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Connaughton
Campaign Responds to
"The
Politics of Lies"
Phillip
Rodokanakis’ “The
Politics of Lies,” posted March 28 on Bacon’s
Rebellion, is mind-boggling in its deceitful
mudslinging and campaign chicanery, especially since
it comes from someone claiming certification as a
fraud investigator.
The
“half-truths, falsehoods and outright lies” Mr.
Rodokanakis lays to Sean Connaughton – chairman-at
large of the Prince William Board of County
Supervisors running for the Republican nomination
for Virginia lieutenant governor in the June 14
primary – actually better describe his own
article.
Tellingly,
Mr. Rodokanakis’ screed includes false allegations
against Sean Connaughton almost identical to those
made by his opponent, state Sen. Bill Bolling, in a
campaign flier mailed to Virginia
voters in December.
The
truth is obvious: Mr.
Rodokanakis is simply being used by the Bolling
campaign as its attack dog.
But
even more telling, Mr. Rodokanakis does not dispute
the truth about Bill Bolling’s tax and spend
record. Why?
Because every comparison in the Connaughton
mailer is true.
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From
1996 to the present, state Sen. Bolling voted
for every state budget but one, and Bolling
voted to spend the state surplus created by the
massive tax increase of 2004.
The result: during Bolling’s years in
the State Senate, spending has exploded by
almost 80 percent.
No wonder Bill Bolling is using attack dogs to
spread falsehoods about Sean Connaughton.
He clearly cannot defend his own
tax-and-spend record.
However,
backing up Sean’s Connaughton’s proven record on
lowering tax rates and keeping spending in line is
easy.
Sean
is the only candidate who has actually capped real
estate taxes. His
county board
set a policy that limits the potential growth in the
average real estate tax bills, regardless of the
rise in the average assessments. This policy will
prevent the average tax bills from rising above 5.9
percent. Now,
Sean looks forward to working with Jerry Kilgore to
do the same for all Virginians.
Sean
has cut real estate tax rates six times in six years
– that’s 45 cents, making it one of the largest
tax rate reductions in the nation.
Prince William homeowners pay the lowest real
estate taxes in all of
Northern Virginia
despite the rapid growth and the 25,000 new homes
built in the county since 2000 that have
dramatically raised the price of the average home in
the county, and thus the average taxes paid.
Under
Sean’s leadership, Prince William leads the entire
nation in job creation (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
And, Prince William has achieved and
maintained the coveted AAA Bond Rating because of
the county’s efficient budget and focus on key
priorities like public safety, roads and education.
This
record is the reason Sean was re-elected in Virginia’s second largest county with 70 percent of the
vote in 2003.
Republican
primary voters have a crystal clear choice on June 14:
Bill
Bolling’s tough talk but tax-and-spend record, or;
Sean
Connaughton’s proven
conservative record of lowering tax rates and
reining in big government.
Rob
Whitney
Campaign
Manager
Connaughton
for Lieutenant Governor
Bill
Kling
Communications
Director
Connaughton
for Lieutenant Governor
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