From a debate with his opponent Thursday night, a Cincinnati Inquirer dispatch in the Louisville Courier Journal included this gem from Congressman Davis:
Lucas: "Mr. Davis, you vote with your party’s leadership 96 percent of the time.”
“When I was in Congress I didn’t consider any of my votes Democratic or Republican. I voted for what I thought was best for the people.”
Davis: “This is a conservative district and I’m a conservative Congressman.”(Davis went on to point out that during Lucas’ three terms in Congress he failed to pass a single bill.)
Nice job, Congressman! A point that Lucas is obviously overlooking, eh? Should we really point that out to him? Lack of Conservative values in a Conservative district will cost him the race.
Anne Northup has not been shy about expressing the shortcomings of her opponent either. From an Associated Press dispatch in the Lexington Herald Leader comes this gem:
Northup, R-Louisville, said Yarmuth lacks the ethical standards to serve in public office because he repeatedly misled voters about how his campaign signs and door hangers were made, failed to pay taxes on his campaign workers' salaries, and then dismissed questions about both.
"John Yarmuth is a congressional scandal waiting to happen," Northup said at a news conference at her campaign headquarters in Louisville. "This race is about ethics."
Imagine that! One thing I love about Congresswoman Northup is that she's not afraid to call it like she sees it. And Yarmuth's reply to that? Well, it's priceless and proves yet again that denial is not just a river in Egypt:
Yarmuth's campaign reacted to the criticism yesterday with a statement, painting Northup's comments as "desperation."
"If she thinks bickering over tedium and technicalities are going to distract Louisville from the real issues facing this country, then she is drastically underestimating the people of this community," Yarmuth said.
No, Mr. Yarmuth, Anne's district is NOT distracted from the real issues. If integrity is considered "tedium and technicalities," then so be it. Kentuckians care about tedium and technicalities. The people of Anne's district fully understand the importance of ethics in our Representatives and will support ethics over hypocrisy every time.
Well done, Davis and Northup! I'm proud to be a Conservative thanks to sharp minds like yours!
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