U.S. Congressman Perlmutter (D-Colorado) Unsurprising Take on U.S. Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine
(Note: Earlier I published U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper’s (D-Colorado) on the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine. Below is U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter’s (D-Colorado) position, not quite so strident although fundamentally the same policy wise as “Hick’s” as we call him. Perlmutter has announced his retirement from Congress. I don’t know what precipitated his throwing in the hat. He was more accessible, and (from where I am sitting) more interesting than others from the Colorado congressional delegation. Ed Perlmutter is the nephew of Jonathan Perlmutter, one of Colorado’s more influential real estate families. rjp)
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Ed Perlmutter
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Mike Gregorich’s response to Ed Perlmutter’s letter on the war in Ukraine:
Unlike Hickenlooper’s letter, I didn’t find Perlmutter’s to be at all humanly offensive. He does make the common mistakes of thinking that we are fighting for democracy, and that the Russian invasion is “reckless and unjustified.” Also, Biden doesn’t want to get Putin to the bargaining table. He wants to bleed the Russians for as long as he can.
Yet, there are several things I like about the letter even while disagreeing with it. I like that he brings up his ancestry as one reason for his beliefs. I like that he specifically explains how he voted on a bill. Not all politicians do this. Finally, I like that he at least says that “As Congress continues to consider an economic and diplomatic path forward, I will keep your views in mind.” He does seem to leave the door open to an evolution in his views. Especially if public opposition to current policy mounts is my guess.
I know a Vietnam vet who went to Perlmutter and got help with issues he was having with the government. Perlmutter seems approachable and human. Unlike Hickenlooper.
View from the Left Bank: Rob Prince's Blog 
When Perlmutter used to hold one-on-one sessions with the constituency on Saturday mornings at supermarkets I met with him 4 or 5 times. He told me he knew before hand he was going to meet with me because he came to recognize my car in the parking lot with it’s Free Palestine decal on the rear window. He once thanked me for always exhibiting civility rather than anger in our encounters. The Is-Pal issue was always the subject at hand. The take-away point that I’ve most remembered from all this is that Perlmutter never deviated one iota from his consistent voting the pro-Zionist, anti-Palestinian-rights line. Perlmutter may be a “hail-fellow-well-met” but to a suffering Gazan he was and is a highly bigoted, inhumane example of American barbarism.
yes – of course you are right about his voting record…