BLOGSUNNYSIDE VOTERS’ GUIDE: FEDERAL CANDIDATES

Many of you are probably wondering where I stand on candidates and initiatives on this year’s ballot.  I have decided to break this down into multiple posts.   Today you will read how I come down on Federal candidates, with information on local candidates and initiatives coming later in the week.  Without further ado, here are the candidates, and my picks:

U.S. Senator

• Patty Murray (Prefers Democratic Party)
• √ Dino Rossi (Prefers Republican Party)

Patty Murray has been in office for 18 years already.  It is time for a change.  Murray has never held a job in the private sector, and despite talk of helping to create private sector jobs, has no experience doing so.  She voted for bailouts of banks, car makers, and insurance companies.  She supports all of Obama’s agenda, voting in favor of the budget busting stimulus (funded with communist Chinese money), and also the federal takeover of healthcare.  In fact, China has expressed concern over the rate at which the U.S. government is spending money.  It’s getting bad when a communist government criticizes you for your government being too big!

Reference: China ‘worried’ about US Treasury holdings

In contrast, Dino Rossi has a record of working across party lines to balance what was then the largest budget deficit in Washington State history.  He did this without raising taxes.  Rossi has a degree in business management, and is a successful entrepreneur.  Not only does he know what it is like to work in the private sector, but he has actually created jobs.  With his experience, he knows that for small businesses to succeed, they need modest, predictable, taxation and regulation from government.  Rossi pledges to reduce federal spending, and support a balanced budget amendment.  He favors repealing government healthcare, and restoring healthcare to an issue that is between a doctor and patient.  Rossi is the best choice for U.S. Senator from Washington.

Congressional District 4

• √ Doc Hastings (Prefers Republican Party)
• Jay Clough (Prefers Democratic Party)

Doc Hastings is fighting to reduce the growth in spending and government programs that are aiming at eliminating our individual freedoms.  He voted against bailouts under Bush, and has continued to vote against them under Obama.  He supports keeping taxes low, and cutting government spending, as a key way to help create jobs and grow our economy.  Hastings supports increasing choices in healthcare, ending abusive lawsuits, and helping small businesses to offer healthcare.  He is the best choice to represent us in Congress.

Jay Clough is a pleasant individual from Tri-Cities.  Clough is a Marine Corps veteran.  He has never run for or held elective office.  Clough supports expanding Obama’s ineffective stimulus policies, with an emphasis on pumping government money into making windmills and other forms of “green” energy.  Clough also says that expanding broadband Internet access in rural areas should be a priority for our Congressional representative.  I am pleased that he has entered the race to challenge Doc Hastings, but his lack of business experience puts him at a disadvantage.  Voting for Clough is the same as voting to keep Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.  With all due respect to Mr. Clough; no thank you.