Tom Herman Is Guilty Himself

Since Democratic County Chair Tom Herman has decreed that he has omnipotent power as Chair to discipline and suspend anyone who criticizes Tom Caltagirone another Democrat I wonder when he will proceed to suspend himself for this email he sent last December about Traitor Tom?  I could also publish numerous emails he's sent criticizing and slandering me but those will be part of my lawsuit against him and the County Committee.  By the way he hasn't even had the cojones to notify me of his action.  I found out from numerous cell phone calls on my way back from covering events Saturday.

From: Berks County Democratic Committee <info@berksdems.org>

Date: December 31, 2006 3:44:18 PM EST

Subject: Urgent Message from PA Democratic Party Chairman T.J. Rooney

Reply-To: info@berksdems.org

The below message is sent from our State Democratic Party Chairman. As you know may know, State Representative Thomas Caltagirone (D) 127th has announced his decision to vote for Philadelphia  Republican John Perzel to retain Pennsylvania Speaker of the House.  Representative Caltagirone announced the decision by sending a letter to all Democratic Legislators and by an article in the ReadingEagle published Saturday, December 30, 2006.  Such an action against the Democratic Party is an affront to all the years of hard work all of us, including Tom Caltagirone have spent to make the PA House have a Democratic majority. The PA House now has a Democratic majority by just one.

For twelve years we have endured Republican control and the Republicans have set the agenda for all legislation. We have endured attacks on every aspect of our middle class values. We have seen Workers Compensation reforms make it harder for injured workers to receive benefits. We have seen insurance companies dictate how much we pay for health care insurance. Under Republican control, we have seen our standard of living decline while the PA rich grow richer, at our expense. Now we have opportunity to have Democratic control so that we can set the agenda and try to repair twelve years of our eroded way of Democratic life. Tom Caltagirione in an argument over policy (not law), in which he was not successful with Democratic House leadership, would vote to side with Republicans against his own Party.

We cannot sit by idle and simply let this happen. As Democrats, we need to speak as one voice. We need to be able to have the chance to repair the damage done over the last decade by having the ability to control the flow of legislation. No one expects to be able to repair all the damage done in the last twelve years but, not to even have the chance when the Democrats are the majority is reprehensible.

As you can see from the below message, we are being asked to do our part. I know that Monday is New Year's Day but, if you can at all spare a little time from your schedule to attend this important demostration of Democratic unity -- please do. We all worked to hard to get here just to let it slip away.

Best Regards,

Tom Herman, Chairman

Berks County Democratic Party

An URGENT Message from Chairman T.J. Rooney
BREAKING NEWS --- URGENT ACTION REQUIRED

Yesterday Democratic Representative Tom Caltagirone of Berks County announced his intention to support Republican John Perzel for the position of Speaker of the House.   

Make no mistake – this is an act of political treason!

On November 7th. The voters of Pennsylvania sent a clear message - they want change in Harrisburg.  Caltagirone wants to single-handily thwart the will of the voters.   

On Tuesday the House will begin the new session and elect a Speaker. Democrats have nominated Representative Bill DeWeese.  Democrats hold a ONE vote majority in the State House.  We can’t let one power-hungry politician feather his own nest by selling out the party he has called home for over 30 years that he has spent in Harrisburg.

Here’s what I’m asking you to do:

1.    Call Caltagirone at (610) 371-9940 and demand he re-think his despicable decision or resign his seat.

2.    E-mail Caltagirone at tcaltagi@pahouse.net and demand he vote to elect Democrat Bill DeWeese Speaker of the House.

3.    Attend either the rally in front of Caltagirone’s district office on Monday at 3 p.m. at 645 Penn St. in Reading, or the rally Tuesday at 10am in the Capitol Rotunda

Caltagirone must be stopped.  This blatant sell-out must not occur.  Too many Democrats, for too many years, have worked too hard to let this one devious, power-hungry politician abuse the voters of Pennsylvania!!!

Please do your part!!!   

 

Comments

[DC 93]

John,

Did you not realize that that whole thing was nothing more than an elaborate politcally conceived sham to make most of the Dems on the committee who didn't like Tom C. to show their cards and to see who really was behind Tom C., as we saw at the meeting that followed from that whole bowl of contrived nonsense.

This to me is another reason why the committee is behind Schmehl for retention election and why I agree I won't be voting for him.

The only thing I didn't realize when the whole Tom C. came down was the involvement of Tom Herman in the whole thing as both catalyst and allegedly outraged leader of Democrats, so as to throw off any suspicion that he was any part of it.

Either that or Rooney played him like a 2 bit fiddle and Tom C. really does have nothing but a sock-puppet as you say.

[John Morgan]

I got two official letters from Tom Herman today. They'll be posted as soon as possible. They're quite amazing.