October 15, 2008 - 1:20pm
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New Reichert ad hits Burner on partisanship, taxes

Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn) has gone up with a new ad called "We Are Better than This" in the 8th Congressional District attacking his opponent, Democrat Darcy Burner, as a strong partisan who will raise taxes.

The ad, Reichert's second of the cycle, first features footage of Darcy Burner, followed by brief footage of women shaking their head while a narrator says Burner wants higher taxes. One of the women in the ad is wearing a button for Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)

It calls Burner "a relentless partisan operating only on blame, threatening higher taxes at a time of crisis" and concludes with the rhetorical questions, "Aren't things though enough already? Aren't we better than this?"

Burner's campaign has repeatedly denied Reichert's assertion that she will raise taxes if elected.

BRYAN BISSELL is a PolitickerWA.com Reporter and can be reached via email at bryan.bissell@politickerwa.com.

Comments

Stop lying, Mr. Shields


The Seattle Times has already pointed out that you are lying about this. Darcy Burner has made it clear that she will vote to LOWER taxes for the middle class - not to raise them. She has explicitly said she supports keeping the Bush tax cuts for the middle class. But you seem to think repeating the lie will make it less of a lie.

I used to think Dave Reichert was a good guy. Now I understand that he's just as much of a lying politician as the worst of them.

10/15/08 7:35 pm

wow Shields, better hope


wow Shields, better hope that resume is up too date. Pretty lame ad.

10/15/08 6:58 pm

wow Shields, better hope


wow Shields, better hope that resume is up too date. Pretty lame ad.

10/15/08 6:58 pm

Darcy will vote to raise taxes


The Burner campaign has denied it, because the truth is so devastating politically. But go look at her Economic Plan yourself on her website and try to find anything in it that says she will keep the 2001-2003 tax cuts in place, including:

across the board income tax cut
marriage penalty relief
dividend tax cut
capital gains tax cut
Teacher supplies tax credit
Death tax cut

It doesn't exist. In fact, her plan specifically promotes using "PAYGO" to end the 2001-2003 tax cuts to pay for more spending. (page 3, #6). It's in her own economic plan. check it out.

10/15/08 6:25 pm

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