BURNS NOT INDEPENDENT OF REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT LEADERSHIP

Tim Burns is, obviously, the candidate of the Republican Establishment Leadership, including Specter Republican Rob Gleason; Bill Russell has always been “independent of the Republican Establishment”; when Bill Russell came to Pennsylvania, literally, knowing no one in Pennsylvania, he acted out of conviction that he needed to challenge John Murtha’s unsubstantiated, unproven and untrue slur on our Marines in combat at Haditha. Bill moved his family to Pennsylvania to continue the challenge, independent of the party at all times. I recall meeting Bill for the first time at a restaurant on Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia and his eyes hardened and jaw tightened when he explained that he was coming to Penna. to challenge Jack Murtha because of his slur against those combat Marines who were fighting Islamist fanaticism and violence. Bill Russell has been in ‘hostile fire zones’, too.

Where was Republican Establishment Leadership then? Or Tim Burns? Or Greg Whitestone or EagleForum? Only Bill Russell took on the impossible mission and laid the ground work for the challenge in 2010. Had Bill Russell not led, John Murtha’s record would not have been as well known.

Tim Burns is a good man, a man of great business accomplishment, superior intelligence [probably smarter than I am, certainly more successful], of unquestioned good will and decency, active in his community. Tim and Bill share a view of Constitutional Limited Government, Free Markets for Free People and Free Minds, and Individual Responsibility mandated by Judaeo-Christian traditional values. Both Bill Russell and Tim Burns will make a good Representative for the 12th District.
Tim Burns, however, NOT INDEPENDENT OF REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT LEADERSHIP and, at this time, in this election, that makes are the difference.

Bill Russell’s commitment is to his values and Constitutional principles and to the voters who elect him, not to Republican leadership. All the difference in the world. Pennsylvania leadership is comprised, almost exclusively, of people getting rich form government. Arlen Specter and his Earmarks sustained this leadership for years and years until they were of no more use to him. “Getting Rich from Government” – those who profit from government have a personal, selfish interest in growing government.

Bill Russell is closely allied with Peg Luksik, who is unshakable in her principles, and who, also, is “Independent of Republican Leadership” and I am proud to say I introduced Bill to Peg in Johnstown in 2008, just before the primary. “Independence and commitment”.

Newt Gingrich is not the avatar of independence, free markets, limited government that he pretends to be. Unlike Bill Russell, Newt Gingrich is a political opportunist and does not hide it. and Golf? For goodness sake, American Freedom is challenged by government takeover of productive businesses, home mortgage finance, college lending, car companies, AIG, - government ownership and control of means of finance and means of production and people who call themselves

Serious are playing a game? Celebrating the memory of the slaughter of 22,000 Polish patriots at Katyn Forest by Soviet Totalitarians, as Bill and Kasia did, is appropriate. Not a Golf Game.

This is not the year for fun politics, and “business as usual” politics. Independence and commitment to the Constitution are the core of American Freedom and Bill Russell personifies those values. Bill is a leader, not a follower.

And it is well to remember that there is a Contract with America. It is called the Constitution. Bill Russell is one of the few candidates who has, actually, taken an oath to defend our Constitution of individual freedom.

I have met Tim Burns and know many of the people who support him, good Americans, but as I think about it, “independence” of Republican Leadership is the paramount issue if our country is to find its freedoms and individual independence again.

The truth may, or may not, set your free. It does not seem to make one many friends.

Bob Guzzardi, Ardmore, Penna 19003 http://crnblog.org (not authorized by any candidate or candidate’ committee)