STEVE YOUNG WOULD HAVE VOTED NO ON THE BAILOUT BILL.

IT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A UPWARD REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH. RONALD REAGAN TOLD THE STORY OF A WELFARE QUEEN PICKING UP HER WELFARE CHECKS IN A CADILLAC.  I SEE WALL STREET WELFARE KINGS DRIVING THEIR ROLLS ROYCES TO PICK UP THEIR $840 BILLION WELFARE CHECKS.  DOES CORPORATE WELFARE COME WITH FOOD STAMPS?  MY OPPONENT VOTED FOR THIS BILL WITH $140 BILLION OF PORK, AND NO OVERSIGHT.  THE FIRST MONEY SPENT WAS TO SOCIALIZE THE 9 LARGEST U.S. BANKS.

 MY VOTE? NO, NO, NO, 840 BILLION TIMES, NO!

sTEVE'S OPPONENT HAS VOTED AGAINST EVERY VETERANS BENEFIT BILL
The Republican incumbent has failed our veterans.  Every time a veterans appropriation bill has come up for a vote, the Republican has voted against the bill, and our veterans.  Do you really want someone in Congress from our district who votes against the veterans and their benefits?

     IMPORTANT UPDATE

 On August 1, the last day of Congress’ summer session, John Campbell cast a “no” vote against veterans once again.  The GI Bill – HR 6599 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2009 – passed in the US House of Representatives on a vote of 409 to 4.  John Campbell was one of the four to vote against it.  For those who think that his misguided decision may have been just a symbolic protest against mismanagement of the veterans’ healthcare system, they should ask themselves:  who has been responsible for managing it these last eight years, (including the first six of those years with a Republican majority in the House and John Campbell on the House Veterans Affairs Committee)? [See House Roll Call Vote 563]

 A RETURN TO AMERICA'S VALUES

The 48th district faces the clearest political choice in its history.  This year the choice is not between two candidates, or between two parties.  The voters must choose between two fundamentally different visions of America.  The Republican incumbent voted for the Bailout, twice.  Steve Young opposed the Bailout from the beginning.  The Republican incumbent  has voted against every veterans appropriation bill in Congress.  Steve Young supports the veterans and their benefits.  "America made a promise to the veterans.  We said, if you honor the call to serve, we will honor our promise to give you veterans benefits.  My opponent's votes dishonor America's promise and dishonors our veterans' service.  His votes are a disgrace."

One choice this year is Steve Young.  His personal slogan, "Do what is right, let the consequences follow" comes from a song he learned in church.  He says, "That song, and my family's motto 'never give up' directed my life."

Steve worked to support his family while he attended college and law school.  Steve says, "I learned something from the birth of each of my children.  My first child was born  in a car, on the 5 freeway, in a rain storm, seven weeks prematurely, between semesters of my first year in law school.  Having a child changes your life for the better.  I did not know the meaning of happiness until the feelings I experienced when the doctors finally released my son from neonatal intensive care and I could hold him in my arms.

My second child's birth was not as traumatic, but still memorable.  She was born the day after I completed the bar exam.  We named her Courtney because we wanted her to remember the challenge she created for me studying for the bar exam.  When my wife went into labor with our third child, I was out of town on a court appearance.  I learned that no obstacle can impede a father who wants to see the birth of his child.  

My fourth child's birth taught me perspective.  During the pregnancy she did not move much.  Several times we went to our doctor worried that something was wrong.  Each time the doctor inserted a fetal monitor and told us she was all right.  When she was born, I saw her umbilical cord had a knot in it.  Her stillness, which caused me such concern was a blessing because the knot never tightened down.  Seeing the knot, all of my concerns and worries became thankfulness and appreciation.  Perspective matters.  Oh, and she is definitely a Young.  Since her birth, she has not stopped moving. 

With each birth, friends and neighbors delivered meals, cared for our children, celebrated with us, and cried during our trials.  I learned family, friends, and community matter as we face individual and collective challenges.   Everyone has challenges and struggles, many of them unseen by the rest of us.  I have had my share that I overcame through faith, determination, the support of others, and a sense of humor.  Just like the 'Little Train Who Could,' if you never give up, if you are honest, and you keep trying, you can overcome anything.

A PLATFORM BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES
From all of this I learned the lessons that I want the voters to think of when they think of Steve Young, and that I believe all Americans want to live by:

1. Be a good person.

2. Don't put yourself above others no matter how rich or strong you are.

3. Understand that you are part of a community.

4. Show your appreciation for what you have by sharing your blessings with others who are less fortunate

5. Achieve so that you build on all the gifts God has given you, and by so doing, you will not only become strong and virtuous, but you will contribute to the strength of our community.

If these are the values you embrace, you can help my campaign. Please contribute at my online site at [Values Matter!]

STEVE YOUNG WANTS ALL AMERICANS TO PROSPER IN THE AMERICAN DREAM
I offer the alternative.  I want America’s house in order again.  Together, we can do better.  Before the Democrats left the White House in 2001, America was a beacon on a hill.  We had enjoyed the longest economic expansion in history.  We had the strongest economic growth, one of the lowest inflation rates, the fastest rate of job creation, and the largest real increase in real, after-tax personal income since World War II.  We enjoyed the highest level of business investment in history, and America had renewed its leadership in developing the vast new opportunities in science and technology.  America was on the move during an era of opportunity for everyone.

We are coming to the end of one of the most destructive administrations in American history.  Bush and Republican Congress took America into a disastrous adventure in Iraq, allowed a major city to drown and remain in disrepair, plundered our national treasury, trampled on our Constitution, destroyed our prestige abroad, and increased the number and plight of the poor.

SIX COMMITMENTS TO THE MIDDLE CLASS
We must return to the values that made America great if we are to repair the damage of the last 7 years.  I commit to work in Congress to give every American 1) a quality education, 2) equal opportunity, 3) real wages from real jobs, 4) fair taxes, 5) a secure retirement and 6) a health care system that works for America – not just the top 1%.  I want our future to be as bright and hopeful as any time in our history, and it can be if we have the courage to change the old style Washington politics.  America must be a country of opportunity for all, responsibility from all, and a community of all.

I believe the Golden Rule – do unto others as you would have others do unto you - did not come with a presidential signing statement.  America is still a country of the people, by the people and for the people.  I believe that giving people a chance to work and feed their family and provide for their children builds initiative.  Hunger destroys initiative. Hopelessness destroys initiative.  Ignorance destroys initiative.  A cold and indifferent government destroys initiative. I want to restore trust in government and I am committed to make our government work for our interests. 

I believe in our Constitutional form of government.  I believe in checks and balances, but more so, I believe in the initiative of the American people.  I care.  Vote Steve Young for Congress.

If these are the values you embrace, you can help my campaign. Please contribute at my online site at [Values Matter!]