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October 31, 2008

Debate: Second Congressional District Race

Monique Chartier

Mark Zaccaria (R) and Congressman James Langevin (D) square off this afternoon at 4:00 on WPRO's Dan Yorke Show.

Comments

Wow. Big props for Langevin. I have a little more respect for him now, unlike Ambien-boy and Hillary's purse holder who avoided their opponents and refused to come out and talk to the voters and be challenged on their actions and opinions.

Posted by: James L. at October 31, 2008 8:36 AM

I second James' comment. Although I often disagree with him on policy matters, I've always had a lot of respect for Jim Langevin -- which is infinitely more than I could ever say about the pill-poppin' boozer in the 1st district.

At least Langevin thinks enough of the office he holds, and for the democracy that allowed him to attain it, to defend his record in a public forum.

Posted by: Will at October 31, 2008 5:25 PM

I tried to listen, and Langevin is certainly head and shoulders above his peers, but I had to switch to the MP3 player for my commute when he embarked on a rambling answer in order to avoid agreeing with Dan about the more egregious activities of his fellow Democrats when it comes to financial regulation and so on.

Posted by: Justin Katz at November 1, 2008 9:31 AM

Yes, he was way off base on that one. The precipitating factor to the fiscal mess was not the absence of regulation but the existence of a bad regulation - the mandate for mortgage companies to make high risk loans.

And the subsequent failure to regulate falls squarely on his congressional Democrat collegues - Barney Frank, in particular. No wonder the congressman ended his misleading answer by saying something like, "... but let's not try to place blame".

Posted by: Monique at November 1, 2008 10:27 AM