The barrage of negative ads that has occurred in the final week of the election is causing many voters to speak up in frustration. You'll see no misleading ads FROM me; I think honesty and integrity are more important. Personally, I think people are more interested in knowing what a candidate has really done or will do than in reading or hearing false information about an opponent. Since there have been some misleading ads ABOUT me, here's some insight into some of the claims:
1) TAX, SPEND AND BORROW: No, I am a fiscal conservative and have long supported efficient, effective government. This includes my work to reduce costly mandates for cities, and helping to operate the Rebuild Iowa Office in a way that allowed the return of budgeted funds to the State of Iowa. I do believe we need to fund our priorities, like education. I also believe we need to acknowledge the fact that you can't have something without paying for it, and that revenue cuts will have real impacts...
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