Mike Ciresi today released two radio ads, “Disaster” and “Results”. I do not know how big the ad buys are or which radio stations they are playing on, but the full text of the Ciresi release is available below. I will update this post as soon as I have more information.
Ciresi for Senate Campaign Unveils Radio Ads
The Ciresi for Senate Campaign unveiled today two radio advertisements. The radio spots, titled “Disaster” and “Results” highlight some of the failed policies of the Bush Administration that Senator Norm Coleman fully embraces.
The first ad, “Disaster” features Mike Ciresi discussing the war in Iraq. “The Iraq war has been one of the worst foreign policy disasters in history. I’m Mike Ciresi and I’m running for Senate because after 4 years, a trillion dollars and thousands of brave Americans killed and wounded, one thing is clear ‚ getting us out of Iraq will take more than just talk ‚ it will take experience and leadership.”
The advertisement states Ciresi’s opposition to the Iraq war, a failed policy of the Bush Administration that Senator Coleman supports by repeatedly voting for it. Norm Coleman’s inability to break from President Bush has made our nation and the world less secure and has turned Iraq into a training ground for terrorists.
The second ad, “Results”, highlights that fact that while health care and college costs are skyrocketing, President Bush and Norm Coleman give tax cuts to millionaires. The ad discusses that American’s middle class is getting squeezed and calls for change in Washington. The ad then highlights that Mike Ciresi has the experience and leadership to get results for middle class families.
“The President’s trip gives us an opportunity to remind people that he led us into war in Iraq under false pretenses, he has not shown leadership in trying to provide affordable health care for all our citizens and under his Administration, college students have amassed crippling debt the size of some home mortgages,” said Mike Ciresi.
“We cannot also forget that President Bush hand picked Norm Coleman to run for Senate and that since his election, Norm has stood shoulder to shoulder with Bush on the direction this country should take.”
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I love a good race, and that’s just what this is between Mike and Al. I think it’s just great.
Those ads will get some response.
With Bush’s handling of the war putting his polling numbers in the toilet, it’s not particularly brave to come out against the war in Iraq. Real bravery would be Ciresi declaring that he himself would vote to end the war by voting against its funding. I certainly haven’t heard Mike Ciresi say that so far.
I am completely certain, on the other hand, that Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer would consistently vote against any further occupation funding. That sort of gutsy stand shows the difference between blaming someone else for a problem and taking your own bold steps to solve the problem yourself.
There seem to be two possible reasons for the Democrats continuing to fund the war. One is they want to string out the war as long enough to have it be the deciding factor in the next election. If they cut off funding and and forced the issue now it would give them an active policy which they would have to defend rather than simply be “against the war”.
The second possibility is that they don’t really think getting out quickly is the best idea because of the chaos that could follow. Imagine if troops were being removed because funding were cut off and violence like the recent bombing that killed hundreds of a religious minority escalated. Would a situation like the Sudan or Rwanda elicit calls to send in the military to stop it?
Iraq was a terrible decision and there are no good answers at this point. The Democrats know this and are taking a pass on making a decision until they can get elected.