Dr. Nan Hayworth, seen here with House GOP whip, Eric Cantor.One question that came up at our meeting today was that of what Nan Hayworth stands for and what she will stand for once she is sworn in. Time will tell, of course, but in the meantime, we can hazard some educated guesses.
The website On the Issues gives us some indication, and it is, of course, some bad news for progressives, as well as for the citizens of the 19th district; in general, Dr. Hayworth looks to be positioning herself to represent a swing district while nonetheless taking a series of very radical right wing positions, including supporting the following statements and positions:
*Cap-and-trade has no impact on global temperatures
*Identify constitutionality in every new congressional bill
*Audit federal agencies, to reform or eliminate them
*Moratorium on all earmarks until budget is balanced
*Defund, repeal, & replace federal care with free market
*Taxpayer Protection Pledge: no new taxes
*Adopt a single-rate tax system
*Repeal tax hikes in capital gains and "death taxes"
In other words, an imbalanced political economy that benefits the economic elites!
The website Left of the Hudson has a series of links on Hayworth and her positions. One particular link that caught my attention raised the following concerns.
At last night's Congressional debate, Nan Hayworth refused to denounce the actions of exrteme Tea Party group, Tri-State Sons of Liberty, which notoriously brands Democrats as "socialists" and "communists" and brazenly flies the Confederate Flag at their rallies. She also refused the repudiate the Club for Growth, which is dedicated to destroying Social Security, pushes for a 23 percent National Sales Tax, which really means higher taxes for the poor and middle class and greatly reduced taxes for the rich, and refers to President Obama as "Comrade."
But Hayorth's no fool, she knows that in order to win this election, she needs to fool the Tea Party folks into thinking she's one of them while also working as a double agent for one of their objects of ire, the pro-TARP Wall Street interests that nearly destroyed our economy. This is a precarious tight-rope she's walking.
Clearly, progressives will need to keep up the pressure on Nan Hayworth so as to counter the far right wing proclivities that she has already clearly expressed.
Let's hear what folks think about Hayworth and her positions on the issues that matter, like jobs, health care, global warming, and tax justice.
ReplyDeleteA few of our members touched upon the possibility that the Republicans will push for repeal of the newly enacted Health Care bill.
ReplyDeleteAn informative piece on NPR radio details why that possibility is quite remote.
I believe that this might be the NPR link
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Health Industry Cool To Complete Repeal Of New Law
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Hayworth's support of Citizens United vs. FEC, her vote to eliminate funding for presidential election campaigns inform us of her willing to surrender American democracy for corpocracy, her vote to repeal Health Care Legislation belies her callousness for the sick, the disenfranchised, and those who are denied health care like many of our children; her support call for fossil fuel generated energy and her denial of global warming and rejection of cap and trade and much more clearly identify her as a corporate gopher or "go-fer"or whatever;a politician who serves the rich, the money and power brokers at the expense of the people, the environment and future generations. Hayworth should resign now!
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