> Some anti-abortion voters are confused about Republican congressional candidate, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, and his support for abortion. Stivers is for abortions, but only sometimes. Most anti-abortion voters want a hard line against all abortions.
Dispatch :
...Stivers has described his position on abortion as "middle ground": supporting the basic right, while outlawing late-term abortions and strengthening parental-notification requirements....
This kind of position on abortion will make some of those supporting the Right to Life platform question if Stivers should get their vote. David Ryon is the only candidate running for Ohio's 15th district that is against all abortions.
> What kind of lobbying did Stivers do when he worked for Bank One as a lobbyist? Time has the answer:
....Stivers spent seven years advocating looser bank regulation as a lobbyist for the former Bank One, a longtime corporate powerhouse in Columbus that is now part of banking giant JPMorgan Chase....
"...looser bank regulation...." Oh. Now I see why we had all the bank failures and other banking problems!!!!! Stivers has said he would have voted against the recent bank reform bill. This is important to know because without reform, the banks would have just continued to rip off the public.
> Stivers has not come out against Social Security privatization. In fact, he has refused to sign a statement that he would protect Social Security. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
> Stivers has really come out against the environment. For many voters, especially younger voters, the environment is a top issue. Firedoglake has the dirty details about Stivers:
.....Stivers doesn’t just stop at opposing clean energy and climate legislation, he also “disagree[s]” with the statement, “Man-made global warming is a scientific fact and immediate action to lower CO2 emissions is necessary to prevent an environmental catastrophe.” And, if denying the unassailable science behind climate change wasn’t enough, Stivers also opposes our right to hold the government accountable in court for protecting our public health and environment.
Stivers’ strong anti-environmental views are not so surprising when you consider the sources of his campaign cash, such as oil and coal services giant Koch Industries, Murray Energy and Rep. Joe Barton’s Texas Freedom PAC. What’s wrong with these companies and PACs?
Koch Industries is privately owned by Charles and David Koch, who, according to Greenpeace, have “quietly funneled [$50 million] to climate-denial front groups that are working to delay policies and regulations aimed at stopping global warming.” Robert Murray, the head of Murray Energy, is an outspoken climate denier, who said in testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee that global warming is “one of the biggest con jobs in the history of the Republic.” Murray continued to criticize the legacy of Rachel Carson, saying that “She and her environmental followers killed millions of human beings around the World with the ban on DDT.” Murray concluded by claiming that climate change legislation will “result in no environmental benefit.” Finally, the Texas Freedom PAC is headed by Joe Barton, who infamously apologized to BP, and who also called the BP escrow fund that will pay businesses that lost money because of the Gulf disaster a “$20 billion shakedown.”
OMG! Stivers has really attracted the donations of major polluters. Has he promised them that he'd work against clean energy and environmental regulations???? I'm just asking.