NEWS

FORMER ARMY MAJOR & ORTING RESIDENT DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR US REPRESENTATIVE

By: Lyle Evansiano May 19, 2008

James E. Vaughn, a former Army Major and Orting resident, joins fellow service members in declaring candidacy for US Representative in the 8th Congressional District.

Veterans, angry over Iraq, run for Congress and a potentially unprecedented number of ex-service members running. The Fighting Democrats a loose knit organization created by DNC Howard Dean, Former DNC Don Fowler and General Wesley Clark, say their military experience could give them the credibility to criticize the war without being dismissed out of hand by the GOP as naive and weak on defense, as the Bush administration has often done.

What do we feel about our “American Way of Life” and what do we say to our service members when:
• American corporations send jobs overseas.
• $130 Billion was invested in overseas emerging markets last year, rather than investing in the U.S. economy.
• $40 Billion military hardware contract was sent to France.
• They return home to poor employment prospects while our government is gutting our economy and corporations are playing E-Bay with our jobs.
• We have done nothing to provide affordable health care for their families.
• Our educational system is losing ground to other nations.
• Our transportation systems are in disrepair.
• Individuals sit at home intentionally abusing L&I, welfare, and unemployment in order to draw a government check while we go to work each day.
• Our government does not provide adequate care for Veterans.
• Social Security is projected to be bankrupt in the year 2018 and our government spent $21 billion dollars on foreign aid last year and projects to spend $13.2 billion dollars on Pork Barrel Projects.

We need to say, “No More”. I am prepared to address the issues and fight the battles but cannot do it alone. As a citizen, former military officer, farmer, and business man, our government impacts me, as it does you, on a very personal basis every day. At the age of 53, I have reached a point in my life that I have had enough and talking to voters I know that I am not alone. I frequently hear voters voice their frustration over the choice of candidates. They typically feel like they are making a selection between the lesser of two evils. If there were a third candidate called “None of the above” he or she would certainly win a majority of the elections. I hear voters concern about the issues and their frustration with campaign rhetoric. As a result, I have listened to the voters and have addressed the issues.

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