State rep cries traitor

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican from a suburb 20 miles north of Pittsburgh, has a knack for offending.

Metcalfe created consternation this week when he e-mailed every member of the state House, responding to an invitation from “Operation Free,” a group of military veterans touring the country to push policies on climate change and energy independence as national security issues.

“I believe that any veteran lending their name to promote the leftist propaganda of global warming and climate change, in an effort to control more of the wealth created in our economy, through the cap and tax type policies, all in the name of national security, is a traitor to the oath he or she took to defend the Constitution of our great nation,” Metcalfe wrote.

The Operation Free tour stopped by City Hall yesterday and the veterans weren’t too happy about being called traitors.

Metcalfe, an Army veteran, argues that they’re only traitors if they’re advocating multinational treaties on climate and energy issues that he believes would violate the Constitution.

We asked Metcalfe if he has any proof that Operation Free is advocating for any policy that would violate the Constitution. He came up empty on that, prompting us to ask if tossing around a term like “traitor” was heavy-handed for a policy disagreement.

Metcalfe replied: “If you don’t fit that definition, then why would you take offense to it?”

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