You may not like the vitriolic nature of some posts to the Chamber but calling people idiots detracts from any credibility you may have. One one hand you chastise the name callers and on the other you partake in the same.

The Chambers initial stance was abhorrent. They only corrected their egregious error after realizing they opened a can of worms that was not easily closed up again.

To insinuate Mr. McCormick should shout out how cordial they were after slapping him in the face is laughable to no end and tells me that you are either Mr. Epstein himself or someone close to him. You do not conduct yourself in the manner in which Mr. Epstein did, then rectify it solely due to fear of lawsuit then expect kudos for being cordial. Only shallow people think this way. It is no wonder the Chamber is in bed with career Politicians.

Unfortunately, I think you have an immense uphill battle ahead of you. The ingrained belief of one party or the other and the polarity that is creates is far too entrenched in some to see past the consonant beside a candidates name.

I hope to catch you speak again, I have read your website but would like a little more information on your stances on current issues and possible resolutions.

Joe, you missed one point. You may have liked Ed Lynch’s answer but it didn’t really answer the question. Ted Deutch asked if there was one issue that you agreed 100% with the president. Ed’s answer indicated that he agreed with the subject, but not the content; that’s not 100%. I stated that I agreed 100% with President Obama regarding his “pay as you go” method for the Congress and the Federal Budget. I believe that if we cannot pay for it, then it cannot be included. The task will be holding Congress and the Whitehouse to their word on that.

The truth is, if we continue to spend as we are with no intention of paying down this massive debt, we will eventually reach a point where our debt and interest exceed our GDP. When we reach that point no amount of minor tinkering or “token cuts” will make the least bit of difference. At that point China will be telling us how to run our country.

I believe the only way to stop the consistant partisan gridlock is to elect more Independents. We are the *only* non-partisan candidates that can establish a balance in Washington. No offense but the Republicans had their chance, the Democrats had their chance and each showed us their true colors.

It’s time for Independents if we want more Independence.

Jim McCormick
http://www.votemccormick.com

My question to you Mr. McCormick, will you fight that way in Washington when you are really up against it?

Let it go already. Legs or not, it obviously doesn’t matter.

Lawyers=greedy

Healthcare needs Tort Reform

If one can tax and control businesses, then get those greedy lawyers under control.

Illegal immigration is a very important issue in Florida.

Mr. Deutch only feels for the illegals WHO BROKE the law instead of favoring those who follow the law and seek to emigrate legally.

Voting for a democrat will flood this country with more illegals.

Illegals have impacted our healthcare system, our schools, our economy. It is time to protect our borders and stop illegal immigration.

If Israel can build a fence along their ENTIRE border with Egypt, the USA can do the same.

If N Korea and Iran can capture illegals entering their countries, what the hell is wrong with American doing the same?

We can’t have OPEN BORDERS. When ANY administration democrat or republican, can PROVE they are PREVENTING illegal entry into the USA, then discussion of immigration reform can be initiated, not before.

America is in danger when no one is monitoring our border.

So caps were enacted and nothing happened. Insurance costs are as high as ever. Oh, and the insurance company execs finally admitted under oath that large court awards accounted for less than one percent of their costs. Liars!

“Tort reform” is simply an excuse for insurance companies to make more money. It’s like a new version of trickle down (voodoo) economics. There has NEVER been any hard evidence that proved a reduction in court awards leads to a reduction in rates for the average American. All it leads to is larger profits for the modern day Robber Barons – insurance companies.

Look it up.

What ever happened to that “Principles over Politics” theme that Mr. Budd campaigned on? If he won’t support the winner, it’s just more of the same- partisanship over advancing principles and an agenda.

I strongly disagree with Mr. Deutch on his backing of the KSM trials in civilian courts! Again, Ed was right that this has the potential to expose military intelligence to our enemies let alone the tax burden it creates on the backs of the hard working citizens.

Ted, the American people cannot afford the protection of your peers (The Eric Holder law firm) on this issue nor the lack of tort reform in the healthcare issue. I think the seniors in this district would rather save $400 billion in tort reform then give up $500 billion of benefits!

Joe Budd