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| Democrat Barrow allies himself with Bush in new TV ad |
| 2006-10-17 |
| SAVANNAH, Ga. U-S Representative John Barrow closes his new television ad with a pronouncement that few of his fellow Democrats would dare utter in a campaign spot -- "I agree with George Bush on this one." Barrow has been a top target of the Republican Party ever since he narrowly defeated G-O-P Representative Max Burns in 2004. Now facing a November 7th rematch with Burns, Barrow is trying hard to convince voters he's an independent, conservative Democrat willing to buck his own party. However, the issue Barrow uses to align himself with Bush in his ad doesn't distance him much from other Democrats. He's talking about his opposition to replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax. The advertisement accuses Burns of seeking to "raise taxes on 75 percent of Americans" by co-sponsoring a 2003 House bill to scrap income taxes in favor of a 23-percent sales tax. Barrow's ad cites a 2005 report by a tax reform panel appointed by President Bush that concluded a national sales tax would increase the share of taxes paid by middle-income Americans. The 30-second ad concludes with the words -- "I'm John Barrow and I approve this message because I agree with George Bush on this one." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 more closing of the gap? |
| Posted by: anon 2006-10-17 23:46 |