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March 19, 2008

Mannix: just another fiscally irresponsible conservative

The Oregonian's Jeff Mapes and Dave Hogan dig into Kevin Mannix's recent clearing up of old campaign debts.

For years, Republican Kevin Mannix has owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign debts while waging what turned out to be three failed races for statewide office.

Now, just weeks after planning to run for Congress, Mannix has swiftly paid off $347,000 in debts with loans from his Salem law firm.

Mannix, who is running for the congressional seat left open by the surprise retirement of Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore, was able to pay off his creditors by "calling in the accounts receivables" from his solo law practice, according to his campaign manager.

So basically this is just a cosmetic shell game by Kevin Mannix to make it appear as if he's fiscally responsible. But it comes on the heels of Congressman Greg "Rubberstamp" Walden's own fiscal mismanagement being publically exposed. Both of which pale by comparison to the nearly incomprehensible debts being incurred to fund the War in Occupation of Iraq, which of course led to the firing of former White House economist Lawrence Lindsey for daring to venture off the GOP reservation with what has proven to have been a woefully shy underestimate of what the War would actually cost.

These so-called "fiscal conservatives" have put our children into hock with the loansharks of the world to the tune of nearly $2.5 TRILLION dollars. More than 1/2 a trillion dollars of which is owed to communist China!

Say what you will about "tax and spend" liberals. Heck, I'll agree with some of it and readily concede that there is a legit debate to be had over where our tax dollars are spent. But compared to the "borrow and spend" conservatives and their gross mismanagement of my children's inheritance, there simply is no equitable debate to be had between the two sides in terms of who is the more fiscally RESPONSIBLE. Liberals win that debate hands-down.

So now Kevin Mannix wants the voters of Oregon's 5th Congressional District to send him to Congress? Why? He can't even manage his own finances. Why should Oregonians trust him with the nation's finances?

Posted by Kevin at March 19, 2008 01:50 PM