This week, Democratic Congressional candidate
Lois Murphy of Pennsylvania delivered the
Democratic Radio Address
To listen to her remarks, click here.
Good morning. This is
Lois Murphy of Pennsylvania.
On Tuesday, Americans from every city and town will go to their local high schools or churches or meeting halls, and we will pick up a ballot, and we will vote.
And at this important crossroads we face a clear choice between fear and a new direction for our country.
And as we pull that curtain back we can choose the ugly side of this campaign season - the threats, the negativity, the 30-second attack ads and the angry talking heads on TV.
Or this time, we can choose to change the way our government works.
We can choose based on the fact that right now, there are 140,000 of our bravest sons and daughters fighting a war they did not ask for half a world away. As of today, more than 2800 of them will never come home, including 136 from right here in Pennsylvania.
We can choose based on the fact that no matter how bad Iraq gets or how many respected Americans say that our strategy is not working - no matter how many times former Secretaries of State Colin Powell or James Baker say that we need to change course; no matter how many different intelligence agencies tell us that Iraq is creating more terrorists than we had before; and no matter how many generals say Rumsfeld should go - our President and his Republican Congress have promised not to change a thing if they are returned to power.
This pattern of being out-of-touch and out-of-sync with the American people -this failure to take responsibility- has carried over to the corruption that plagues our Congress; the deficit that threatens our children; and the health care costs that burden our families.
This time, there are everyday Americans all across the country who are running to take this country in a new direction. They are veterans and local leaders and concerned citizens who have listened to the people in their communities, as I have, and understand their desire for change and their hunger for leadership.
All across America, they have joined the party that is focused on our future - the Democratic Party - a clear alternative- a hopeful alternative.
From the outset when this new Congress convenes in January, Democrats will tackle the challenges that we face head on. We will fight for a new direction in Iraq to change the President's failed course so that our troops can finally come home.
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