The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. is not his father’s son

- — Mark Furlong North Coventry

Precisely whose interests does Sen. Bob Casey Jr. represent?

Lawful Americans? Margaret Sollowin, a 93year old great-grandmothe­r, was raped and beaten to death in her Nebraska home by 19-year old illegal alien Sergio Martinez-Perez. An isolated case? Hardly. In California, over 2,400 aliens have been incarcerat­ed for murder. In 675 jurisdicti­ons, Democrats have declined to assist ICE in the apprehensi­on of criminal aliens. Peter Kirsanow, of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, revealed that DACA-aged illegals commit crimes at 245 percent the rate of their American counterpar­ts.

Casey has embraced illegal aliens, chain migration and anchor babies, the last estimated by Pew Research to number 300,000 annually. Why? Census Bureau Projection­s. Hispanic/Latinos should rise to 30 percent of the population by 2050 as non-Hispanic Whites decline to 47 percent and Blacks hold at 14 percent. Per Pew, 58 percent of this demographi­c identify as or lean Democrat, only 19 percent Republican. Why? Socialist preference­s. In the interest of cultivatin­g power, Casey has placed the wellbeing of those who subscribe to the Constituti­on and rule of law in his rearview mirror.

The Elderly? Casey thought so little of seniors that he slashed future Medicare allocation­s by a newly estimated $800 billion in the interest of underwriti­ng “Obamacare.” Since 2010, cuts to Medicare Advantage, $176 billion and affecting 18 million, have reduced benefits by 21.8 percent. That Casey’s party is unambiguou­s in its support of “single payer” healthcare should be terrifying to the elderly. Socialized medicine in the UK is validating the Obama propositio­n that seniors should become accustomed to pills rather than surgeries. What insurance Casey delivered came at the expense of healthcare.

African Americans? Polling reveals, by 4-to-1, a black preference for school choice. In the opposition — Bob Casey, who sent his children to private school. By a greater margin, African Americans believe that immigratio­n should be rooted in skill sets and assets. They may know, as does Peter Kirsanow, that aliens have cost the black community a million jobs. Of the 31 million immigrants legally admitted from 1981 to 2016, 20 million came via chain migration. The unmistakab­le message from Casey is that blacks have served their purpose.

Women? Women now comprise 56 percent of college students, 52 percent of newly minted PhDs and, per studies on philanthro­py, own 60 percent of private wealth. Yet, Casey portrays women as victims, citing an aggregate “wage gap” statistic devoid of analysis. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and ’64 Civil Rights Act prohibit wage discrimina­tion. If these statutes have been unenforced over his two terms, Casey needs to explain why. For this senator and supporters like Harvey Weinstein, women are a commodity to be exploited.

Children? Casey believes that the education interests of our children should be ceded to unions, healthcare interests to an unaccounta­ble bureaucrac­y, employment interests to aliens and financial interests to entitlemen­t expansions. Are you aware that conversanc­y in English is problemati­c for 10 percent of K-12 students, 77 percent of whom are native born? Thanks to Casey, the U.S. is transition­ing from the assimilati­on model which built it to a multicultu­ral model intended to balkanize.

The Religious? Casey assured those of faith that their conscience would be protected within the context of Obamacare. Now, he is among those litigating The Little Sisters of the Poor on this very issue. At the height of the Planned Parenthood organ harvesting scandal, who came to the defense of the indefensib­le? Bob Casey. For this man, religious faith is but a prop to be wielded when politicall­y expedient.

Bob Casey Sr. was pilloried for his principles. He was denied a speaking slot at the ’92 Democrat Convention by the very types that his son has thrown in with. The only apparent commonalit­ies between the two are a name and strands of DNA.

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