Steve Stivers, former bank lobbyist and current Republican candidate for Ohio's 15th congressional district is trying to divert your attention. According to the Dispatch, if elected to Congress, Stivers wants to end some earmarks. Oh. I see. Why has Stivers turned his talking points to earmarks?
>Stivers won't talk about the tanking economy because the policies of a Republican President got us here.
>Stivers can't talk about the Iraq War because a Republican President created the war and the mess we have now.
>Stivers won't talk about Ohio's bad economy because former Republican Gov. Taft and the Republican controlled state legislature are responsible for the disarray and problems.
>Stivers won't talk about improving education because he is part of the Republican controlled legislature that has refused to fix the school funding problems in Ohio.
>Stivers won't talk about about cleaning up government because Ohio and the nation are still recovering from the Republican scandals.
:::: Need reminding?????
1. Ohio's "Coin-gate" scandal and Republican fundraiser Tom Noe
2. Hundreds of millions of dollars missing from Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation under Taft
3. The Abramoff Scandals- Ohio's own Republican member of Congress--Bob Ney
4. The Republican Mark Foley scandal involving the congressional pages
5. Lack of both body armor and properly armored vehicles for our troops under a Republican White House
6. Tax relief for big oil while they make obscene profits on rising gas prices
7. American soldiers electrocuted and provided contaminated water by Republican friendly war contractors
8. Republican Sen. Larry Craig's scandal
9. Almost 4,000 Americans have been killed in Iraq. With a Veterans' Administration unable to handle the numbers of physically wounded and those suffering from PTSD, many returning veterans and their families feel forgotten by their government.
10. According to the National Priorities Project, the Iraq War has cost us over $500 trillion dollars. Even though the Bush administration said it would only cost a few million dollars and last only six weeks, the Iraq War has cost us thousands of lives, heartbroken families, and money that we will never get back.
Ask Steve Stivers to talk about how he'll fix this Republican mess.
We need real change and that means electing Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy for Ohio's 15th congressional district.