Bill Carrico Interview

By: Brian
Published On: 7/4/2006 11:17:02 PM

Bill Carrico, the Republican candidate running against Congressman Boucher here in the Ninth District, recently gave an interview to the Quality News Network.  It is available here. 

Some of his responses were very interesting, the others are mostly GOP talking points.  He did, however, stop short of declaring that God had endorsed his candidacy this time. 

After being asked about the immigration problem, Carrico says "we have got to build that wall around us," seemingly suggesting that we need to build a wall around the entire country.  I have heard proposals of building a wall across the southern border, but Carrico is the first candidate I have ever heard suggest that we need a wall between us and Canada and on our coastlines. 
Carrico was also asked about the budget and he quickly proclaims that he thinks the budget should be balanced.  On the follow-up, though, when asked if he would support revoking the recent tax cuts on just people making more than $500,000 per year if it would balance the budget, he declines to answer.  Could that mean that Carrico has a few friends (i.e., campaign donors) who make more than half-a-million per year? 

This interview confirms what most of us here in the Ninth District already knew +óGé¼GÇ£ Congressman Boucher should easily win re-election.

(Interview link via James)

Comments



Keep asking them about the balanced budget. (summercat - 7/5/2006 4:54:44 AM)
The fiscal stuff, which is huge, is the Republicans' domestic Achilles heel.  I just finished "Hostile Takeover."  I really believe that anyone who reads it with at least a semi-open mind would never vote Republican again.  (Granted, they might vote independent--the Democrats are no angels, either--but the Dems are much, much, much better on these issues.)


Clueless Carrico (Bubby - 7/5/2006 10:30:09 AM)
Bill Carrico thinks we need "a wall around our country" because "all great nations built a wall around their cities". Huh? 

Bill "doesn't have any doubt" that "Iraq was behind the 9/11 attacks". "Iraq was funding the Taliban in Afghanistan"  Huh? Hey Bill, maybe you should be more informed before you ask the people of the 9th Congressional District to elect you as a representative.  Whatever you "feel" is god's plan for your service is no concern of mine. Which brings me to THE problem with Bill Carrico:

I'm not "unified" with Bill Carrico.  I'm not confused about the Iraqi War, the origins of the 9/11 attacks, or the problems that face Virginia.  Bill thinks we need to be "unified" with his vision for America - a walled nation that fights for "total victory" in Iraq. He says he is ready to "strap on an M-16" in defense of Southwest. He says he is like the people in his district. Yeah, the uninformed people.