Pittsburgh City Paper: "Keith Rothfus is a Clueless, Arrogant Syncophant
The author, Charlie Dietch, is referencing an article Rothfus wrote for the Johnstown Tribune Democrat entitled "Restoring control of nation to the people". You know, that whole limited government thingy. Rothfus argues in favor of the REINS act----Congress has to vote on any major rule that federal agencies make. Then the President would need to also sign off on the regulation! BOYS AND GIRLS, HOW DOES THIS ADD UP TO LESS GOVERNMENT?
I digress. Here are some of Mr. Deitch's very awesome observations:
"On Tue., Feb. 22, Rothfus skipped a town-hall meeting in Beaver where more than 100 constituents turned out to talk to him about the dumpster fire that our government has turned into. It was the second time in three days that he dodged the people who put him in office. On Sun. Feb. 20, Rothfus stood up about 30 constituents at a town-hall meeting in Sewickley, his hometown."
"Now, I’m not surprised by this. Rothfus, a dedicated supporter of President Trump, doesn’t show up for a lot of things, and when he does he’s adverse to answering tough questions (remember when he ran from one of our reporters in 2014 after ducking his calls for weeks?). He’s fond of having his “coffee with Keith” community meetings in the middle of the afternoon when most people are working. And, if I’m being honest, it doesn’t surprise me that Rothfus wrote the piece in the T-D. But I still can’t help but fume when I see Rothfus telling people, “The founders established a limited government where sovereignty — the ultimate authority of the government — rests with the people. That is exactly what House Republicans are working to restore to our nation.”
"House Republicans have no desire to return the power of government to the people, at least not to all of the people. Wealthy white men, Wall Street bankers and environmental despoilers are going to be fine in Trump’s America; a vision that guys like Rothfus fawn over like a stereotypical 13-year-old girl over a pop idol. Rothfus was elected because he claimed to be an outsider who wanted to cut through government’s “same-old, same-old.” The problem is he’s starting his third term in office and has done nothing during the first two. He’s part of the problem whether he wants to admit it or not. Donald Trump has “drained the swamp” and refilled it with different bankers and corporation-first businessmen."
"If Keith Rothfus really wants to stand up against the “Washington bureaucrats and elite” like he wrote, then he needs to truly stand up for the people who voted for him and have decency to meet with them and listen to their concerns, even if he doesn’t like to hear it. He’s acting like the same bureaucrat he claims he’s fighting. If he thinks the American people are OK with the first month of the Trump presidency, he needs to Google “Trump approval ratings.”
Please read more at: http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/deitch-the-arrogance-and-complacency-of-congressional-republicans-will-be-their-downfall/Content?oid=2096222
You won't regret taking the time to read all of this. 
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Rob Rogers nails it again. Priceless, I tell you. Priceless. 