The Democrats Need Someone with Proven Leadership in Washington

Representative Heath Shuler says he will challenge Nancy Pelosi for the position of House Minority Leader when Congress goes back in session in the new year. Shuler has no chance of winning because despite her insanity Democrats still love her. Also, Shuler is about as conservative as a Democrat can be (he’s from North Carolina, big on family values and a fiscal conservative) which means he’s mostly unpopular inside his own party. What he’s hoping to accomplish by this is to bring the Democrats back to the center instead of the far left where Obama and Pelosi have taken them.



I’m a major supporter of Shuler’s because I like his politics and because he’s the best quarterback the Redskins have had since Mark Rypien. Unfortunately his career was derailed by injuries. But maybe it was a blessing in disguise because now he was forced to turn to a second career, one in which he can accomplish goals toward a greater good.

Congressman Heath Shuler Hard at Work

Prompted by parents' complaints about sex and violence in inflight movies, two congressmen introduced legislation Tuesday calling for airlines to create kid-friendly zones on planes to shield them from violent images.
"The airlines have chosen to put our children in a situation that I don't feel comfortable with," said Rep. Heath Shuler, a North Carolina Democrat.
He and Republican Rep. Walter Jones, also from North Carolina, call their proposal the Family Friendly Flights Act.
The bill calls for the creation of sections on commercial flights where there would not be any publicly viewable movie screens. It would still allow airlines to show the movies they choose on big screens in other sections, or on individual seatback screens.
"How do you tell a 4-, 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-year-old, 'Don't look at the screen,' when it's basically all over the cabin?" Shuler said.
One of the parents who complained to Shuler was Katie Kelley, who said she was on a plane last February when an R-rated movie with "a lot of nudity" was shown. She said she was traveling without her children, ages 4 and 7, but was still bothered by the situation.
Andrew Whalen, a Shuler spokesman, said the bill is aimed at getting airlines to self-regulate for violence in movies because of medical evidence showing such images can harm children.

Congressman Shuler

Heath Shuler ousted incumbent Rep. Charles Taylor.
Taylor made a surprise concession speech on local television, admitting his defeat shortly after 10:30 p.m. At a ballroom in a downtown Asheville hotel, Shuler supporters cheered wildly and chanted, "Heath, Heath, Heath."
Shuler ended up winning with 54% of the vote.
Shuler got elected thanks to his moderate positions on issues such as abortion (which he opposes) and gun rights (which he supports) which pulled enough conservative Democrats and independents to his side to carry him to victory.

Vote For Heath

Heath Shuler hopes to inject some horsepower into his U.S. House bid by renting advertising space on a racing car.
The campaign is spending $10,000 to put the Democrat's name on the No. 23 Chevrolet driven by Brad Keselowski during the NASCAR Busch Series event at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Friday night, spokesman Andrew Whalen said.
"It's an opportunity to reach out to voters in a different way," Whalen said. "Heath and the rest of the campaign staff are big NASCAR fans, so we're excited about this."
Shuler is trying to unseat eight-term Republican Rep. Charles Taylor in a district that covers the western tip of North Carolina.

I'm Moving to Western North Carolina

Former Redskins star quarterback Heath Shuler moved one step closer to Congress by winning the Democratic Party primaty with 76% of the vote. Shuler will now oppose republican Charles Taylor in the general election this fall. Taylor has been in Congress for 16 years but he may be ripe for the picking considering that he is the only Congressman voting against a plan to buy the land where Flight 93 crashed for $10 million in order to establish a permanent memorial. Taylor's unpopular but well-reasoned argument is that the federal government is already the largest landowner in the country and for no purpose should it acquire more land. This may not be the time to make that stand.
Anyway, Shuler will be a great Congressman for the people of North Carolina. Plus, like Mohammad in The Sopranos, him and his girlfriend/wife have a dog. He trains labrador retrievers for hunting.