Wouldn't it be nice if we could trust our Congressional Representative, David Schweikert, to mean what he says and say (only) what he means? Of course it was disappointing when he (apparently) was forced to admit his campaign finances and his member allowance accounting practices were deceptive?
He said for more than two years that it was nothing more than harmless clerical errors. Last month he changed his tune.
As if on cue, at 6 pm today Republican David Schweikert sent his regular Sunday evening newsletter to people on his email list.
This now convicted (not in criminal court, but in the House of Representatives) elected official led off the newsletter with "Coronavirus SCAM Alert." Clever, eh? I'm pretty sure that if David had humbled himself before the people of Arizona's Sixth District, I would have heard about it. But I didn't.
He might also have then had better odds that district voters would have forgiven him and been more likely to trust him. But he did not.
Instead, last week he held a telephone town hall and sent a taxpayer funded full-color glossy mailer (no doubt costing many thousands of dollars) to his constituents. As of last week, there were 494,150 registered voters in the Sixth District. Just imagine the design and printing costs. But he didn't have to pay to mail it.
If I want to make a two-sided color 8.5 by 11 inch copy at my local FedExKinkos, it might cost me $2. Of course, 250,000 or more copies would probably drop the per item cost down somewhat.
Isn't that rich? No? Well, at least David is rich.
Ask yourself if he represents your interests in the US House of Representatives. Especially when we can't trust him to lawfully account for and report either his campaign money or what taxpayers provide to operate his offices?
He says seniors are a target for fraud and abuse. But how can they rightfully trust him when he tells them they should believe that he is working to protect them? To me, that sounds more like subterfuge than integrity.
Shouldn't we, all the voters of AZ06, no matter our age, can send him back to his Fountain Hills home in less than three months for lessons in trustworthiness?
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I say we should give Hiral Tiperneni the opportunity to provide trustworthy representation for us in Congress. As a licensed physician, Tiperneni has had to demonstrate her trustworthiness already. She has, according to the Arizona Medical Board, been licensed to practice medicine in our state since 1997. She has had NO actions taken against her license.
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