College Democrats speak up in MS-01

The College Democrats chapter at Ole Miss has been very active in the MS-01 race. Below is an excerpt from Jesse Johnson's "Head to Head" column on why you should vote for Childers.

Great job, Jesse!

Obviously, the economy has been the central issue on this campaign. Childers wants to pay off the national debt, stabilize the national currency and return confidence to the lending markets.

What's Davis' plan for the economy? Extend the Bush tax cuts. Someone out there give me a Lil' Jon-style "What?!" That's right. He wants to continue the outdated economic policy of slash-and-spend that is breaking the back of our economy.

With the soaring costs of food, fuel and utilities, we cannot afford to have our national government operate financially the way it has for the past seven years. For many families, the worst time of the week is when they sit down and try to figure out how to pay bills.

The problems have gotten so bad that it's hard to tell the cause from the effect. At one forum, Childers said, "I've got enough money in my pocket. We need to stop the roundabout ways of taking it out of yours."

That statement probably seemed innocuous to many, but in this dire national economic situation, it was code for "I get it." Childers knows we can't sustain the heavy spending without the revenue that would have come from the few, rather than the consequences that are being paid by the many.

To read the full article, click here, including the opposite position in favor of Davis.

Here is an excerpt from that argument. Status quo all the way!

Mayor Davis was born, raised and educated in Mississippi and, if elected, will go to Washington and work hard to protect the values and interests of the citizens of North Mississippi. He will fight to control spending, keep taxes low, promote the family values important to Mississippians, guarantee that our troops are getting the supplies they so desperately need, and he will advocate to protect our borders.