You're Fired


John Boccieri had never had a home in the 16th district until he moved here to run for office. For this reason alone, I felt he was not suitable to represent the district, and did not vote for him. In spite of all the mudslinging, there are good reasons that he should be fired, regardless of what party you belong to. John Boccieri voted for the Cap and Trade national energy tax. His constituents did not want it, and cannot afford it. John Boccieri voted for the $800,000,000,000 stimulus bill, though his constituents said "no". Did it yield adequate benefits to justify the money spent in your mind? When John Boccieri's office was flooded with calls to vote against Obamacare, his staffers blew off callers by saying he had not decided, and once again, Boccieri thumbed his nose at his constituents and voted FOR it.
Any politician who believes in his votes on these items should be bragging about it, and not having their mother (who does not live in the district) cry about "mudslinging" in radio ads when their opponent brings it up. Man up, stand behind your votes, and run on them!
Even if you believe these were good pieces of legislation, I cannot understand anyone who would support a representative that does not represent his constituency. Politicians need to be held accountable, and need to learn that their job is not to do what their party thinks is best for us, but rather to represent us by casting OUR vote in congress. Voters need to drop the "D" or "R" mentality, and ask themselves whether their representative has "represented" their wishes.
I'm not a huge Renacci fan, but he has not yet had the opportunity to earn a firing, as Boccieri has. Will he do any better? Nobody knows, but perhaps he will be more attentive to his constituents if we send a clear message that we are willing to fire those who aren't, regardless of party affiliation. If you can't vote Renacci, you can find a 3rd party candidate to launch a protest vote, a no vote for Boccieri, but however you decide to vote, lets fire those politicians who are unwilling to represent their constituency. Voters need to overcome their fear of replacing bad politicians because of who their replacements might be.

Tim Stefanko, Sr.
Rittman, OH

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