide forceful leadership.
