Jim Gerlach

Roggio hits Gerlach below the belt

Our friend Josh Drobnyk of The Morning Call posted this blog post yesterday. It teaches us the important lesson to do a little research before you take a cheap shot.

Bob Roggio, the Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach, might have wanted to do a little reporting before blasting the 6th District Republican for missing votes in the House last week. If he did, he would have discovered that Gerlach’s mother died Wednesday and he was out the rest of the week, grieving.

Instead, Roggio sent out this tirade Monday afternoon:  read more »


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