OH-16: John Boccieri Fires Back at Freedom's Watch...Again!

Freedom’s Watch Still Hasn’t Figured Out Who’s Responsible for Ohio’s Gas Tax

Freedom’s Watch, a Washington-based group of George W. Bush operatives and corrupt gambling executives, is once again trying to attack John Boccieri(D) for opponent Kirk Schuring’s Ohio gas tax hike. After sending out automated phone messages in July with the same false claim, the group is now intervening in the 16th District congressional race with a radio spot blaming Boccieri for the high gas taxes he opposed.

Yeah, we really need a "Bush-ist Crony" who can't own up to his gas tax hike representing OH's 16th Congressional District!

Senator Major John Boccieri(D-Alliance) fired back at Freedom's Watch:

“I thank Freedom’s Watch for giving me one more chance to tell people about my fight against Ohio gas tax increases and my plan to immediately lower fuel costs. I’m just wondering when they’ll finally get around to having voters call Kirk Schuring and ask him why he raised their gas taxes.”

Call Kirk Schuring and ask him why he voted to raise your gas taxes: 330-455-9199.

Schuring not only voted to raise the state gas tax by more than 25% in 2003, but issued a press release just two weeks ago expressing pride in his vote to increase the tax burden on Ohio families by $250 million per year.

Boccieri continued:

“My energy plan would bring down gas prices immediately by releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, closing legal loopholes for energy speculators, and making oil companies drill on the untapped U.S. lands and costal waters they already control. We also need a rapid transition to home-grown alternative energy sources that would create thousands of green-collar Ohio jobs while freeing America from dependence on oil forever.”

This is sound "Energy Independence Policy" for Oh-16! "Just what is this Freedom's Watch Lobbyist group?", you ask.

Freedom’s Watch is headed by right-wing Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, a major Bush donor who worked with Tom Delay to block U.S. congressional protests against the Chinese Olympics in order to protect his gambling interests in Macau.

What does John think about the Schuring/Bush special interest group?

John Boccieri's take:

“This big-money Washington special interest group doesn’t really care about our high fuel costs – they’re just trying to elect one more George Bush-style politician who’s taken tens of thousands of dollars from oil executives and will do their bidding in Congress.”

You can read the detailed outline of the Boccieri Energy Plan on his website.