Bob Casey Jr.- Pa. Roman Catholic- conservative- pro gun- pro life- AWESOME !

It's Democrats like this that remind me how the Dem party "used" to be,
before the left coast left-wingers destroyed it. No problem here with
this fella getting in. Question for DeserTBob- does this make him also
a "church nutter" ?? can't wait to here this answer...

Bob Casey, Jr.

Bob Casey, Jr.Robert Patrick Casey, Jr., (born April 13, 1960), also
known as Bob Casey, Jr., or simply Bob Casey, is an American politician
and member of the Democratic Party. He is State Treasurer of
Pennsylvania and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006 where
he will face incumbent Republican Rick Santorum.

[edit] Background and family
Casey, one of eight children was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to an
Irish Catholic family. He is the son of Robert P. Casey, the 42nd
governor of Pennsylvania.

In 1982, he graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and received
a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from The Catholic University of America in
1988. Between college and law school, Casey served as a member of the
Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and spent a year teaching 5th grade and
coaching basketball at the Gesu School in inner city Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He and his wife Terese were married in 1985, and they
have four daughters: Elyse, Caroline, Julia, and Marena.

Casey practiced law in Scranton from 1991 until he ran for and was
elected Pennsylvania State Auditor General in 1996. He served in this
capacity for two terms, from 1997 to 2005. In 2002 he attempted to
follow in his father's footsteps by running for Governor. Casey faced
former Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell in the Democratic primary
election. Casey performed well in the rural areas of the state, and won
a majority of Pennsylvania's counties. However, he lost to Rendell by
12 points, after Rendell was victorious in the state's major population
centers. Rendell went on to win the general election.

In 2004, Casey ran for the position of State Treasurer. In the heaviest
voter turnout in Pennsylvania history, and running against a
little-known opponent, he won that race with more votes than any other
candidate for statewide office in Pennsylvania history. [1]


[edit] 2006 U.S. Senate race
Main Article: Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2006
In 2005, Casey received calls from U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY),
the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as well as
U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). Both men asked him to run for U.S.
Senate in 2006. On March 5, 2005, Casey announced he would seek the
Democratic nomination for the Senate race. Casey's run for the Senate
is his fifth state wide campaign in nine years.

After he announced that he would run, Casey was almost immediately
endorsed by Governor Ed Rendell, his primary election foe from 2002. He
would later be endorsed by two Democrats who had been mentioned as
possible U.S. Senate nominees: former Congressman Joe Hoeffel, who in
2004 had been the Democratic candidate for the state's other Senate
seat, losing to Arlen Specter; and former State Treasurer Barbara
Hafer, whom many in the pro-choice movement attempted to convince to
run against Casey in the Democratic primary. Several months after Casey
began his campaign, he was joined at a fundraiser by DNC Chair Howard
Dean.

In the Democratic primary, Casey faced college professor Chuck
Pennacchio and pension lawyer Alan Sandals. Both argued that Casey's
views on abortion and other social issues were too conservative for
most Pennsylvania Democrats. However, Casey easily defeated both
challengers in the May 16th primary, receiving 85% of the vote.

Recent polling has shown that Casey has regained the double-digit lead
he has averaged most of the year. The most recent Rasmussen [2] poll
shows Casey ahead by 13 points, and Quinnipiac gives Casey a 14-point
lead [3].


[edit] Political views
Casey, like his father, is pro-life. In addition, Casey parts ways with
the national Democratic Party over a few other social issues. Unlike
most Democratic officials, for example, he opposes gun control. He has
publicly stated his support for overturning Roe v. Wade, keeping the
death penalty, and for the confirmation of John Roberts [4] and Samuel
Alito [5] for seats on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Casey also said that he would have voted to authorize force against
Iraq "given the evidence available at the time". He has said that we
need to "finish the job", and does not support a timeline and exit
strategy. He does, however, say that knowing what he knows now, he
thinks the war was a mistake. [6]

Casey has expressed his opposition to legislation that would prohibit
adoptions by homosexual couples. [7] In a candidates' questionnaire
sponsored by Pacatholic.org, Casey also stated that he feels that "...
employers should be permitted to extend domestic partnership benefits
to same-sex couples in committed, long-term relationships". However,
Casey opposes making such benefits mandatory. [8]

On another questionnaire, when asked to state a position on legalizing
same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, Casey responded "Oppose." However on
several occasions has supported same sex partners adopting children.
[9] [10].

Casey is also more supportive of birth control than his father was as
governor. Indeed, in the Archdiocese survey, Casey expressed support
for "requiring employers or health insurance plans to cover
contraceptives in their prescription drug plans". He also stated his
support for "a provision in the state's budget to fund contraceptive
services." [11] Casey's views on this extend to the federal funding of
contraception, which he also supports. However, Casey also opposes laws
that would "force pharmacists to fill a prescription contrary to their
moral beliefs."

On economic and education-based issues, Casey falls more closely in
line with mainstream Democratic policies. According to the candidates'
questionnaire, Casey opposes school vouchers. [12] On his website,
Casey has also criticized what he views as "draconian cuts to Medicare
and Medicaid," and has stated that Medicare Part D is "fundamentally
flawed" and in need of a "complete overhaul." Furthermore, the website
states Casey's support for the Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act,
which would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to companies with
at least 25 employees.[13] Casey is also an opponent of privatizing
Social Security [14], and is a critic of many recent tax cuts, which he
claims have "not caused the 'trickle-down' economic growth" that was
promised from them. [15] Finally, Casey has also attacked Senator
Santorum for voting against increasing the minimum wage [16].

On environmental issues, Casey opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. Instead he supports increased federal
investment in hybrid and alternative fuel technology to help wean the
United States off of foreign oil. He is also listed as supporting
increased funding for Brownfield cleanup, as well as a reinstatement of
the polluter-pays principle for the Superfund program.

wannabee motorhead from Lancaster-BWAHAHAHAHAHA !! wrote:
It's Democrats like this that remind me how the Dem party "used" to be,
before the left coast left-wingers destroyed it. No problem here with
this fella getting in. Question for DeserTBob- does this make him also
a "church nutter" ?? can't wait to here this answer...

Bob Casey, Jr.

Bob Casey, Jr.Robert Patrick Casey, Jr., (born April 13, 1960), also
known as Bob Casey, Jr., or simply Bob Casey, is an American politician
and member of the Democratic Party. He is State Treasurer of
Pennsylvania and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2006 where
he will face incumbent Republican Rick Santorum.

[edit] Background and family
Casey, one of eight children was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania to an
Irish Catholic family. He is the son of Robert P. Casey, the 42nd
governor of Pennsylvania.

In 1982, he graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, and received
a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from The Catholic University of America in
1988. Between college and law school, Casey served as a member of the
Jesuit Volunteer Corps, and spent a year teaching 5th grade and
coaching basketball at the Gesu School in inner city Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. He and his wife Terese were married in 1985, and they
have four daughters: Elyse, Caroline, Julia, and Marena.

Casey practiced law in Scranton from 1991 until he ran for and was
elected Pennsylvania State Auditor General in 1996. He served in this
capacity for two terms, from 1997 to 2005. In 2002 he attempted to
follow in his father's footsteps by running for Governor. Casey faced
former Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell in the Democratic primary
election. Casey performed well in the rural areas of the state, and won
a majority of Pennsylvania's counties. However, he lost to Rendell by
12 points, after Rendell was victorious in the state's major population
centers. Rendell went on to win the general election.

In 2004, Casey ran for the position of State Treasurer. In the heaviest
voter turnout in Pennsylvania history, and running against a
little-known opponent, he won that race with more votes than any other
candidate for statewide office in Pennsylvania history. [1]


[edit] 2006 U.S. Senate race
Main Article: Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2006
In 2005, Casey received calls from U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY),
the chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, as well as
U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). Both men asked him to run for U.S.
Senate in 2006. On March 5, 2005, Casey announced he would seek the
Democratic nomination for the Senate race. Casey's run for the Senate
is his fifth state wide campaign in nine years.

After he announced that he would run, Casey was almost immediately
endorsed by Governor Ed Rendell, his primary election foe from 2002. He
would later be endorsed by two Democrats who had been mentioned as
possible U.S. Senate nominees: former Congressman Joe Hoeffel, who in
2004 had been the Democratic candidate for the state's other Senate
seat, losing to Arlen Specter; and former State Treasurer Barbara
Hafer, whom many in the pro-choice movement attempted to convince to
run against Casey in the Democratic primary. Several months after Casey
began his campaign, he was joined at a fundraiser by DNC Chair Howard
Dean.

In the Democratic primary, Casey faced college professor Chuck
Pennacchio and pension lawyer Alan Sandals. Both argued that Casey's
views on abortion and other social issues were too conservative for
most Pennsylvania Democrats. However, Casey easily defeated both
challengers in the May 16th primary, receiving 85% of the vote.

Recent polling has shown that Casey has regained the double-digit lead
he has averaged most of the year. The most recent Rasmussen [2] poll
shows Casey ahead by 13 points, and Quinnipiac gives Casey a 14-point
lead [3].


[edit] Political views
Casey, like his father, is pro-life. In addition, Casey parts ways with
the national Democratic Party over a few other social issues. Unlike
most Democratic officials, for example, he opposes gun control. He has
publicly stated his support for overturning Roe v. Wade, keeping the
death penalty, and for the confirmation of John Roberts [4] and Samuel
Alito [5] for seats on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Casey also said that he would have voted to authorize force against
Iraq "given the evidence available at the time". He has said that we
need to "finish the job", and does not support a timeline and exit
strategy. He does, however, say that knowing what he knows now, he
thinks the war was a mistake. [6]

Casey has expressed his opposition to legislation that would prohibit
adoptions by homosexual couples. [7] In a candidates' questionnaire
sponsored by Pacatholic.org, Casey also stated that he feels that "...
employers should be permitted to extend domestic partnership benefits
to same-sex couples in committed, long-term relationships". However,
Casey opposes making such benefits mandatory. [8]

On another questionnaire, when asked to state a position on legalizing
same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, Casey responded "Oppose." However on
several occasions has supported same sex partners adopting children.
[9] [10].

Casey is also more supportive of birth control than his father was as
governor. Indeed, in the Archdiocese survey, Casey expressed support
for "requiring employers or health insurance plans to cover
contraceptives in their prescription drug plans". He also stated his
support for "a provision in the state's budget to fund contraceptive
services." [11] Casey's views on this extend to the federal funding of
contraception, which he also supports. However, Casey also opposes laws
that would "force pharmacists to fill a prescription contrary to their
moral beliefs."

On economic and education-based issues, Casey falls more closely in
line with mainstream Democratic policies. According to the candidates'
questionnaire, Casey opposes school vouchers. [12] On his website,
Casey has also criticized what he views as "draconian cuts to Medicare
and Medicaid," and has stated that Medicare Part D is "fundamentally
flawed" and in need of a "complete overhaul." Furthermore, the website
states Casey's support for the Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act,
which would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to companies with
at least 25 employees.[13] Casey is also an opponent of privatizing
Social Security [14], and is a critic of many recent tax cuts, which he
claims have "not caused the 'trickle-down' economic growth" that was
promised from them. [15] Finally, Casey has also attacked Senator
Santorum for voting against increasing the minimum wage [16].

On environmental issues, Casey opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. Instead he supports increased federal
investment in hybrid and alternative fuel technology to help wean the
United States off of foreign oil. He is also listed as supporting
increased funding for Brownfield cleanup, as well as a reinstatement of
the polluter-pays principle for the Superfund program.


gee, he also supports the IRAQ WAR, with no exit strategy...

chock up another vote on the Republican side of the aisle...from a
Democrat that is...

add Casey to Lieberman- that gives us 2

On 8 Nov 2006 15:46:28 -0800, "wannabee motorhead from
Lancaster-BWAHAHAHAHAHA !!" wrote:

gee, he also supports the IRAQ WAR, with no exit strategy... snip

No, he doesn't...moron. He backs Rep. Murtha...from PENNSYLVANIA
also....who got re-elected by a LANDSLIDE.

chock up another vote on the Republican side of the aisle...from a
Democrat that is... snip

You're so mentally ****ed up, it's actually hilarious!

DeserTBoB wrote:
On 8 Nov 2006 15:46:28 -0800, "wannabee motorhead from
Lancaster-BWAHAHAHAHAHA !!" wrote:

gee, he also supports the IRAQ WAR, with no exit strategy... snip

No, he doesn't...moron. He backs Rep. Murtha...from PENNSYLVANIA
also....who got re-elected by a LANDSLIDE.

chock up another vote on the Republican side of the aisle...from a
Democrat that is... snip

You're so mentally ****ed up, it's actually hilarious!


BWAHAHAHAHAHA- so much for your Casey win- he's one of us !

you lose...

He was last seen waddling up Hwy 309 with a donkey humping him along
from behind. It was also observed that the donkey was making Mr. Nudo
push a cart loaded with junk that would normally be pulled by the
donkey.

It was also observed that a government motor pool car with IRS
investigators was following at close range.