Jeff Smith! Again! Part Two! Returns!

Dear Readers,

I just posted the following at

http://az.newszapforums.com/view_topic.php?id=107816&forum_id=61&jump_to=697367#p697367

which is like a local newspaper chat board forum thing. Enjoy.

Yeah, Jeff Smith is awesome. I support him all the way.

I had him over to my house for a Meet and Greet and I interviewed him and tape-recorded it and typed it up and put it on my blog, Telemoonfa Time. If you feel like reading a lot, you can go tohttp://telemoonfa.blogspot.com/2010/06/interview-with-jeff-smith_26.html

This is sort of a plug for my own blog, but really it would probably be better if you just went to Jeff Smith's website to read about him:http://www.votejeffsmith2010.com/

One of my personal favorite parts of Jeff Smith's website was Jeff Smith's point (I think it's in the guiding principles section) that being fiscally conservative and socially conservative are linked closer than a lot of people want to think it is. But campaign season isn't exactly the time to get philosophical about politics. All of us in Congressional District 6 have a practical choice to make on August 24th- are we going to vote for Jeff Smith or Jeff Flake?

Here's a few reasons why I'm voting for Jeff Smith:

1. I like the guy. I've met with him personally on a number of occasions, and he has a great personality. Smith's nice and friendly, but he's not a pushover. I believe once he's a Representative, he'll stand strong against Washington corruption.

2. Jeff Smith is right on all the issues. He'll fight to repeal or dramatically reform Obamacare, he'll oppose government bailouts, and if anyone offers him a bribe, he'll refuse it. I know Flake usually fights against wasteful spending too. But when you're weighing the overall effectiveness of a politician, I think you need to look at not only how they vote, but you need to look at what they actively fight for. Flake has been a good soldier on the earmark front. Flake, or his aides, even spotlight a new egregious earmark each week. It's very cute. And fighting earmarks is great, but earmarks only account for about 1 % of the federal budget, while entitlements like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, account for more than half of the federal budget. So if you really want to fix the federal budget, you need to fix the entitlements. Why hasn't Flake gone after entitlements? Why has Flake chosen to save the earth from global warming through economy-killing cap-and-trade? Why has Flake chosen to work with the ultra-liberal Luis Gutierrez on comprehensive immigration reform a.k.a amnesty?

3. Smith majored in economics in college. Flake majored in political science. I know from experience that the economics and business majors tend to be more conservative and level-headed than the political science majors.

4. Smith has a Master's of Business Administration. Flake doesn't.

5. Smith has experience working for AT&T and Lucent Technologies, competing in the private sector, and he has experience starting his own business- a financial advisory firm. (I bet Congress could benefit from Smith's financial advice) Flake's private sector experience? Um... he doesn't have any. Well, he worked in a public relations firm, which is all about rhetoric and influencing people, and that may technically be "private sector," but it's not "private sector" in the usual sense of the term, like selling phones and hooking up telecommunications networks and stuff, like Jeff Smith did. So, Jeff Flake doesn't have any private sector experience. You know what other prominent politician doesn't have any private sector experience? Barack Obama! And look at how well Obama's turning out!

6. Smith's record is immaculate. I doubt the guy has ever gotten a speeding ticket! Ha ha ha. OK, I really don't know that, but still, the Flake campaign hasn't been able to uncover any scandalous skeletons in Smith's closet yet, and that's because there aren't any.

7. Jeff Smith hasn't lived his life knowing that he wanted to be in politics. Jeff Flake, on the other hand, wrote a essay in 7th grade titled, "My plan to be a powerful politician for forever". And Jeff Flake enjoyed dressed up as a king every Halloween. Ha ha ha. Seriously, I have a mistrust of people who plan on becoming politicians from their childhood. A lot of the great figures like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln didn't plan on making a career out of politics. I think it's clear that Flake has his sights set on becoming a Senator someday. It's like Flake's just waiting in line, paying his dues in the political machine, waiting until Kyl or McCain retire or die. That's not the way American politics should be.

8. I have other reasons, but I have to go now.

And here's a good video for you:



Sincerely,
Telemoonfa