Harry Fires Back!

The press release war between Hayworth and Harry Mitchell continues today with Harry telling J.D. to get with the frickin' times.

Hayworth's campaign issued a press release that claimed, "Even after two
decades Harry Mitchell still refuses to do the right thing by returning the
tainted cash associated with [Charles] Keating."

Hayworth failed to mention that 16 years ago,
then-Tempe Mayor Mitchell donated $2,500 representing all contributions to the
Mitchell for Mayor campaign from Keating, his family and his
representatives to the Valley
of the Sun United Way.

Ironically, the Hayworth campaign asked, "Why can't Hypocrite Harry do
the right thing and donate his Keating contributions to charity?"

Mitchell's donation to the United Way took place two years before
Keating was convicted of fraud, racketeering and conspiracy charges.

J.D. and company have been digging a tunnel to China trying to find dirt on Harry Mitchell. Then when they find some garbage, as insignificant or minor as can be, they distort it and throw it back at Harry like a ten-year old with a temper tantrum.

Congratulations, J.D. In the five months since Harry Mitchell has entered the race you have yet to campaign on your record. And I don't blame you. If I went to the moderate voters of District Five with votes against stem-cell research and a minimum wage increase, I'd expect a backlash. Even J.D.'s harsh rhetoric on immigration is falling on deaf ears. Arizonans want a sensible, logical solution to immigration. Building a fence and supporting the prosecution of Good Samaritans is not what the people are looking for. Of course when a pollster asks if there should be a fence on the border, most people will say yes. If asked if that was an adequate solution to the thousands of people coming to our country to work illegally, I'd guess a lot would say no.

There are less than 100 days until Election Day. Harry Mitchell has taken the gloves off when it comes to ethics. He's got Hayworth digging up newspaper clippings from the late 80s and denying the amount of contributions from Abramoff (even though he denied the numbers his own office released). Ethics will be important this November, but I would like Harry to really take it to Hayworth on one issue: Iraq.

The War is front and center in our national debate. Everyday it becomes increasingly unpopular. America wants a change of course. If we have heeded the lessons of the Lamont/Lieberman primary, we know that those who support Bush's plan in Iraq are in deep shit. Hayworth has been a Bush enabler on Iraq since the beginning.

I believe Harry can greatly help his chances by publicly endorsing Lamont, supporting the Murtha Plan or a similar idea (be it from Feingold, Kerry, Levin, etc.), and slamming Hayworth for supporting the failed "stay the course" strategy.

Americans don't buy it anymore, Arizonans don't buy it anymore, and it is high time that J.D. be kicked out of Congress for selling a product that has led us to disaster.