Mayor Tom US Senate to Do List: 1). Abolish the Filibuster, 2). Codify #RoeVsWade, 3). Enact Federal #AssaultWeaponsBan, 4). Decriminalize & #legalizemarijuana, 5). Communicate w/ #Hoosiers in Town Hall Forums across all 9 Congressional Dists in Indiana annually #FireToddYoung
@tommcdermottjr 52 years ago today, I was an 18-year-old infantryman in Vietnam. The best way of learning is by observation or experience. Many young politicians have not been tested in crisis situations; that's why all the far-out rhetoric. Unfortunately, the unsuspecting people buy that.
@tommcdermottjr Great start, Tom! Need to keep the majority to get all those things done — @SenateDems
@tommcdermottjr If we don't address climate change and global warming, 1-5 won't matter and our grandchildren will never forgive us. Homes need more insulation. Gas furnaces and H2O heaters need to replaced with heat pump technology.
@tommcdermottjr I want a yard sign. I'm in Valpo.
@tommcdermottjr 6). Repeal #FATCA and transition US from citizenship-based taxation (#CBT) to residency-based taxation (#RBT) like the rest of the world.