Dear fellow citizen:
In 2006, Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate to the Democratic Party. Grassroots Republicans like yourself worked hard for the good of the nation to attempt to elect Republicans across the board. Although it was a quite difficult task, we did not lose as much as some political pundits had predicted. We lost the Senate by just two seats, and the House majority by thirty- two seats. Although this disappointed you as well as it did me, the Democrats have another challenge facing them in 2008. Democrats have not kept to their campaign promises, and Republicans must hold them accountable for this. Democrats have kept to their cronyism, done nothing to prevent record-setting gas prices, fought for cutting funding for our troops in Iraq and surrounding areas, and they have yet to send a minimum wage bill to the president’s desk.
One of the major reasons we lost the 2006 Midterm Elections was because we did not stay away from scandal and cronyism, and Americans told us they were tired of the corruption in their government. I think the Republican party has learned from this dreadful mistake, and we are once again ready to bring change to Washington by fighting corruption, fixing social security, securing our nation’s borders, and winning the War on Terror, something our Democratic leaders in Congress don’t want to do.
The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee is starting to focus on what races they think Republicans have a chance of winning against Democrats. Some of Democrats who are being targeted are Congressmen Jason Altmire, Chris Carney, and Patrick Murphy. Now, The NRCC is beginning to look for candidates to go against Congressman Paul Kanjorski, an eleven term incumbent who quite obviously is the epitome of cronyism, in government.
Congressman Kanjorski recently voted to increase his pay due to cost of living increases. The raise would have given him $4,400 extra per year, on top of at least the already $166,000 pay that is currently getting. Not many Americans like you and me get an increase in pay to help cover the everyday increases of common necessities, but because of hard work, we try our best to get along. It is quite obvious to me that Congressman Kanjorski is completely out of touch with the people of the 11th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, and it is time that we make 2009 the year he leaves the House Floor after what would be a twenty- two year stint in the House.
Democrats will try to say that Congressman Kanjorski has fought for the best interests of your values during the campaign. We know that it just isn’t true, especially after the recent revelations that Congressman Kanjorski allegedly used his leadership position as Chairman on the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises to wheedle government grants from the Office of Naval Research to his family owned and operated business, Cornerstone Technologies.
Mr. Kanjorski is not doing the right thing for the people of this terrific district. The 11th District is one filled with hard-working, average Americans. Mr. Kanjorski’s actions and his votes on the House Floor are clear evidence that he has sold out to his liberal friends and interest groups. I would urge you to do everything you can to help ensure Congressman Kanjorski doesn’t sail into another term. We can prevent it, and we must. By changing district-by-district from blue to red, we will ensure a Republican majority in the United States House of Representatives come January 2009.
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