Ummmm, you do know Rodney IS a veteran, right? He learned about the sacrifice veterans make not on congressional committees, but in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Mr. Foley, I am quite certain that you were aware of this fact and omitted it from your well-written letter for reasons I can only speculate about. Thank you for your service as well.

Rodney is a good guy and a real patriot, but he cannot break himself away from whatever the GOP leadership asks for and, as we all know, that is a deadly trap.

Rodney needs to replaced in a primary election by a conservative challenger in the next primary election. Rodney is too tied to the corrupt Morris County Republican machine. The Democrat running against Rodeny in this Novermber's election would not be a good choice.

Rodney votes with the GOP and its platform which has become extreme. He has become a disappointment for moderates and all those who support vets, women's access medical choice and freedom from other's religions.

I appreciate his service in Vietnam as I lost my finacee in that conflict and still feel that loss. But I no longer feel that Rep Frelinghuysen represents my interests , he appears to support the GOP extreme more than the moderates of NJ.

Regardless of party affiliation, politicians tend to become bizarre and unproductive when they are in office too long. Forget "term limits" - this will never happen; we HAVE, and always have had "term limits" - they are in the hands of the voters. The incumbents seem to be voted in again and again for no good reason other than resistance to upsetting the apple cart. November's coming up, so we'll see what happens.

Rep. Frelinghuysen is not a bad person, but he doesn't have a spine; as a House Republican, he takes his orders from people who ARE bad, namely Messrs. Boehner and Cantor. It probably won't happen this year, but we really need a new Congressman (and I don't care from which party) who will represent our interests rather than sell us out by following the orders of Boehner and his clown college.

Mr. Foley, first let me thank you for your service to this great Country. I don't dispute the voting record of Congressman Frelinghuysen that you provided, but I caution anyone that reads your article to remember that these pieces of legislation may very well have had other legislation tied to it. Often, several pieces of legislation are packaged into a bundle and must be passed together. While the issues raised in your article may be no-brainers, legislation tied to it may have been very polarizing or controversial. Voting records are often used to highlight a candidate's view on a certain issue, but rarely is the single issue the only one addressed by the legislation. I don't know if any other issues were tied to these pieces of legislation. I would suggest anyone wishing to consider the issues mentioned above to read the legislation in its entirety before coming to a conclusion about the voting record of Congressman Frelinghuysen (or any other candidate, for that matter). With that being said, I will take my own advice and look into these votes further.

Brad

Rodney is a veteran and is still a good "soldier" -- that is as a foot soldier for the extremists in the republican party. He has becaome an automaton who does what his party "General" tells him to do. For the past four years he has not had a mind of his own. He is now doing the partiy's business, NOT the people's business. He needs to go. Thank you for your service Rodney. Please retire.

Thanks to John Foley for starting this thread. Yes, the moderate Congressman Frelinghuysen is no more. He is everything you all have said. It's time for new representation -- check out John Arvanites, the candidate opposing Rodney in the coming election. I like what he says, and he seems to think for himself. We need a Congress that isn't run by corporations or ideology. http://www.arvanitesforcongress.com

Might I ask where he stands on the re-election of Mr. Obama?

I was referring to Arvanites, not Frelinghuysen.

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As a WWII vet I would defend Rodney Frelinghuysen to the death. He is not every-
body's idea of a conservative, but he has enough of his agenda that I agree with
that I will give him my vote. What is the realistic alternative anyway? A Democrat?
Dick Floersheimer
Florham Park

Dick as a Vietvet who knows the pitiful statistics that my generation has suffered under.
I am particularly offended at Mr Frelinghuysens deplorable voting record when it comes to veterans issues revealed here. Especially in light of the fact that yet another generation of veterans are eligble for benefits like the GOP just blocked.

Senators Sessions & Shelby Help Kill Veterans Jobs Bill www.leftinalabama.com/diary/10113/senators-sessions-shelby-help-kill-vetera...
Sep 20, 2012 ... The Veterans Jobs Corp Act would have created new job-training ... senators ( including Alabama's) picked up the banner once the bill made it ...
Jeff Sessions - Left In Alabama Connecting Progressi... www.leftinalabama.com/tag/Jeff%20Sessions
6 days ago ... Senators Sessions & Shelby Help Kill Veterans Jobs Bill ... The Veterans Jobs Corp Act would have created new job-training programs to help ...

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Republicans Block Veterans Job Corps Bill - NYTimes.com takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/g-o-p-blocks-veteran-jobs-bill/
Sep 19, 2012 ... Patty Murray, the bill's sponsor, said many Republicans won't ... afternoon blocked a vote on the Veterans Job Corps Bill after Jeff Sessions

Mr Frelinghuysen does not get my vote on this singular point.

Dick,
I would not defend any politician to the death. Thank you for your service and, by the way; I am also a vet. I ask NOTHING from Uncle Sam because I am a vet, mainly due to the fact that I'm not a DISABLED vet. A DISABLED vet, due to a service-related problem, is a different thing entirely. And that is the problem. VA benefits SHOULD be means-tested for those vets who do not have service-related disabilities. In fact, it is, but there are lots of vets who are scamming the system.
I was paid for my service - not much, but I was paid. I never expected much from Uncle Sam, after I was honorably discharged, other than to be left alone. I did my three-year hitch and built a life of my own.
As far as Rodney goes, I'll probably vote for him as well, mainly due to the fact that no conservative choices exist. Also, all those benefits that he voted against are paid by YOU...if you are among those who happen to pay Income Tax.

The first job of a Politician is to get elected.

The second job of a Politician is to get reelected!

All else comes in descending order depending on the contibutions involved.