The rising costs of oil prices are pinching consumers everywhere, not just Kentucky or the First Congressional District therein. All over the country American consumers are being gouged at the pump, which has caused the prices of everything else to sky rocket. Here at Ryan for Kentucky we believe that the Oil Companies should be held accountable for there record profits in a time of war, a war mismanaged terribly by the Bush Administration.
We simply can’t expect leaders like George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Mitch McConnell and Ed Whitfield to care about the pain that American consumers are feeling because they are actually beholden to Big Oil and Big Energy. They recieve millions of dollars in special interest money to maintain the status-quo and in the case of Exxon Eddie are actually invested in those areas. He makes a profit while we suffer.
Here is Heather Ryan’s take on the high price of Gas:
I could not agree with Heather more. It is almost criminal how the Bush Administration has allowed the Energy lobby to write Energy policy in this country. We need leaders who fight against that, not invest in it. We need leaders like Heather Ryan.
Heather would fight the Culture of Corruption that still exists in Washington:
The Budget Reconciliation Bill, signed by President Bush and passed by Congress, cut future spending for Medicare, Medicaid, Student Loans and even free and reduced lunches for poor children; all while giving a $2.3 Billion tax break to Oil Companies and affording a $5.7 billion slush fund to Pharmaceutical Companies (both of which Representative Ed Whitfield has personal financial investments and large campaign contributions). Corporate welfare for profitable companies who donate heavily to Congressmen is corrupt and scandalous. I will work diligently against the culture of corruption which permeates the political system.
http://www.ryanforkentucky.com…
Heather is young, energetic, and has a fighting Democrat spirit. She is a veteran, wife, mother and citizen of the First Congressional District of Kentucky. She lives and works and raises her family among us, and feels our pain too as she watches the prices of everyday neccessities skyrocket due to the cost of fuel. She is ready to fight, just like we are as this speech shows:
We can and will fight for and win this district, expanding our Congressional majorities for our next President. We just need the party to get behind us and give us the resources we need. We have the candidate, as Heather Ryan is educated, smart, and ready to fight!!
Recent Congressional pickups have shown us that in every district this year we will have a chance to fight and pickup seats. This is one of those most essential districts. Even if we don’t win which we can, we will force Republicans to play defense here, freeing up money that would have went to other races.
With that in mind I started my ActBlue page, Americans for Ryan. I had a goal of trying to help Heather get the resources she needed as a serious fighting Democrat to fight for my home. I set a goal of $1500 by May 20, the date of Kentucky’s primary Heather was unopposed in. Thanks to many of you in the blogosphere and right here in Kentucky, I shattered my goal and raised $1745!!!
Now however, the primary is over and it is time to run against Exxon Eddie and the corrupt McConnell Republican machine here in Kentucky. Democrats in this state have serious momentum. Kentucky voters are beginning to shun Republicans on the local level, and this state is poised for Congressional pickups this fall.
If we can get our message out in this district we win. These voters want to be part of the process and to matter again. The Republicans have invested here in the recent past to take over, but with help from our party we can win again.
So now I have to raise the stakes. I hope to get Americans for Ryan to $5000 by July 4, the “Independence from Exxon Eddie” drive. Thats $3255 in a relatively short time, so please anyone who is able send some grassroots Democrats fighting to take back this country from the ground up some love, please consider it:
http://www.actblue.com/page/am…
Anyone donating between now and July 4th will be entered into a drawing for a Robert Kennedy Memorial button, and a Kennedy/Fulbright bumper sticker from 1968. I will have the pics up soon, I have to get them out of storage.
Best wishes everyone!!
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