Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
You guys are burning up the comments. It can be hard to keep track, so here are a few highlights:
Gordon Smith: For the record.
Shuler is not a co-sponsor of EFCA:http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/efca/cosponsors_110.cfm
As someone who spent a lot of time and effort helping Shuler defeat the execrable Charles Taylor, I know exactly what it took for him to win that seat.
Our democracy, however, gives us the latitude to dream big and work towards a future representative who will be more progressive.
Shuler’s done a lot of things right, IMHO, and he’s done a lot of things wrong. His stances against stem-cell science, against civil rights for his gay constituents, against the stimulus package, etc are some examples of the ‘wrong’ while his stances on environment, education, and small business have done quite a lot of good.
He’s a Mixed-Bag Democrat rather than a Republican.
dempol:
Heath Shuler is for all intent and purpose a Republican. Having to run against Charles Taylor to get into Congress is the only reason he is listed as a Democrat.
If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck!
judgeyall:
The people who voted for Shuler in Murphy voted for health care reform, worker’s rights (been to a union rally) and stronger veteran benefits. These issues are democratic. Those votes shouldnt budge much.
What he might lose is his volunteer base in Asheville. It was the strong force of the Moveon.org volunteers that won him his seat from Taylor… it was Obama who made sure he kept it (ohhh.. and Mumpower helped too).
Moveon.org wont push hard liked they did in 2006 because they are furious with his stimulus vote. Pissed me off too. God help him if he doesnt vote yes on the budget.
The world is so so grey.
not so much:
What a tough location for a tablecloth restaurant. (North) Lex is not where I want to walk or park my car after dark. Move it to Pack Sq, Cafe on the Square’s old spot would work great!
KXR:
Wow. I never thought I could less about something as much as I do about what Darcel Grimes is doing at every hour of the day…
Biff Smeed:
If this is the future of communication/journalism, God save us all.
On recent post about Larry Blunt’s speech:
realityczech:
That Asheville X-Mas Parade photo. I love it. But come on, Ash. This is like my son’s weekend T-Ball games. Can you imagine Frank Kracher ever thinking twice about wearing that geek hat? I am done. That’s all I’ve got for you.
On recent AirTran post:
AM:
They’re offering an introductory sale fare thru June 25 – $69! Anyone want to go to Disney for a few days?
Introductory Sale Fares will begin at $69 and must be purchased by April 16, with travel completed by June 25, 2009. Travelers can book their ticket at http://www.airtran.com/ and http://www.flyavl.com/.
