With the election right around the corner, I\u2019d like to remind the public that candidates are actually permitted to lie about their opponents under Washington State law. In a recent television commercial Sen. Kauffman implies that her opponent, Joe Fain, supports a new income tax on small businesses but gives no evidence whatsoever to support this. I shouldn\u2019t be surprised because in my personal interaction with her I found her to be evasive and defensive, and I don\u2019t trust her.<\/p>\n
While discussing education issues with Kauffman, she wouldn\u2019t answer me on how she voted even though I asked her a total of four times. For a publicly elected official to refuse to be forthright with her constituents was unacceptable to me. Then to hear a friend find her equally evasive when they were discussing a completely different issue, I came to the conclusion that this may be commonplace for her. However, I\u2019m looking for a senator that can be honest with me even if it\u2019s an answer I might not want to hear.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not na\u00efve enough to think that there is a candidate out there whom I would agree with on everything. However, at least with Joe Fain I can trust him to tell me the truth. And if he feels he has to vote in a way that I wouldn\u2019t support, I know that I would get an honest explanation that would make sense.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m familiar with Joe Fain\u2019s run for the State Senate, and I know he is the real pro-small business, anti-tax candidate in the race. Kauffman spent her four years in Olympia being a reliable liberal vote and played a large part in getting us into this current fiscal crisis. I\u2019m excited to watch Fain help to get us out of this crisis and am confident that with his experience, dedication and honesty that he\u2019s the best choice.<\/p>\n
Fain has been endorsed by several fellow pro-jobs candidates, and has received the endorsement of several small business associations (NFIB, Realtors, Washington Retail Association, Washington Restaurant Association, Association of Builders and Contractors) which represent the hundreds of small businesses in the 47th District struggling to get this economy off the ground.<\/p>\n
I want someone to fix the mess in Olympia, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m voting for Fain in November. It\u2019s time to give someone else a shot at helping us get this financial crisis under control. And I hope the public is too smart to fall for Sen. Kauffman\u2019s \u201cit must be true, it\u2019s on television\u201d campaign strategy. I trust the voters will research these opponents and know the difference by the time ballots are counted. As a small business owner and an education advocate, I\u2019m putting my faith in Joe Fain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Janelle Reber<\/p>\n
Kent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the election right around the corner, I\u2019d like to remind the public that candidates are actually permitted to lie about their opponents under Washington State law. In a recent television commercial Sen. Kauffman implies that her opponent, Joe Fain, supports a new income tax on small businesses but gives no evidence whatsoever to support this. I shouldn\u2019t be surprised because in my personal interaction with her I found her to be evasive and defensive, and I don\u2019t trust her.
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