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It may sound trite to some, but the upcoming Congressional elections are very important. Like many of you, I am not entirely pleased with the results of this Congress. But remember this: much of this disappointment is the result of obstructionism by Democrats in Congress.
There’s a reason Democrats want to talk about scandals. First, they have no ideas. None. Second, they want to depress Republican morale to suppress our conservative base at the polls. Whatever you do, PLEASE COME OUT AND VOTE. Don’t fall for the bunk that somehow putting Democrats in office will make things better.

By her own admission, Democrat Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will begin her new “rule” over us with a job-killing increase to the minimum wage. Then she will launch us on months of debilitating “investigations” into every aspect of the Bush Administration which will do nothing but add to the bickering in Washington.

If that’s not bad enough, she says she wants to “allow the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients.” That may be fine, but her real agenda will be to put us back on the path toward government-run “Hillary care” that Americans rejected in 1993 and still don’t want.

She claims that she wants the Federal Government to adopt a “pay as you go” policy, meaning no middle class tax relief. But she seems to forget that just this week the government announced a huge decrease in the projected deficit, which is a result of the very tax cuts she despises. She has flatly said that the Bush-era tax cuts would have to be rolled back for those above “a certain level.” You can bet she is planning to hit working couples hard with her “certain level” plans.

She says she wants to “broaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds,” another indication that she and liberals in Congress want to broaden their anti-life agenda.
Moreover, the Democrat “cut and run” plans in the War on Terror are almost certain to occur if we put them in power. As a career military officer, I hope you will agree with me that the last thing we need in Congress is a majority led by the likes of Democrats Nancy Pelosi and John Murtha. Our soldiers in the field deserve better.

I hope you see that victories by the Democrats will be a disaster for America’s security and our economy. It will set us back years.

So what can you do? First, Vote. Don’t stay away. Second, contact your local Republican committee and get involved. Work the polls. Make calls. Help with rallies or literature drops. And if you can, send a check to the candidate of your choice.

We must not be discouraged or stay home on November 7th. That is simply not an option. If you come out, we will win on Election Day and confound the liberal media who has already “pronounced” the Democrats as winners. If we get our team out to vote, we will prove the left-wing press wrong. Please get out and vote. Get involved. Don’t permit liberals to reverse the good things that we have seen in recent years. Has it been perfect? By no means. But we can’t permit things to backslide with a liberal take-over.

Roll up your sleeves and let’s get busy. I am.

L. Scott LingamfelterDelegate,
31st DistrictVirginia House of Delegates