Posted by
D W W Robertson on Friday, April 11, 2008 4:55:20 PM
Doug Ose is running this new add claiming that McClintock is just a big carpetbagger:
“NARRATOR: For 22 years, Tom McClintock has been representing Los Angeles in the Legislature. But now term limits are forcing him out. So he's shopping for a new job. At first he was going to run for Congress here, in L.A. And then he thought about running in the Bay Area. Finally he rolled into our congressional district in Northern California, over 400 miles from home. That's a mighty big stretch to run for office.
OSE: I'm Doug Ose, I was born and raised in Northern California and I approved this ad.”
According to Peter Hecht of the Sac Bee, Doug Ose are both 4th district outsiders and Tom McClintock lives in Elk Grove, CA near Sacramento. I however, don’t care much about hypocrisy on these non-substantive issues. What I do care about is that Doug Ose is breaking the rules of engagement 1 and 2.
1. He is not talking about substantive issues. The issues should be at the forefront of any campaign. It isn’t substantive because Ose is acting as though an intelligent, hardworking public servant like McClintock would not be able to learn the local issues. McClintock has the experience and the right approach for dealing with the issues as they arise and that is what is substantive.
2. Ose is misleading the American public. He is distorting the facts by reporting half-truths. The voters are too smart for that in the 4th district. We see through your lies Ose. This is no surprise from Ose. I’m sure he’s a good guy ‘n’ all, but he claims to be a Republican when he is just another tax and spend liberal. Shame on you, Ose.
The other issue that comes up here is term limits. Why do term limits matter in the first place? It doesn’t matter. It is just another way liberals can try and fail to control the system. Term limits do nothing but force good politicians out of office regardless of whether their constituents want them to stay or leave. Term limits take away the individual American voter’s choice to vote for whom they please. (Surprisingly, liberals are only “pro-choice” when it comes to killing babies.)
McClintock has a strong conservative record. He is liked by conservatives and liberals alike because of his common sense and intelligent approach to California’s issues.
Vote McClintock for 4th Congressional District Rep.