Letter to the Editor, Paducah Sun

March 26, 2008

To the Editor:

As the beautiful four color 8.5x11 bi-fold political propaganda piece dropped out of my copy of the Paducah Sun yesterday, and I began to read Representative Ed Whitfield’s claim of responsibility for the so-called “Economic Stimulus Package” I had to scratch my head in wonderment. Surely Mr. Whitfield cannot think that sending a $600 bribe to the taxpayers of America will cure the economy’s ills? This package is like placing a band-aid on a hemorrhaging wound. It’s as though Mr. Whitfield and the Republican Party are saying, “Sorry we messed up your economy. Here, go buy yourself somethin’ Purdy”.

But then again, the point of Mr. Whitfield’s expensive, colorful printed piece wasn’t meant to be about the logic of how irresponsible he and his party have been with the economy for the past eight years. Instead, it was intended to convince you that a bribe will prove he’s working for your best interests. I’ll wager my $600 check that this election year the voters of KY-01 will see through this shoddy façade.

Heather Ryan
Democratic Candidate
U.S. House of Representatives, KY-01
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Letter to the Editor, Louisville Courier-Journal

March 26, 2008

To the Editor:

I read with great interest Congressman Ed Whitfield’s long diatribe regarding “doping” in the horse racing industry (Courier-Journal Op-Ed; March 23, 2008) and could scarcely control myself in asking aloud, “Are you serious?”. With all the problems Kentucky’s First Congressional District faces, Congressman Whitfield chooses to focus his attention on the problem of steroid use in the horse race industry rather than problems that face average, every day citizens of the district for which he represents. Surely, as Mr. Whitfield points out, there are problems within the horse racing industry which should be addressed. However, during a time when our economy is reeling from the immense debt incurred by an unsustainable war, when people in Western Kentucky see their decent paying jobs shipped overseas with each passing day and when tens of thousands of his constituents find themselves without health insurance, Mr. Whitfield can find something more applicable to his constituents about which to write a 14 paragraph rant than injustices within the horse racing industry.

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