(Update at 1:25 p.m.) Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) disagreed with statements by Democratic challenger Brad Schneider of Deerfield today that he has voted against woman’s health issues.
“I am pro choice,” Dold said. “It’s long standing policy in Washington for 30 years the United States does not provide funding for abortions. President (Barack) Obama has done this in his executive orders.”
Dold was referring to a vote for legislation Schneider said Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has called the leave women to die act.
Dold also made it clear he favors efforts to make availability to contraception easier. “I made sure to secure passage of Title 10 so women have access to contraception,” he said.
In other news related to the race, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) told reporters this afternoon Schneider is officially part of the DCCC’s red to blue effort to regain a majority in the House of Representatives.
“He is a perfect fit for the district,” Israel said of Schneider. “Brad has the skill and experience for the job. He is about solutions. He will attract Democrats, independents and moderate Republicans.”
(Earlier at 11 a.m.) Brad Schneider started to lay out his general election strategy today between thanking voters at the Highland Park train station for propelling him to the Democratic nomination Tuesday to oppose Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) for Congress in the 10th District.
Though Schneider plans to put a primary focus on employment and economic growth in his effort to win the Nov. 6 general election, he also plans to talk about social issues he believes are important to people here.
Earlier: Schneider Declared Winner
“We want to get the economy going again and stay committed to the job growth we’re beginning to see. We see President Obama’s plan starting to take effect,” Schneider said. “We also want to focus on the social issues becoming part of the Republican dialogue.”
In many of his speeches, Dold says the key issue for the country is economic. “What you hear in Washington on both sides of the aisle is jobs and the economy,” Dold said to a group of students at Lake Forest High School last month.
Schneider still thinks Dold’s approach to issues like Medicare, Social Security and women’s health distinguishes the two of them.
“He has voted consistently with the Republican majority,” Schneider said of Dold. “He has voted for what Nancy Pelosi has called the leave women to die act. He has voted against Planned Parenthood and has voted for the Ryan budget three times.”
When it comes to Planned Parenthood, Dold said Sunday that is one of the things distinguishing him from Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
“He (Romney) is for defunding Planned Parenthood and I’m in favor of Planned Parenthood,” Dold told Patch after a Romney rally Sunday. “I said so on the House floor.”
Dold was one of a handful of Republicans voting in favor of an amendment to the continuing resolution to maintain funding for Planned Parenthood. When the measure failed, he voted for the complete legislation to keep the government running.
The morning after winning a hard fought primary battle with three other opponents—Ilya Sheyman, John Tree and Vivek Bavda—Schneider was happy with his the way he ran his campaign.
“Each day when you wake up would you rather be us than them?” he asked rhetorically. “Essentially I said I would rather be us,” he added responding to questions about advertisements attacking him from groups supporting Sheyman.
Those attacks portraying Schneider for donating to some donations to Republicans while giving nearly all to Democrats prompted local leaders like stateRep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) and state Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) to speak out against the tactics.
State Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest), who endorsed Schneider, thought his victory demonstrated the ability of local voters to see through negative advertising and vote with an informed decision.
“In our district people are very thoughtful and can see through negative advertising,” Garrett said. “They focus on the issues and get to know the candidates, particularly in a primary. They see through the robo calls and mailers to make their own independent decisions.”
Abigail
4:35 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I'm not surprised a Democrat candidate would make up things about a Republican candidate--it's in their blood.
RB
4:57 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Patch: why don't you do an interview instead of printing a press release? What does Dold say about his pledge to Grover Norquist? Why is he not willing to ever consider a revenue increase to solve any of the countries problems? Now or in the future! He pledged allegiance to Grover Norquist before he even took the oath of office. I want a representative that does not rule out possible solutions and is willing to consider and debate alternatives. Mr. Dold sold his political future to the tea party. Ask him about that!
Deep Dish Pizza
10:09 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Abigail, the only made up thing here is this comedy that Dold is some sorta moderate.
Dold and his backers used to run around saying that he has a 89% party voting record like it was some sort of good thing.
Now they seemed to figure out that spin wasn't working because voting with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10 doesn't make Dold look like moderate.
It makes him 89% Tea!
Sully
6:46 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
That's right, Abby. Republicans never mislead the public about anything. Nothing but the truth goes through their lips.
Abigail
7:21 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
That's right, Sully. Democrats never lie, or make up comments and attribute said comments to their opposition. To do so would be unsavory behavior.
Joe Nelson
7:05 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Both Republicans and Democrats do it. Just Democrats WAY more often.
RB
7:31 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Mr. Dold says he is proud of the fact that "he listens to both sides". Well, how can he when he signed a pledge to Grover Norquist that he would never increase revenue. How is that listening to both sides. He is also part of the Republican social reform machine. Medicare, woman's right to choose, shutting the Government down....gridlock, etc. The 10th needs someone else. The Freshman Republican Class (his fellow classmate is Joe Walsh) that he is a part of caused Congress to create gridlock. The district deserves better, don't forget what he did when he now suddenly tries to turn moderate. He's not.
Abigail
8:18 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
RB, you keep posting about some sort of pledge. Would you please post the link to it so the rest of us can see it? Otherwise, we will consider your postings to be merely Democrat propaganda.
RB
8:32 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Please google it, you'll find lots of references to it. The official site is Americans for Tax Reform. Thats the Grover site. On other sites, You'll see quite a bit about it and you'll have to judge what of it is Democratic propaganda or not. There's a list of Republicans that would like to remove their signatures too. The pledge text is on the official ATR site. Sorry, but you have to do your own homework if you really want to learn about what Mr. Dold signed before he took the oath of office.
Catrina
10:31 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Abigail - here's the link to pledge and the names of those who signed it: http://s3.amazonaws.com/atrfiles/files/files/Federal%20Pledge%20Signers%20112th%20Congress.pdf
Joe Nelson
7:11 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
But he is a moderate.
A. M. Kelly
8:40 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
RB...You are correct. Our elected representatives owe their allegiance to "We the people", not lobbyist Grover Norquist.
The good of the country sometimes REQUIRES raising taxes, if not on the middle class, then certainly on the very WEALTHIEST who are currently paying next to nothing.... Even billionaire Warren Buffet knows it's ridiculous that his SECRETARY pays a lower rate of taxes than he does!
This amounts to nothing more than an unfair "handout" to people who already have more than enough, and it is hurting the country tremendously.
Sully
8:44 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Abby, I don't recall ever saying dems. are always truthful. Your statement implies that it's only the dems who lie. That would, of course, be false.
And if you don't know anything of Grover Norquist, perhaps you should look him up. If you were truly politically savvy, you'd know all about him.
Abigail
8:48 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I do know about Grover Norquist, I just don't see what the problem with him is. Of course, I suspect the left feels about Grover Norquist the same as I feel about George Soros. Is Grover now the Republican boogeyman--replacing Karl Rove for that title?
Abigail
8:46 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Ok, I get it. So what's wrong with changing the tax code to a flat tax? That's the same thing Steve Forbes recommended when he ran for president. You make it sound like Bob Dold is owned by Grover Norquist. What's wrong with Grover Norquist? If he's the Republican version of George Soros, then I don't see what the problem is.
Bringin' Down Briarwood
1:31 am on Thursday, March 22, 2012
If you don't think Norquist tries to own candidates who sign his pledges, take a look at him in the 60 Minutes a few months ago. He not only owns them. he publicly threatens them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K25kqP0YdZ0
And please spare me the speech about the liberal media bias. Nobody twisted Norquist's arm to do this. He is the epitome of what is wrong right now - a punk stamping his feet, demanding that people do it HIS way.
GuitarMan
10:09 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
What agreement with George Soros have members of Congress signed that prospectively limits a vote on taxes revenues up? The 9 trillion deficit that existed when Obama took office in part resulted from Congress's inability to raise taxes during a war. With each military in our history, Congress raised taxes to offset the cost, but not with the recent Iraq/Afgan wars. That is the difference.
Deep Dish Pizza
9:38 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Illinois has a flat tax.
I'm assuming by this comment that Abigail LOVES Illinois' state tax that every other conservative hates.
Sully
9:02 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Just what pledge has Soros had numerous members of congress sign? Frankly, Norquist doesn't bother me a whole lot- these pols will do what they want anyway, but what's the deal with the comparison? Everything has to be tit for tat with you. Dems lie, republicans lie. Face it.
RB
9:12 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I've said before, but one more time....the problem I have with the pledge is that it limits the Congressman from any tax reform that raises revenue. Grover will not allow it. During war time, for instance, the United States has at times chosen to pay for the war via a revenue increase. Dold is pledging to never vote for that. Never, no way no how. National disaster? Nope? Never ever.
Yes, we need to cut spending but lets not limit ourselves to a Congressman who pledges such a thing as never ever voting to increase revenue. I want a Congressman who can walk into a room and have the ability to negotiate and compromise. He's exposed his hand (as have many other Republicans) and just says NO.
The other problem is that I believe he should have one oath and that's to us as citizens of the 10th. Not a pledge to follow Grover....to gridlock.
Abigail
9:51 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
I would prefer not to have someone like Schneider who will obviously follow the Democrats and Obama down the tunnel to devastating our economy. Our economy is in the tank, does Schneider have the experience and knowledge to make an informed decision on how to get us out of it? Not likely. And it's also not likely that Obama can do anything to improve our economy.
In case you don't realize it, Boehner and Cantor both agreed to a tax increase as requested by Obama. But Obama would rather make it look like the Republicans are the cause of "gridlock." Go to this article from Monday in the Washington Post. Your man in Washington blew it and he blames the Republicans. Typical.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obamas-evolution-behind-the-failed-grand-bargain-on-the-debt/2012/03/15/gIQAHyyfJS_story_1.html
Joe Nelson
7:09 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Exactly.
GuitarMan
10:01 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Abigail, our economy was "devasted" on or about 2008 when Hank Paulson stepped in under the Bush administration, to prevent banks from collapsing. I know the bumper sticker response is to "let them fail", but banking includes insurance. If enough banks "failed" many commercial insurers would fail, including, for example, your car insurance. Add to that your loss in home equity, I think you are blaming a lot on Mr. Obama. Our problems, such as the deficit didn't just start in 2008. At that time the deficit was around 9 trillion. The problems we face are not solved by one line criticisms of D's or R's.
Deep Dish Pizza
9:41 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Sure. That's why Schneider got slammed in the primary for donating to Republicans including Mark Kirk.
Please show me where Democrats and Obama told everyone to donate to Republicans.
Give it up. Dold's superfans keep trying to tell everyone he's a moderate and hoping it will stick if only they say it often enough. But his only "moderate" votes have come on meaningless preliminary maneuvers. When it comes time to cast a vote that means something, Dold votes with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10.
And you guys are trying to spin that as "moderate"?
Steven
9:56 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
This is disgusting. Bob Dold is the most independent member of congress rated by several agencies. Bob has stood up and fought for matters that went against party lines. He voted in favor of the transportation bill which was against Republican leadership. To say Bob supports "let women die act" is poor journalism and near slander.
Daniel
11:36 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
He did vote for it though, so you can't make that argument.
Deep Dish Pizza
9:46 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
What's disgusting is that Dold and his superfans are trying to claim that voting with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10 makes him somehow "moderate"....
There's a reason that Dold's right-hand man Louis Atsaves uses the word "moderate" so often.... They're hoping voters will buy the spin instead of looking at Dold's 89% Tea Party vote record.
Voting "moderate" on a couple of meaningless throwaway votes and then flip-flopping to vote "Tea Party" on the final vote is hardly the sign of an actual "moderate".
...And Dold did vote for the Let Women Die Act
He also voted *against* women's health care including against Planned Parenthood less than a day after making a Really Big Deal out of some pointless amendment that failed anyway. (Dold even mentioned it in the "update" above)
Dold has even voted to end Medicare as we know it every year he's been in Congress.
These are not things that a "moderate" would do. That's why his actual record, not the spin, shows Dold votes with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10.
alan donahue
10:04 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
why are my comments being selectively edited out?
Ellie
11:38 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Good for Rep. Dold, voting for Paul Ryan's budget! At least Rep. Ryan is PRESENTING a budget - and trying to deal with our huge deficit. Medicare will go broke in 2020. Why haven't the Senate Democrats even passed a budget in over 1050 days, as they are required each year BY LAW? What are they trying to hide?
GuitarMan
9:46 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
A budget is not passed as a matter of law, unless new spending is legislated. A continuing resolution permits a repeat of spending, i.e. paying the military or retired persons, etc. as was done in the previous fiscal period. In short, the whole operation of the government won't freeze up and come to hault. Not what you expected to hear? See article one (1) of the Constitution, which enables Congress to do what is necessary and proper to fufill its constitutional duties, which does not exclude a "continuing resolution" for current obligations. http://www.law.cornell.edu/lii/get_the_law
Louis G. Atsaves
10:10 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
So Mr. Myers, are you trying to tell us that under the Obama administration which included two years of Pelosi, that there has been NO new spending in the past 3+ years? No new spending whatsoever?
Deep Dish Pizza
9:49 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
The House comes up with the budget. Read the Constitution.
And if the Senate hasn't "even passed a budget in over 1050 days" why is the Federal govt still operating?
These Fox News talking points are lame, stale and obviously false on their face. Why do you repeat them?
PS - Before you bring up the other Fox News talking point about "Obama hasn't had a budget in years" .... How did the Republican House vote on the Obama budget (they voted it down, go figure) if he hasn't offered a budget....?
william brown
12:04 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Dold votes as he is told
Do not think for a minute he would ever vote
Against the far right GOP platform
He can talk like a
Dem
But he votes as Dick Armey tells him to
Abigail
4:17 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Good grief, Dick Armey isn't even around anymore! Come up with something else and learn how to type a response.
Deep Dish Pizza
9:51 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Dick Armey is running one of the Koch Brothers-funded right-wing PACs. Dold has been following the right-wing agenda 9 times out of 10.
Ergo, Dold votes as Dick Armey (and the rest of the extremist right-wing cabal) tells him.
Where ya been Abigail? Take a breather from Fox News every now and then to take a big wide look at reality instead of the drivel Fox propagandizes.
Daniel
2:15 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Those attacks portraying Schneider for donating to some donations to Republicans while giving nearly all to Democrats prompted local leaders like stateRep. Karen May (D-Highland Park) and state Sen. Terry Link (D-Waukegan) to speak out against the tactics
Wow , the above was very well written. Hope you did not learn at a local public school.
Sully
5:08 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Your ignorance is showing again , Abigail. Armey runs Freedom Works, a major tea party group.
Abigail
5:15 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Your ignorance is showing, Sully. Dold is not a Tea Party Republican and does not take orders from Dick Armey. To say that would be like me saying that Obama takes orders from Bill Ayres.
Joe Nelson
7:11 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Thank you Abigail! Everybody seems to think that Dold is some kind of Reagan Conservative. He is a true moderate.
Deep Dish Pizza
9:54 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Dold votes with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10. The Congressional Record doesn't lie.
Are you saying that Dold casting 1 vote out of every 10 is a moderate vote? And a lot of those "1 out of 10" votes are meaningless throw aways on pointless amendments and preliminary procedural votes.
Look at reality. Ignore the Dold spin.
Sully
5:26 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
You digress again. I simply stated that Armey is still around despite you saying he's not.
Louis G. Atsaves
8:12 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
I can appreciate the Democratic fib that Dold is a Tea Party candidate. But a fib is a fib. The Tea Party recently gave Dold a C+ grade and complained bitterly about his many votes, his fearlessness in being non-partisan on those votes, some of which are being mentioned here in this thread.
Does Schneider really feel that an endorsement from Nancy "You will get to read the (healthcare) bill after we pass it" Pelosi? Or that a New York Democratic feels that Schneider is a "good fit" for the 10th?
Once upon a time "iiberals" called themselves "liberals" and proudly stood up to their views, no matter how half-baked I thought they were. They had my respect for standing up to their views. Now "liberals" call themselves "progressives" and try to hide their real political views. After all that propaganda Schneider put out during the primary about being "progressive" lets see if he truly owns up to what he previously said.
RB
9:50 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Are you suggesting that a progressive is someone who does not want to be identified as having "liberal"' viewpoints? Personally, I don't hide my liberal viewpoints and don't consider calling myself a progressive as doing that. I'm proud to be identified as a liberal.
Mr. Dold saw the red tide coming in and road it to victory. Now, the tide is rolling out and he is trying to PR his way to being a moderate all of a sudden. Until he denounces his pledge to Grover Norquist I won't even consider him as my Congressman. He sold his future votes on tax revenue in order to get elected. Is it 'progressive' to consider people before corporations? Is it liberal? Yes. It's the right thing to do too.
Mr Dold is the one hiding his real views behind the smokescreen of 'small businessman', 'moderate', even as someone wanting to hear both sides. When Eric Cantor calls, Dold will march to the right. Remember, he can't really consider both sides, he sold one side to Grover in order to get elected.
Louis G. Atsaves
12:29 am on Friday, March 23, 2012
RB, I am not "suggesting" a thing. I am stating a few stubborn things called facts. And "liberals" calling themselves "progressives" are deceiving themselves and other voters. Be prepared for another red tide this November.
Abigail
4:19 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Yes, this November will be another rude awakening for the "progressives." I agree with Louis, call yourselves whatever you want--you're still all liberals and easy to spot.
Deep Dish Pizza
10:00 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Dold voting with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10 is not a fib.
Or do you moldy Doldys not realize that the Congressional Record exists and that anyone can look up all of Dold's votes and see for themselves?
In 2010 Dold told the Tea Party that he was more conservative than he can admit. But then Dold realized he needed to put some distance between him and the Teas. So since the fall of 2010 Dold did everything he could to make it seem like he wasn't a Tea kinda guy.
But Dold is still voting with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10.
Or is Louis the Dold Apologist conveniently forgetting that Bob Dold TOLD that Illinois Tea Party magazine to give him a bad rating because the 10th is a moderate district????
Claude Lerner
11:33 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Louis, Abigail, Ellie, and Steven, what a breath of fresh air you bring!
A good percentage of the 10th are with you. From John Porter to Mark Kirk to Bob Dold the district has been held by moderate republicans for decades. Our lib neighbors speak so righteously in slanderous illusion of those who work to free our country of onerous regulation and free business to grow the tax base and free people from the command and control hand of government that wastes trillions on fanciful dreams and greases pockets with special favors for re-election meanwhile distorting markets, creating uncertainty and leaving the rest of us to loose our jobs and houses after putting so much effort into creating a reasonably good life for our families. The county cannot afford further democratic fiscal irresponsibility and fiduciary failure. We need a representative who will work with Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio to correct the abysmal misdirection of Obama, Durbin, Pelosi, Frank, Dodd, Chu, Holder and the like. It will happen. We will recover. It's just a matter of how long it will take. The lib way in generations. GOP way 10 years or so. Get with it, get beyond the failed ways, the catstrophic unintended consequences of well intended legislation. You can do it. Many former liberal democrats eventially see the light. Find a way, find your way and our country of and by the people will be on the way to prosperity sooner rather than later. Have at it.
GuitarMan
9:28 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Claude, lofty comments but since we live by the rule of law, and reg's come from our laws, what laws & regulations do you wanted changed. Try not to answer with a bumper sticker line, like "Obama Care". Idea's not bumper stickers.
Louis G. Atsaves
12:26 am on Friday, March 23, 2012
Claude! You need to run for public office! Your response was wonderful!
Pmadman
8:33 am on Friday, March 23, 2012
I have lived in the 10th district for many years, and it seems that when independent thinking people have to declare a party, they choose neither. Probably so they won't receive the multiple robocalls that either side will send their way. If one in 5 have voted, then perhaps IL should be like other states that don't madate that people select a party. I have meet people who are good candidates on both sides of the aisle, and if you saw all the hard work it takes to run for office, you might go out and vote more often.
Joe Nelson
7:16 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
I have a question for all the Liberals here: When has there ever been a successful Liberal president and when has there been a successful Conservative. That's what I thought Liberals are completely unproven.
RB
10:33 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
What do you consider to be successful? Balanced budget? Perhaps, Civil Rights Leglislation passage? Maybe, fighting, leading and winning WW2? (yes, FDR was a liberal). How about passing a universal healthcare plan? Winning a Nobel Peace Prize? Just how do you define Successful?
You may view successful as tearing apart the social fabric of America. Maybe, implementing programs that have taken away more rights from Americans than any other time in history? How about warrantless searches. Oh, I know....success is having your Vice President resign before you have to, and then getting a pardon.
How'd I do? Did I do a good job of separating the Successful from the Unsuccessful? Let me guess, you may define success differently?
Deep Dish Pizza
10:03 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
The last president to balance the budget and bring in a surplus to pay down the debt was Clinton.
Reagan ladeled on the debt.
Bush 1 did the same.
Bush 2 took Clinton's surplus and exploded the debt even worse than Reagan. He spent $2trillion in just one year!
But now Tea Party Republicans are trying to tell us that all that debt from Reagan, Bush 1 and Bush 2 is somehow Obama's fault.
Puh-leez.
A. M. Kelly
9:36 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
That's an easy one -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who historians (a traditonally conservative group) voted as THIRD greatest president in all of American history in 2009, coming after only Washington and Lincoln....Hell, even Newt Gingrich called him the "greatest president of the 20th century".
GuitarMan
9:22 pm on Sunday, March 25, 2012
@ Joe Nelson, think beyond bumper sticker comments, you are too focused on “us” and “them”. Kind of a divide and conquer view that is a stand off, and where nothing is “proven” because nothing is getting done. Everything is a mix of good & bad, including every point of view.
Deep Dish Pizza
10:05 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012
Face it Robert Meyers... Joe, Louis, Abigail, Ellie, and Steven are just writing what Dold tells them to write.
Dold even got caught by the Daily Herald in the 2010 race pushing fake online comments by campaign supporters.
That's why you see so many Dold "supporters" laughably saying that voting with the Tea Party 9 times out of 10 is a moderate. LOL