This screenshot show that Congressman Ed Whitfield of Kentucky shows that Ed Whitfield is completely delusional about the current economic situation !
(Cross posted at DitchMitchKY.com)
This website raises an important issue. Our country is in a time of economic crisis that is being compared to the Great Depression and the voters of the 1st District have no idea what Ed Whitfield’s economic plan is. Most of his website, like the "Economic" portion, seems to have not been updated in over 2 years. Either that or Whitfield is in a state of denial about the economy. The "Economic" tab touts the country’s economic success and low unemployment numbers at 4.6%. Of course, we all know that the unemployment rate is now over 6% and likely to stay at least that high for a while. Also, Whitfield mentions the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act and says he worked on that "last year." That Act was sponsored in 2005.
As of this posting, (Monday, September 29, 2008, around 1 a.m. EST) Ed Whitfield hasn’t even released a statement on his website about the economic bailout package. His last press release was four days ago and was about fire safety. Further, the majority of his press releases simply point to earmarks that his party now claims to be so vehemently against. Who knows which way he will vote?
Further, what is Ed Whitfield’s staff doing if they aren’t communicating with voters? Hey, listen Congressman Whitfield, if you don’t want to update your website or tell voters where you stand on the issues that’s one thing, but don’t ask us to pay for your communications staff to do nothing.