Bill Maske jumps into House race
Democrat wants seat held by Tom LathamBy BILL SHEA Messenger staff writer
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Democrat Bill Maske has entered the race for the U.S. House of Representatives calling for a New Deal style program that will put Americans back to work.
''I will work to see that programs are implemented that open the doors of prosperity to working Americans,'' Maske said Wednesday morning in Fort Dodge.
He visited the local Democratic Party headquarters as he announced his bid for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames.
Latham will seek a ninth term, although he has not made a formal announcement yet, according to spokesman James Carstensen. So far, Maske is the only candidate for the Democratic nomination in that district.
Maske, of Truro, hopes to represent the 4th Congressional District, which includes Webster County and all of its surrounding counties.
The candidate said he will focus on the economy, unemployment and health care.
He said he wants to start a federal program to hire unemployed people to repair the nation's infrastructure and national parks.
According to Maske, the money from the federal stimulus program went ''into the pockets of fat cats'' who did not create enough jobs. Therefore, he said, the government must step in and create jobs.
He added that he favors more government oversight to protect Americans from ''corporate greed.''
''I don't call that big government,'' he said. ''I call that better government.''
Maske said he wants a universal health care system to cover all Americans.
He said the fact that a public option might not be included in the health care bill now before Congress is ''unacceptable.''
Maske, who has been an educator for 34 years, said he wants to replace the federal No Child Left Behind law with a program that measures student progress without using outdated assessment methods.
''The greatest defense for our nation and the greatest hope for our world is an educated populace,'' he said.
He said he believes the United States must focus on humanitarian rather than military efforts abroad.
He described President Barack Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan as ''a difficult pill to swallow.''
Contact Bill Shea at (515) 573-2141 or bshea@messengernews.net
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12-17-09 7:52 PM
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If the Democrats couldn't beat Latham in the Democrat year of 2008 how are they going to beat him in what is shaping up to be a Republican year in 2010?
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Anderson
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12-17-09 4:47 PM
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Only those who did not live through the years 1933-1941 believe FDR's New Deal put Americans to work; we were still over 20$ unemployment in 1940 whereas other western democracies that did not think govt deficit spending would help and, so, let markets work were back to pre-1929 employment & production levels by 1935. Those are facts, apparently unknown to Maske, Obama and that coterie of leftist Democrats in Congress. You, too, NamVet. Suggest you, irvanelis and anyone interested in truth google "Anatomy of a Meltdown/Robert Stowe England" (12 pages) to learn how collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, created by the Democrats' social engineering "affordable housing" program and GSE's Frannie and Freddie caught up pvt mortgage lenders AND Wall Street in a disaster outside their control. Most bubbles ARE govt caused, including the great housing bubble.
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Anderson
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12-17-09 3:53 PM
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Only those who did not live through the years 1933-1941 believe FDR's New Deal put Americans to work; we were still over 20$ unemployment in 1940 whereas other western democracies that did not think govt deficit spending would help and, so, let markets work were back to pre-1929 employment & production levels by 1935. And those are facts, apparently unknown to Maske, Obama and that whole coterie of leftist Democrats in Congress. You, too, NamVet. Suggest you, irvanelis and anyone interested in the truth google "Anatomy of a Meltdown/Robert Stowe England" (12 pages) to learn how collapse of the subprime mortgage market, created by the Democrats' social engineering "affordable housing" program and GSE's Frannie and Freddie caught up pvt mortgage lenders AND Wall Street in a disaster outside their control. Most bubbles ARE govt caused, including the housing bubble.
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irvanellis
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12-17-09 9:19 AM
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Who the heck created that disaster but B. O. and his Democtats? Ever hear of Dubbya Bush?
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Birddog43
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12-17-09 8:26 AM
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By our votes we can term limit all elected officials. If they have served more than eight years, vote them out!
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olderfd
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12-17-09 8:20 AM
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Maske says the federal stimulus money went to "fat cats". Who the heck created that disaster but B. O. and his Democtats.
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2cents
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12-17-09 1:39 AM
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Whatever, NamVet!
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NamVet
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12-17-09 12:38 AM
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Yep, already the verbal attacks of 'liberal' and/or 'socialist'. LOL. Love those labels!!!!
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NamVet
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12-17-09 12:36 AM
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He has my vote!! I used to get these inane responses from Latham and his office. Positions that I could easily see through, full of falsehoods and half truths. Goodbye Latham. I say used to, because I no longer live in Iowa, much less Fort Dodge, but I do check in to see if there is any moving forward in Fort Dodge. On health care, education and military efforts vs. humanitarian he, Bill Maske is dead on, but you know he won't get the support of 'Anderson'.
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kaleidoscope
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12-17-09 12:31 AM
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What a pathetic joke this guy is! Educator? In his liberal world that means indoctrination of young minds to socialism.
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