If you haven't seen Steve Stivers, former bank lobbyist and current GOP candidate in Ohio's 15th district, it is because he has been in Washington, DC, hanging out with the Republican elite. Here are some tidbits about Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, from Politicker:
"Steve Stivers is the total package. He accurately reflects the interests and values of the district he seeks to represent, has a compelling biography, and he continues to outperform his out of touch opponent on every level," said National Republican Congressional Campaign spokesman Ken Spain....
Oh, come on. Are you serious? Stivers "...reflects the interests and values of the district..."? Do they know that Stivers is a former bank lobbyist who continues to side with banks, insurance companies, and even payday lenders over the needs of human beings in his district?????
....On Thursday, Stivers also briefly met with Grover Norquist, the influential president of the conservative Americans for Tax Reform.....
Stivers met with right winger, Grover Norquist? Grover Norquist??????? That definitely should send up the red flags. Grover Norquist was called the "Field Marshall" of the Bush plan by The Nation magazine. (We know how well the "Bush plan" has worked!) Norquist is also the person who said, "My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years," he says, "to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub." (see The Nation) Scary right wing stuff!!!!!
It does my heart good to know that Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, has completely gone over to the extreme right wing of the Republican Party. By taking PAC money from all those oil companies and banks, he easily fits in with those extremists like Norquist.
Democratic candidate for Ohio's 15th district, Mary Jo Kilroy, has aligned herself with real people during her campaign. We can safely put our trust in Kilroy because she represents us.
By the way, one of the Republicans called Stivers "...a rock star...." Mary Jo Kilroy was called a "rock star" in 2006 and she hasn't surrendered that title (see Hotline 3/30/06).
