Take the Tom Davis Mailing Challenge!

By: Kindler
Published On: 10/17/2006 8:49:52 PM

I have in front of me two glossy brochures from Tom Davis.  One of them, sent a few months ago, was a Congressional update GÇ£prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense.GÇ¥  The other, sent more recently, was a campaign piece GÇ£Paid for by Tom Davis for Congress.GÇ¥

In the tradition of those old commercials where people did blind taste tests of Coke and Pepsi, I am going to refer to these two brochures as GÇ£AGÇ¥ and GÇ£BGÇ¥, offer some quotes from them, and see if you can tell which is which.  Take the challenge GÇô and see if you can tell the difference between DavisGÇÖs taxpayer-funded official updates and his campaign ads!

A: GÇ£Fighting for FairfaxGÇÖs Taxpayers, Families and Seniors.GÇ¥
B: GÇ£Making Congress work for Northern Virginia families.GÇ¥

A: GÇ£Tom Davis knows how important improving transportation and easing traffic congestion is to all of our families and neighbors.GÇ¥
B:  GÇ£Tom Davis is leading the charge to revitalize the overcrowded and aging Metro system.GÇ¥

A: GÇ£A Leader in the Fight Against Corruption in Washington, DCGÇ¥
B:  GÇ£In order to help clean up government corruption, Tom Davis sponsored the Executive Branch Reform Act.GÇ¥

A: GÇ£Revitalizing our CommunitiesGÇ¥
B: GÇ£Tom Davis has worked on important laws that have made our communities better.GÇ¥

So, can you tell the Coke from the Pepsi yet??

Comments



Great find. (Rob - 10/18/2006 7:42:05 PM)


Excellent Post (pitin - 10/18/2006 9:22:12 PM)
I can't tell the difference.


Don't forget that Andy Hurst........ (Ambivalent Mumblings - 10/18/2006 9:41:31 PM)
......... filed an official complaint about this.


COMMENT HIDDEN (littlepunk - 10/18/2006 9:46:06 PM)


Easy to answer (Kindler - 10/18/2006 9:59:26 PM)
Well, gee, I thought Republicans were supposed to be believers in minimal government out of love and respect for the taxpayer.  Republicans specifically using your tax dollars to publish and distribute campaign literature to get themselves re-elected therefore strikes me as a bit hypocritical. 

Tom Davis has millions of dollars in donations from his wealthy lobbyist friends to apply to his campaign.  Why not use their money alone instead of stealing a little extra from you, me and everyone else in America?



So, ready for the answer yet? (Kindler - 10/18/2006 10:03:58 PM)
A is the campaign brochure.
B is the Congressional mailing. 

But #3 in the poll is indeed the correct answer!



Traffic Problems? (totallynext - 10/18/2006 11:43:29 PM)
Ok - I am new to Virginia politics, but one thing is kind of obvious. 

Tom Davis = Fairfax County Board of Supervisors - 13 years
Tom Davis = Congressman from 11th District - 12 years and traffic has gotten worse under his watch. 

Why is Andy not screaming this.  Point 2 - improving transportation in Fairfax county?  Please he has had 25 years?  and traffic has been a progressive problem under his watch?  That is not a record that is a travesty.

Communities Better?  Yea how is that?

Executive Branch REform Act - Dead has gone no where in the house - some kind of pull with the majority leadership.

How about saying this was all show and knew it was dead in the water with the current leadership
109th U.S. Congress (2005-2006)
H.R. 5112: Executive Branch Reform Act of 2006
Overview Summary Floor Speeches Other Info

Official Title: To provide for reform in the operations of the executive branch.

Status: Scheduled for Debate
This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the House as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, the order in which bills are considered and voted on is determined by the majority party leadership. 
Introduced: Apr 6, 2006
Last Action: Apr 27, 2006: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.

Full Text: Text or PDF
 



We are screaming (Andrea Chamblee - 10/19/2006 12:12:57 PM)
that is part of Andy's message.  Thanks for helping it get spread.  Can you canvass with Team Hurst this weekend or make calls - you can call from home with an internet sign up.