Bailout

The Springfield Business Journal published an interview with Seventh Congressional District candidate Billy Long today in which Long continues to differentiate himself from Roy Blunt’s record (1) as a career politician and (2) prolific earmarker.From that interview:

[Q:] Why did you decide to enter politics as a Republican candidate for Roy Blunt's U.S. House seat?

[A:] ...The reason I wanted to run [for Congress in 1996] is the same reason I'm running now. The system was set up to send community leaders and businesspeople to D.C. to do the business of the country, stay a few years and come home. Right now, more than half of our congressmen have spent more than half of their adult lives in one political office or another, and it's just not working...

[Q:] As a political candidate, you signed the FreedomWorks Earmarks Pledge, which works to combat wasteful earmarks. Why?

[A:] Earmarks, to me have gotten totally out of hand....

American Rights at Work is running a new ad highlighting the corporations that have received bailout money but refuse to support the Employee Free Choice Act.

From Hotline On Call:

"The public and lawmakers alike need to know that the special interests opposing the Employee Free Choice Act are the same ones who caused this economic meltdown," said American Rights at Work executive director Mary Beth Maxwell. "This new ad sends a resolute message that now is the time to help workers to bargain for a better life. The Employee Free Choice Act is urgently needed to create fairness in this economy."