When Tom DeLay engineered his redistricting scheme four years ago, he was riding high. In control of the White House and both houses of Congress, he and his partisan allies thought they could get away with anything, from a war of choice in Iraq to choosing a new representative to roam the halls of Congress for us.
So how’d they do?
Well, Mr. DeLay, the man who once boasted “I am the federal government,” was forced to resign in disgrace. Iraq, where I spent the past year-and-a-half, is mired in sectarian violence that is costing taxpayers $8 billion per month and untold treasure in the lives we’ve lost.
As for the Congressman bequeathed to us by Mr. DeLay, the news isn’t much better there, either. Only two of Texas’ 32-member congressional delegation are less effective, according to the latest non-partisan power ranking. Despite rubberstamping every failed Bush policy for the past four years, he has even less influence than Ted Poe and Pete Sessions.
That’s why I’m running for Congress in Texas’ 10th District – because the last thing we need is more of the same.
I’ve worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. I’ve seen what happens around the world when Washington exports partisanship instead of American values. And now I’ve come home to ask you to send me to the source so we can change the course.
I’m ready to lead the way toward positive change. Together, we can improve national security, move toward energy independence, reduce the national debt, and provide a level playing field for middle-class families. We can achieve health care coverage for every child. We can restore our leadership role in the world.
Most of all, we can find a smart way out of Iraq and bring our brave troops home to the heroes’ welcome they have earned.
Please join me and let’s make a fresh start in a new direction.