Seals television ad misrepresents Kirk

Many of you may now be seeing a campaign commercial for Dan Seals that falsely claims that Congressman Mark Kirk has been a "rubber stamp" for President Bush.

Well, nothing could be further from the truth.

In a recent article where congressional voting records were scrutinized, Congressman Mark Kirk was lauded by the Daily Herald as being "Mister Independent."

So what's this all about? Well, its about Seals being the actual "rubber stamp" in the race in the 10th District.

The Democrats are paying for the Seals ad. They are using a generic, mass produced commercial that the Democrats are using all over the country. It's the same script in each congressional district. All that changes are the names and faces of the opponents the Democrats are trying to defeat.

Seals is doing what the national Democrats tell him to do. He's not independent in any manner in this campaign. And he'll do the same if elected.

To complicate matters for Seals even more, this ad was first aired on TV in the 11th Congressional District. Someone is not minding the store in the Seals campaign.

Just so you know, the national Democratic party is spending $200,000 a week to run this generic ad hoping that you haven't been paying attention to the excellent record of Congressman Kirk.

So let's set that record straight: Kirk has an outstanding record of achievement on behalf of seniors, children, protecting Lake Michigan from polluters, cleaning up our environment, our national security, supporting the State of Israel from the ongoing threats to her safety and security, education, health care, hand gun control, women's rights and the list goes on.

These accomplishments have been reported in our regional and local newspapers and on TV. It's factual, not campaign fiction.

Renee Thaler

Northbrook