Heard about that oil spill in the Gulf recently? Yeah, Scott Garrett didn’t exactly go out of his way to stop it from happening.  He has consistently voted on the side of oil companies and against regulatory bills that would have reduced the chances of a disastrous spill from occurring. I think the below summary of Scott Garrett’s voting record on Energy and Oil related bills, from the non-partisan website OnTheIssues.org, says everything we need to know about Congressman Garrett’s efforts to reign in the recklessness of British Petroleum:

Courtesy our friend TheArchimedeanTalkingPoint

As I sat on the beach last week, I couldn’t help but reflect on the state of our politics.

We are, once again, approaching election season; a series of rituals are impending which in calmer times demand relatively little of us in the way of time or energy.   On this occasion however, we can ill-afford to be cavalier.  No one needs to be reminded that we are in a period of profound national turmoil.  We are still reeling from the near collapse of the global financial system; the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq continue to fester unresolved; and we are struggling to contain an oil spill of such magnitude that it threatens the ecological health and economic stability of the entire Gulf Coast. 

Sitting in the sand, it should come as no surprise that the latter crisis stood front-and-center in my mind.  As I absorbed my surroundings, the endearingly anachronistic shops, the people bronzing in the sun, a street performer practicing his craft, it became clear to me just how vital our beaches are, not only to our livelihoods, but to the way we identify ourselves.  Juvenile caricatures about the state of our beaches aside, our shores are a source of natural beauty, economic dynamism, and cultural significance; they are places where many of us live, many of us work, and many of us escape to. 

Mr. Garrett is showing a willingness to sacrifice the interests of his constituents upon the stained altar of big-oil, and that is unacceptable. Read the rest of this entry »

Primary Day is this Tuesday, June 8th.
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Retire Garrett enthusiastically endorses Tod Theise for the 5th Congressional District Democratic Primary.
 
Tod embodies the type of politician Retire Garrett wishes served in the U.S. Congress. He is passionate about our government’s ability to serve the country’s interests. Hailing from the Western part of the Congressional district, Tod will test Scott Garrett’s vote-getting ability as it never has been tested before. Theise will stand up for our liberal values in Washington ethically, morally, and courageously. He will put an end to Scott Garrett’s Right-Wing, Wall Street-tolerating, Infinitesimal Government-loving political high jinks. Please pass this endorsement on to all friends, family, and colleagues who live in the 5th District.
 
To learn more about Tod, visit his campaign website, theiseforcongress.com.