As I travel through our District meeting the voters, I’m hearing from so many of you who are fed up with the way Congress is running Washington. Folks know that we need to do something to shake things up, to return to fiscal sanity and create jobs.
But I’m also hearing from a few who ask if challenging the Republican incumbent, Mike Conaway, is ultimately good for the GOP. To that question I respond: There’s nothing that could be healthier for the Party.
Our country is in trouble, and we can’t just point the blame at Democrats. Many of you agree that Republicans share responsibility for the situation our Country is in. We’ve grown complacent, trusting that anyone with an “R” after his or her name will represent conservative values. But that isn’t always the case.
Republicans, including our own Congressman, Mike Conaway, brought about the $700 billion TARP bailout of the big banks. It’s not conservative to push our Country into increasing debt to reward businesses that aren’t working.
We need to ask ourselves whether we want a Congressman who will go along to get along or a Congressman who will buck the lobbyists and special interest groups and make the tough decisions necessary to watch the bottom line.
Asking the hard questions is good for Republicans. More importantly, it’s good for the Country.
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Who is Al Cowan?
- Al Cowan
- Al Cowan is not a career politician. He is a small business owner, a former School Board President and he served his country as a military officer. As our next Congressmen, Al will lead the fight for fiscal responsibility by eliminating earmarks and pork barrel spending. He believes government should spend our tax dollars wisely and efficiently. No more multi-billion dollar bailouts for big banks and corporations. No more earmarks or pork barrel spending. And Al Cowan will demand a balanced budget. Al will fight for greater limits on contributions from lobbyists, PACs and special interests to improve the responsiveness of members of Congress to their constituents. And Al supports term limits for all members of Congress and pledges to serve no more than 3 terms if elected. Al and his wife Penny, of Midland, have been married for 38 years. They have two children, Alvin and Beth.