tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post7361060505920104021..comments2024-02-12T02:16:00.503-08:00Comments on Marjorie Arons-Barron: Barney Frank faces a legitimate opponent for only the second timeMargie Arons-Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18087892883939177452noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post-57208497409887612442010-10-15T06:46:14.001-07:002010-10-15T06:46:14.001-07:00I'm a liberal Democrat but cannot stand argume...I'm a liberal Democrat but cannot stand argument's employed that inherently favor an incumbent (constitutent services, pork power, dealmaking experience). Its about policy positions. I'd like to see a partisan ever employ those arguments to support someone on the other side of the aisle. Like Ted Kennedy, Barney Frank should have done his time in DC and moved on long ago.bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post-65947201653867542982010-10-14T06:40:39.175-07:002010-10-14T06:40:39.175-07:00Do you really think it makes sense that Republican...Do you really think it makes sense that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Castle in Delaware was defeated by Christine O'Donnell simply because he has been an elected official? Isn't there a limit to how far we should let anti-incumbency take us?Margie Arons-Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087892883939177452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8322675396286681037.post-65425629755145780392010-10-13T21:02:13.827-07:002010-10-13T21:02:13.827-07:00"Nonetheless, Bielat is capable of making a c..."Nonetheless, Bielat is capable of making a coherent if superficial case to those who want to throw out all incumbents, even if it weakens the clout of the district in Washington."<br /><br />Heavens, we wouldn't want to remove an incumbent. That's Democrat or Republican, right? Think of all those great Republican Representatives around the country - we wouldn't want to remove them either. Right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com