ridge diner in nearby park ridge. both get together and get along with each other, we d be fine. isn t that the whole thing? exactly. that s the whole thing, yes. reporter: gottheimer is one of the most vulnerable democrats on the ballot in 2022. his district includes two counties that went heavily for trump in 2016 and 2020. as we sat down to talk i m getting attacks as well. they re attacking me. reporter: playing right there in the diner, an ad from the conservative american action network. josh gottheimer sold out new jersey. reporter: he gets hit from the left in his own party, too. stop obstructing president biden. my job is i don t work for the national democratic party. i work for the fifth district. if you do this job right, you re like a big mayor. you should think about what your councils and mayors are talking about and be responsible to them and the people you represent. reporter: his political challenge next year hit home hard when local democrat
bill is a huge game changer. reporter: the bill he pushed hard for is now law. his urgent political goal concrete results. you wanted more resources. reporter: got heimer is a moderate democrat from a northern new jersey district representing by republicans for decades before he was elected in 2016, where this reporter grew up. we were represented in washington by a moderate republican. right. reporter: now you are a moderate democrat. could easily switch back. i hope not. reporter: you hope not but but people want reporter: the reality. i think overall they want reasonableness, they want people who just bring common sense ideas. they don t want people who scream and yell. they want people like them who figure out how to get stuff done. reporter: that s the feedback from the lunch time crowd at the ridge diner in nearby park ridge. both get together and get along with each other, we d be fine.
A Reel Christmas for a Young Fisherman
The old Weetamoe Yacht Club located on the Taunton River was the college of hard knocks for fishing and boating.
December 15, 2020
Located on the Taunton River in southeastern Mass., the Weetamoe Yacht Club had only one yacht and a fleet of small wooden skiffs owned by rugged blue-collar watermen. It was where the author learned about fishing, boating, and earning a living in a world where nothing came easy.
Without a trace of smoke from the brick chimney on that frigid December morning and not a single familiar vehicle at the top of the staircase leading to the shore, there was little promise of a warm welcome at the club. I almost turned away and headed to the comfort of the diner, but decided that since I was there, I would at least try the door.