Will Bean face the people?

The Walsh Campaign invited Bean to a series of single-issue, town hall style debates, covering a range of topics, including health care reform, jobs and the economy, and immigration and national security. The format of the debates would provide both candidates the opportunity to field questions directly from voters.

In 2002, when Melissa Bean was challenging Rep. Phil Crane, she issued an open letter to Crane’s campaign urging him to debate the issues so the voters could be educated about his voting record. In October of 2002, she wrote:

“So there is no confusion as to my sincere commitment in educating the residents of our district on the issues, I will meet you any day, any time, and anywhere.”

Following her open letter Bean was quoted in a 10/11/02 News Sun article saying the following:

“There are those incumbents who want their records to be known and can stand on their records,” she said. “Crane is not one of them.”He knows his record is out of alignment with the people in his district, and he wants to fly under the radar and not debate me. I say, ‘Come on out Mr. Crane and let’s talk about the issues.’”

Joe Walsh commented on that letter and Bean’s related statements to the press, “It seems that Melissa Bean has ‘gone Washington,’ and she is now employing the same tactics she accused her predecessor of using. She is ducking debates and hiding from her record.”

Walsh formally reissued his debate invitation by saying, “The Eighth District does not support Melissa Bean’s votes for cap-and-trade, the Stimulus, or ObamaCare. Clearly, Melissa is out of touch. She does not want to give me or the rest of her constituents an opportunity to ask about her votes.”

Walsh concluded by saying, “Your constituents and my campaign are waiting to hear from you Congresswoman, I will meet you any day, any time, and anywhere.”

So far with the Chicago Democratic Party in charge of our State & Federal government this is what they have given us.

It is time that we stop this.

Have you met Joe yet?

State	August 2009unemployment rate	Projected Fiscal '11 Deficit as % of Budget
Nevada	14.3%	-54.0%
Michigan	13.1%	-9.2%
California	12.4%	-21.6%
Rhode Island	11.8%	-13.9%
Florida	11.7%	-20.2%
South Carolina	11.0%	-25.6%
Oregon	10.6%	-17.6%
Indiana	10.2%	-9.4%
Illinois	10.1%	-41.5%
Ohio	10.1%	-11.3%
Georgia	10.0%	-26.2%
Mississippi	10.0%	-16.1%
Source: Labor Department and CBPP

Congress vs the PEOPLE

Democrats try to paint Republicans and Conservatives as “out of the mainstream” and not representing the true feelings of the American people. New data from Rasmussen proves them wrong. Here are the hard facts per Rasmussen:

1) Only 29% of the American people think that our country is headed in the right direction

2) 64% of Americans think our country is headed in the wrong direction

3) 90% of Republican voters think that we are headed in the wrong direction

4) 70% of independent voters think that we are headed in the wrong direction

In another Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 62% of voters now rate Congress’ performance as poor,

But then 79% feel most members of Congress are more interested in helping their own careers than in helping people, higher than the findings on this question for all of last year but consistent with views since January. Just 10% say Congress is more sincerely interested in helping people.

Is there any question then on why Joe Walsh is doing so well in campaigning against Congresswoman Bean.