1st Congressional District Candidate Sowa speaks.
If anyone is curious 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Justin Sowa is starting to define himself.
In response to how to pay for hurricane relief candidate Sowa has come up with two, as he calls them, "common sense plans" to rebuild the gulf region.
1. Turn over control of Iraq to the UN, and pull our troops out. This should have happened a long time ago, but we now have a desperate need for both our soldiers and the monies being spent in Iraq here at home.
2. No one likes to here it, but, roll back the tax cuts to pre-2000 levels. President Bush pushed through Congress several tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% totaling in the trillions of dollars over 10 years. It is now time to ask those people with the most to sacrifice a little to help the people of the Gulf Coast.
Just a hint Mr. Sowa, if you want to be Congressman you may want to proofread before publishing. No one wants to hear it, not here it. I am no great grammar smith but then again I am not running for anything.
So Candidate Sowa wants a complete immediate withdrawal from Iraq and to turn over everything to that virtue of honesty and integrity the UN? For cryin' out loud even Russ Feingold thinks we should stay until the end of 2006, with possible extensions beyond that.
Additionally, this would seem to be a complete removal of the Bush tax cuts that have fueled our economic growth. That would be the absolute worst thing to do at this time. I guess the concept of spending cuts (excluding military of course) seem to escape the grasp of Mr. Sowa.
Mr. Sowa also answered an email in a post as to his qualifications to hold office. I have sent the candidate at least six very polite emails and left one voicemail asking for his work history, all went unanswered. He answered in a general scope on his weblog. You can view the whole response here.
I found it interesting that the candidate could not answer that question without attacking his opponent, Paul Ryan. He wrote:
Since becoming a Member of the House, my opponent has gained experience I do not have. I will freely admit that. For example, I do not have experience in voting for tax cuts for the rich while budget deficits are at record levels. I do not have experience in voting in favor of trade agreements that unfairly hurt American workers (CAFTA). I have not voted to end environmental regulations to ease the restraints on large corporations to log in OUR National forests. I have no experience in voting to allow anyone, including those without disaster training, to become head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And I really have no experience in destroying the single most successful social program in U.S. history, Social Security.
No, Mr. X, I do not have my opponent's experience. However, given his experience, many people, including myself, would rather have someone with NO experience.
In actually answering the question Candidate Sowa said this:
I have a degree in political science from Louisiana State University, specializing in Russian politics and American campaigning. I wrote my thesis on the role of the KGB in the fall of the Soviet Union. Since graduating, I have worked in international business, helping companies compete in a global manufacturing environment, while keeping as much of their manufacturing in their plant as possible.
According to a Journal Sentinel story Sowa works for an Elm Grove firm that helps US firms do business in China. The firm is apparently owned by his Father and three Uncles.
I'm curious as to why Mr. Sowa would not disclose any of that when asked, and if he ever had to do a serious job interview for a position outside the family business.
We have a Democratic candidate who majored in Russian Politics and American Campaigning who wrote a thesis, that I would love to read by the way, on the role of the KGB in the fall of the Soviet Union, who since graduating has been working to help companies do business with Communist China. Nope, I can see no reason why he would not want any of that to get out. However, a casual observation would seem to indicate Mr. Sowa is just a tad obsessed with Communism.
As usual Candidate Sowa seems to want to tell us why we should not vote for his opponent rather than why we should vote for him. I will give him credit for laying out actual positions on some issues though.
In response to how to pay for hurricane relief candidate Sowa has come up with two, as he calls them, "common sense plans" to rebuild the gulf region.
1. Turn over control of Iraq to the UN, and pull our troops out. This should have happened a long time ago, but we now have a desperate need for both our soldiers and the monies being spent in Iraq here at home.
2. No one likes to here it, but, roll back the tax cuts to pre-2000 levels. President Bush pushed through Congress several tax cuts for the wealthiest 1% totaling in the trillions of dollars over 10 years. It is now time to ask those people with the most to sacrifice a little to help the people of the Gulf Coast.
Just a hint Mr. Sowa, if you want to be Congressman you may want to proofread before publishing. No one wants to hear it, not here it. I am no great grammar smith but then again I am not running for anything.
So Candidate Sowa wants a complete immediate withdrawal from Iraq and to turn over everything to that virtue of honesty and integrity the UN? For cryin' out loud even Russ Feingold thinks we should stay until the end of 2006, with possible extensions beyond that.
Additionally, this would seem to be a complete removal of the Bush tax cuts that have fueled our economic growth. That would be the absolute worst thing to do at this time. I guess the concept of spending cuts (excluding military of course) seem to escape the grasp of Mr. Sowa.
Mr. Sowa also answered an email in a post as to his qualifications to hold office. I have sent the candidate at least six very polite emails and left one voicemail asking for his work history, all went unanswered. He answered in a general scope on his weblog. You can view the whole response here.
I found it interesting that the candidate could not answer that question without attacking his opponent, Paul Ryan. He wrote:
Since becoming a Member of the House, my opponent has gained experience I do not have. I will freely admit that. For example, I do not have experience in voting for tax cuts for the rich while budget deficits are at record levels. I do not have experience in voting in favor of trade agreements that unfairly hurt American workers (CAFTA). I have not voted to end environmental regulations to ease the restraints on large corporations to log in OUR National forests. I have no experience in voting to allow anyone, including those without disaster training, to become head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And I really have no experience in destroying the single most successful social program in U.S. history, Social Security.
No, Mr. X, I do not have my opponent's experience. However, given his experience, many people, including myself, would rather have someone with NO experience.
In actually answering the question Candidate Sowa said this:
I have a degree in political science from Louisiana State University, specializing in Russian politics and American campaigning. I wrote my thesis on the role of the KGB in the fall of the Soviet Union. Since graduating, I have worked in international business, helping companies compete in a global manufacturing environment, while keeping as much of their manufacturing in their plant as possible.
According to a Journal Sentinel story Sowa works for an Elm Grove firm that helps US firms do business in China. The firm is apparently owned by his Father and three Uncles.
I'm curious as to why Mr. Sowa would not disclose any of that when asked, and if he ever had to do a serious job interview for a position outside the family business.
We have a Democratic candidate who majored in Russian Politics and American Campaigning who wrote a thesis, that I would love to read by the way, on the role of the KGB in the fall of the Soviet Union, who since graduating has been working to help companies do business with Communist China. Nope, I can see no reason why he would not want any of that to get out. However, a casual observation would seem to indicate Mr. Sowa is just a tad obsessed with Communism.
As usual Candidate Sowa seems to want to tell us why we should not vote for his opponent rather than why we should vote for him. I will give him credit for laying out actual positions on some issues though.
posted by realdebate @ 9:49 AM
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