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Matheson skipping another national Democratic convention

Matheson is as slimy of a politician there ever was.
Everything that comes out of his mouth is totally unbelievable.

It is not just a coincidence that Matheson never seems to be able to make it to a Democratic National Convention. Matheson does not want his name or face associated with the radicals who have hijacked the national party. The Democratic convention will be touting issues like abortion on demand and gay marriage.

Matheson prefers that his constituents do not associate him with those types. He also prefers they do not know that he voted to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, and will vote for her again if he is re-elected.

Matheson cannot win without a large percentage of the Republican vote in his district. It is a fantasy to suggest that he is NOT distancing himself from the national party.

Funny that Holland and Bestor reveal what they really think is happening (again) with Matheson. By pre-emptively saying that he's not trying to distance himself from the Party, they're telling us what they know to be the common perception...that Matheson takes every opportunity to distance himself from the Party. Congratulations Mr. Matheson on being willing to attend the State party convention...very brave indeed. I guess that's as much leadership as we can expect from him at this point. And his unwillingness to take a stand in the presidential primary was disappointing, even cowardly. The growing ranks of Democrats in Utah deserve a delegate who is proud to represent us.

Yeah, big surprise. "Blue Dog" doesn't want to go. Why be seen with someone you diametrically oppose politically? Political cowardice of the first order.

He doen't want to nominate a candidate?

This NeoCon Bush 'sleeper cell' should tour with Joe Lieberman on the "I'm running out of time" tour.

Matheson: You're a whining, hypocritical toady. I'm voting for the Republican next time. At least he's going to be honest about who he is.

I had no idea that Matheson was a Democrat?! All these years I associated him with the Republican party. Wow was I totally off!

The more you know...[cue star and logo]

We are forgetting he is really a Republican in sheeps clothing anyway

Matheson should be tarred and feathered and ran out of Utah on a rail for voting in favor of the housing bailout which included enough pork to make Robert byrd blush. I'm not saying Matheson is any worse than any other crooks in DC but I thought the Deomocrats were supposed to be the "fiscally responsible" party. Yeah right.

Matheson knows that infiltrating the other side is the only way to please the wacky, backward Utah constituents.

Locally, the D's are more conservative. Case in point...Real Salt Lake stadium. Corroon, a democrat said no to spending $35 million. Huntsman, Curtis and Valentine, all Repubs, said yes.

Kudos to Matheson and Corroon, true Utah democrats and worth supporting this November.

ALL you Dem's can also go home now, along with your icon here in this story. Here's why. Plain and simple. President McCain, this bratwurst (that means Germany's worst by the way) is on me, along with my vote's and the "RED swing state votes in Florida", all 35 million of them, or more, and we'll promise you one thing, the Dem's are done, they lost before it even got started, today, they should practice the "AlGore and Janet Reno", sit home and mope, eat lots of pizza and drink beer, grow fat and grow a beard, after they did when they lost BIGTIME as well. We'll also welcome with open arm's Mitt as the VP as well this time around to.

Vote for McCain and Mitt in 2008.

My, my, my. Such vitriol being spewed here. Jim Matheson is a statesman and a scrupulously honest congressman who is doing a terrific job for the 2nd District. He will continue to do a great job when he's re-elected in November by the usual double-digit margin.

It is very disappointing that our elected representative would decide that attending the party's national convention is unimportant. I realize that we live in a very (to put it mildly) conservative state, but he was elected as a democrat and not attending the netional convention is a slap in the face to all of us who voted for him.
If he is ashamed to be seen associating with fellow Democrats I suggest that he seriously consider converting to the Republican party and all of their extreme views. I am sure that his father, if he were alive, would be very disappointed in his son's lack of courage to be seen with the leaders of his party, including the next President of the United States.

Bill Dew appears to be soft on illegal immigration.

He has avoided ALL questions regarding amnesty for illegals.

As a lifelong republican I have no problem voting for Jim Matheson!

Wow!
Never been to ANY Democratic convention.
Quite telling - isn't it?

The post of Brother Chuck Schroeder (BCS) is blurred and indistinct.

How indistinct! How blurred!

Misused apostrophes render any post, including Brother Chuck's, indistinct and blurred.

How blurred! How indistinct!

Shhhh! Mattheson is saving his pennies to attend the Republican National Convention in September instead.

I vote mostly Republican (not always, I was glad to see Cannon finally get the boot) but I have nothing but respect for Jim Matheson and if he lived in my district he'd have my vote. It's nice to see a politician whose values his family and actually tries to get to know and serve his own constituents.

If he wants to be a Republican, he should just say so instead of being such a weasel.

One Lieberman is enough.

Even if Matheson finds the conventions a waste of his time, you'd think he'd naturally want to attend this one as it's quite historic in nature. Seems like he'd want to be in attendance as the first black person is sworn in as the official candidate of one of the two major parties.

Skip a historical event like that so you can be there as your child enters the 4th grade? I'd never do that. What's so special about entering that grade? I think that's just something he's using as an excuse.

Jim Matheson took a stand for the 2nd Ammendment. He's consistently refused salary increases that members of Congress vote themselves every year, stating that taxpayers want their money to work elsewhere. Matheson is obviously not afraid to cross party lines to get things accomplished. Why do so many people put stock in a flawed system? Why not vote for someone who's working for us and not a political party? I'll vote for Matheson any chance I get.