From the Free Market News: ...Jim Webb, like fellow Fighting Dems Andrew Horne in Kentucky and Tammy Duckworth in Illinois and Eric Massa in New York are soldiers who bring a sobering sensibility to the Democratic Party. As Webb’s 2002 Washington Post essay and his many other writings bring out, his is a character-based sensibility, honed in duty, sacrifice and civic responsibility...
The Evening Tribune shows Massa supporting worker safety:
...Eric Massa of Corning, the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. John “Randy” Kuhl, R-29th, stressed the importance of remembering “the men and women who gave their lives on the job.”
Massa also discussed how the middle class is dwindling, saying “working people are under attack.”
“We have elected representatives who have lost touch with what it's like to pay a mortgage, buy a dinner or fill a tank of gas,” he said. “We'd like to leave a future at least as equally bright as the one our parents left to us.
“The sacrifices by the 30 generations who came before us will not be forgotten,” Massa added. “It's important we do not lose the value and significance of their sacrifices.”
Massa makes some good points. We must protect workers on the job site and pay people decent wages. When is the last time some of these Republicans paid for their own lunch or dinner? Remember when Trent Lott got upset at the prospect of limiting lobbyist lunches to a $20 value? Many working people would love to have $20 for lunch or dinner. However, with high gas prices and no wage increases in recent years, some workers are giving up lunch.
