CA-04: A New Direction, Not Career Politicians who need Driving Directions

by: Charlie Brown for Congress

Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 16:00:00 PM PST

I decided to run for Congress against John Doolittle because I believe we desperately need a new direction for America.

My decision was never about political ambition or blind partisan loyalties, but fulfilling a promise I made to defend our country, and to serve the community where Jan and I have been proud to live, work, and raise our children these past 17 years.

Today, State Senator Tom McClintock announced he is going to move from his district in Southern California in order to run for Congress in our district.

My position hasn't changed. I still firmly believe we need a new direction - for our country. And I believe the last thing District Four needs is another career politician who needs driving directions just to find our district.

Click here to give Senator Tom McClintock a warm welcome when he arrives.

This will be the ninth different political office that Tom has run for in California. If you are scoring at home, here's the list:

• Chair, Ventura County Republican Party
• CA State Assembly, District 36 in Southern California
• U.S. House of Representatives, District 24 in Southern California
• CA State Controller
• CA State Assembly, District 38 in Southern California
• CA State Senate, District 19 in Southern California
• CA State Controller - Again
• CA Governor in the recall election
• CA Lt. Governor
• U.S. House of Representatives, District 04

For 30 years, Senator McClintock has been relentless in pursuing his next partisan political power grab. His current address in Thousand Oaks, California is 418 miles from Roseville.

Now, 418 miles is a long drive, especially when the price of gas is pushing four dollars per gallon.

Together, we can give Senator McClintock the proper welcome when he arrives, and show him that CD4 is looking for real change-not another partisan political opportunist (and we've seen several come and go from this race already). And that's exactly the message we'll send by raising $100 for every mile Tom must travel to get from his district to our district.

Our goal is $41,800. by the FEC Deadline of of March 31^st.

Click here to help us welcome Tom McClintock to town.

You built this campaign. When no one believed, you were there. And today, we have enlisted more than 12,000 people in our campaign for change--$25, $50 and $100 at a time. That's 12,000 people who believe, just as I believe, that our district and our country can do better. And for the sake of our security, our economy, and our children's future, we must.

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I've said it before. This election is about putting patriotism before partisanship. It's about CD4's interests, not some career politician's self interest. It's about electing people who lead by example and get results. That's why we launched the Veterans Charity Challenge, and why we're donating 5% of every dollar we raise to help veterans and families in need.

Together we can send the message that our district is ready to move forward, and beyond the politics of personal ambition exemplified by Sen. McClintock and John Doolittle.

And there is no better time to send that message than right now.

Thank you in advance for your continued support.

Very Sincerely,

Charlie Brown, Lt. Col. USAF Ret.

P.S. Click here to donate today and help us raise $100 for every mile Senator Tom is going to have to drive to get from Southern California to our district.