Susan has been even more dependable than Congressmen Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Charlie Rangel (D-NY), Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Jesse Jackson (D-IL).

Since deciding to run for Congress 10 years ago, Susan Davis’ fundraising reports boast contributions of over $4.5 million from liberals across the United States, which includes nearly $400,000 from unions, and millions more from lobbyists, special interests groups, and left-wing politicians like Nancy Pelosi.

They both want to expand the role of the federal government at the expense of the taxpayer, especially through health care and over-regulation. They consistently promote legislation that diminish private sector jobs, hurt small businesses and increase taxes on middle-class families, all under the guise of creating government-based solutions and more government jobs.

Susan and Nancy also look forward to shutting down Guantanamo Bay and giving the terrorists civilian trials, with all the rights you and I enjoy as citizens, within our own borders. Lastly, both Susan Davis and Speaker Pelosi support bailouts, handouts, and bribes (i.e., donations, favors & earmarks), even if it drives the country further into a debt which it cannot afford.

We must realize that liberal leaders like Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and Barbara Boxer have pockets full of special interest dollars that they will continue to pump into Susan Davis’ campaign coffers.

It’s time to fight back! Your online investment of $25, $100, $250 or more towards my campaign will play a pivotal role in retiring one more puppet vote for Nancy Pelosi.

This campaign can only win with your generous support, which enables me to get our message out to critical voters.

With sincere regards,

Michael Crimmins
2010 Republican Nominee For Congress (CA-53)

First and foremost, my deepest thanks go out to my friends and supporters, who have so generously invested both their time and treasury.

Our campaign has been — and will continue to be — based on the strength of ideas and the support of San Diegans who want to hold Congress accountable. Please continue to share with me your thoughts, suggestions and concerns. They are invaluable.

As we now look to November, I want to emphasize the critical opportunity we have to retire Nancy Pelosi’s best friend, Susan Davis. The numbers are in our favor, given the projected voter turn-out for this November. With your help, we will win this race — and here’s why.

Susan Davis and I have entirely  different priorities — and the people of San Diego have a clear choice.

My priorities are economic growth, reducing the budget deficit, lower taxes, secure borders & national security.

Her priority is Nancy Pelosi’s destructive agenda, which continues to punish businesses, raise taxes and put the safety of our nation at great risk.

Let’s make sure the voters see that the choice is crystal clear.

Sincerely,

Michael Crimmins (Major, USMC, Retired)

Please join me in supporting Major Michael Crimmins as he campaigns to retire Nancy Pelosi’s best friend, Congresswoman Susan Davis.

Michael is a Combat Veteran (USMC, Retired) and he is determined to take our country back, by restoring common sense and responsible spending to Congress, a place that is lacking in Veterans and has far too few heroes.

With one week left until his primary election, your investment will enable him to spend effectively and target the independent voters whom will be crucial to securing his victory this November. By getting them to vote on a Republican ballot this June, he can depend on their vote in the General Election.

Please make an investment of $250, $500, $1,000 or more to his campaign today.

By helping to secure Michael’s election to Congress, you can ensure that we not only retake a majority in the House of Representatives this November, but that we also have Members of Congress that will read the bills they vote on and stand up for what they believe in.

God Bless America,

Col. Bud Day
Shalimar, Florida

Here are 12 positions where I strongly differ with Susan Davis.

National Security: We must defend & secure all our borders and ports of entry.

War on Terror: The United States must accomplish the mission to stabilize Iraq and win in Afghanistan, while also protecting our Nation from terrorism at home and threats from abroad.

Illegal Immigration: I do not support the granting of amnesty to illegal immigrants or providing them with gateway documents. All legal guest workers must have mandatory tamper-proof ID cards.

Reducing the Deficit: Federal spending must be drastically reduced and the federal budget balanced. We cannot continue printing money and borrowing from foreign banks without causing severe damage to our economy and our children’s futures.

Taxes: In this recession, taxes must be lowered in order to put your hard-earned dollars back into your pockets!

Job Creation: The Federal Government needs to invest in supporting private sector job creation, rather than more unionized government jobs. By offering hiring incentives, grants for new businesses, and encouraging banks to lend money, we can grow the private sector economy and create jobs now.

Energy: We must start digging, drilling, and mining operations onshore & offshore today, so that we can begin paying less tomorrow. Alternative fuels and energy resources are the way of the future, but we must begin investing and building green and nuclear power plants now. Cap and Trade will only hurt and hinder our goals for a cleaner energy future and drive energy prices ever skyward.

Health Care: New health care legislation must be passed to repair the flaws in the recently passed health care bill. We must provide greater protections to the doctor-patient relationship and remove the legal mandate for single payer health care. Greater enforcement is also needed to prosecute all cases of fraud & abuse.

Education: “No Child Left Behind” must be modified and restructured. Presently, it is not working effectively. We must also expand charter schools and provide voucher opportunities for students to have a wider selection of school choice.

Family & Parental Rights: I support all pro family and parental rights initiatives.

2nd Amendment: I support and defend the constitutional right to private ownership of firearms.

Troops & Veterans: The Federal Government must honor all commitments made, past & present, to our troops and veterans.

I am proud to announce that Governor Sarah Palin has endorsed the Combat Veterans For Congress.

I would like to encourage you to support and invest in your local Combat Veteran for Congress, Major Michael Crimmins (USMC, Ret.), who will defeat Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53).

It is crucial that we elect candidates who understand the values of honor, integrity, valor, and have protected the Constitution and our country with their very lives. Your donation of $100, $250, $1,000 or more to Michael’s campaign will make a difference in electing a qualified candidate to Congress.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Capt. Joseph John, (USNR, Ret.)
Chairman and Co-Founder, Combat Veterans For Congress

Michael is well-positioned to defeat liberal Congresswoman Susan Davis this November. With the support of with friends like you and me, he shall succeed.

Mr. Crimmins served the United States for over two decades as a Marine Corps officer. He later invested over a decade in the future of our children, as both a teacher in San Diego City Schools and a high school principal.

He is a career public servant, not a career politician. As a candidate, this unique background makes him ideal for the voters of the 53rd District. Michael also shares the core conservative and moral values that are lacking in many of today’s elected officials.

Most politicians lack the courage and integrity to stand up for what is morally right, and those who do, are few and far between. However, just as Sarah Palin put her name on the line to clean up misconduct and abuse within the Alaska GOP, Michael Crimmins was the sole political figure with the courage of his convictions to stand up against similar embarrassing shenanigans, which he observed amongst the present leaders in the San Diego and California GOP.

As a former Republican Chairman from the home-town of disgraced Congressman Randy “Rolls-Royce” Cunningham, I recognize that ethics and integrity are foundational to the success of our candidates and efforts. Michael is a prime example of the type of candidate whom we should rally behind and strive to elect.

In 2010, we will retake the House of Representatives. Your investment of $500, $250, $100, or smaller amounts of $50, $25 or $10 will help make a difference.

Best regards and Semper Fi,

Bill Marvin
LtCol USMCR (Ret.)
Chairman Emeritus, San Diego County Republican Party (’97 to ’98)

In the 2008 Primary, I was elected as the Republican Nominee against Congresswoman Susan Davis and as a member of the San Diego Republican Party Central Committee.

San Diegans want a candidate with moral clarity that stands up for financial integrity, ethics in government and honesty in public service, and that is exactly what they got when they voted for Michael Crimmins.

Early last year, I learned from some GOP staff and several Central Committee members that there were serious concerns about fiscal malfeasance within the San Diego GOP. I was vocal at the time about the need for an investigation into their concerns, calling for an audit and to hold those accountable for any items found to be irregular. There was evidence to support some of these concerns and good reason to be worried about the rest of it. Unfortunately, the party leadership, including Chairman Tony Krvaric, claimed that these concerns were not valid, there would be no audit, and they led a charge of libelous accusations to censure me and to teach me not to question them again. Since when is it American to tell people to shut up and sit down? And an audit still has not been performed!

This past fall, rumors were circulating state-wide about allegations that California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring had committed acts of domestic violence against his then girlfriend and then intimidated her from going to the authorities. Meanwhile his friend, Tony Krvaric, the San Diego County Republican Party Chairman, continued to harass the woman until he succeeded in having her employer release her. When an email detailing this was circulated to State Party leaders and then forwarded state-wide in September 2009, I responded privately to those same state leaders, sharing my concerns as a candidate for Congress, about these two individuals and encouraged them to conduct their own due diligence. I was already clearly aware of the domestic violence and harassment accusations, because the victim was a regular attendee of San Diego GOP monthly meetings and had confided and shared not only her fears and concerns, but also documented evidence with other Central Committee members.

This woman had already been working with an attorney to find resolution in civil court. So when I shared my concerns with Party leaders in the email, I was confident in the truth of these very same serious accusations against our Republican Party leaders.

When Tony Krvaric and Ron Nehring learned that their conduct and story was going to be released in the Sacramento Bee, they devised a plan to slander my Congressional campaign and credibility, deny their activities and cover up their past by spreading lies that I had said a racist word and made violent threats against a fellow candidate. And additionally, that I had acted to undermine the Party by sharing my concerns with a respected community leader. I was disappointed when my fellow candidate tried to give credibility to the rumor of racist language, but he was caught in a lie about another conversation at that very same meeting.

I think the people of San Diego would agree with me that they want a candidate and a Republican Party that investigates legitimate claims of financial irregularities when it becomes clear that a Chairman might be directing funds to his friends and making large personal reimbursements. Or when a State Party Chairman commits acts of domestic violence and then continues to harass and intimidate the victim.

This is not Chicago and this type of behavior is not only illegal, but it is totally uncalled for. The Executive Board of the San Diego Republican Party violated their own bylaws, due process and committed egregious acts of libel against me to serve their agendas and to cover up the despicable conduct of party leaders. San Diegans want a “We the People” kind of leader. Mr. Krvaric represents anything but that!

I know the people of San Diego will not tolerate a County Chairman that finds it appropriate to harass, intimidate and slander fellow Republicans to promote his own agenda. San Diegans also will not tolerate a State Party Chairman who handles himself in a similar manner.

Going forward, I plan to focus on my campaign. The San Diego Republican Party’s leadership should seriously consider resigning for their outrageous misconduct. The County Party’s own rule (3.01.02) prohibits them from endorsing, supporting, attacking or opposing a candidate in a Primary, such as myself.

These leaders have violated the trust of the voters; they must admit to their libel and retract their false accusations.

Whether or not I am choose to return to the Central Committee is beside the point. I want a strong, conservative Republican Party with leaders who are there to serve the people and not vested self interests.

2010 is the year for Republicans to unite around a common cause, to stand up for honor and integrity in government. This is not the time for Party Chairmen to slander and harass their own fellow Republicans.

I fully agree with what Sir Winston Churchill once said, “If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.”

More than a year after the market crashes, two bailouts and a drastic rise in unemployment, most Americans are still wondering what has really been done to actually fix the problems we face?

Housing prices might be slowly going back up, the stock market seems to have stabilized and consumers are still making purchases beyond their means.

I surprisingly agreed with President Obama during his radio address a month ago when he said that “too many small-business owners remain unable to get credit despite administration steps to jump-start lending, which was virtually frozen when the financial crisis took hold last year.”

Two weeks later, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair reaffirmed our concerns when she said that, “I’m very worried the larger institutions don’t seem like they’re stepping up to the plate providing credit, because if they don’t do that, we’re all in the soup.”

Yet over ten months ago during his confirmation hearing, Secretary of the Treasury, Timothy Geithner told Senator Max Baucus, “I will carry out the reforms that President Obama and I believe are needed in this program. This program must promote the stability of the financial system and increase lending.”

It has become a political art form to speak the truth and produce a false solution, if any at all. However right now, and honestly, a year ago, we needed a solution.

The market and Main Street can solve many of the issues we are facing as a Nation, if the banks begin lending money now. While I cringe at the thought of any further government intervention, President Obama and Congress do have the power to successfully encourage banks to begin lending to small businesses and larger businesses.

The lack of access to capital has led to the collapse of tens of thousands of small businesses nation-wide. Lines of credit were frozen and revoked for thousands of large businesses that depended on those funds to meet payroll, cover overhead and make large purchases, but instead were forced into cutting overhead, laying off their workforces and going into survival mode.

The same thing happened to real estate developers, home builders and much of the construction industry. Solid, profitable and good developments were stalled and foreclosed on by the banks. New projects were stopped mid-construction or at the preliminary stages, hurling hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans, who depended on these types of jobs for their survival out onto the streets.

This has also been the experience for many in the green power plant sector. While the government may applaud its efforts to invest in smart grids, green technology and cleaner cars, it has failed to support creating green power plants now. While hundreds of planned green power plants were under various stages of development prior to the recession, many of them have slowly been disappearing off the map due to a lack of access to capital.

Our leaders in Washington have the power to turn the faucet on right now. Yes, we can create jobs, we can empower small businesses, we can spur the economy, we can create green energy solutions across the country and most importantly, we can do it right now.

Michael Crimmins
Major, USMC (Ret.)
2010 Candidate for Congress (CA-53)

I am a firm believer in the intent of our Founding Fathers as they originally wrote the Constitution. As a candidate for Congress, I am a pragmatist when it comes to policy making and the role of the federal government. When electing a representative, you should foremost be fully aware of their principles and values. Elected officials should be held to the same high standards of conduct and behavior we hold our military officers too. I hold the following to be some of my core policy values:

1. I support smaller government, smaller national debt, lower deficits and lower taxes. I do not believe stimulus bills fundamentally save or create jobs or boost the economy. I believe all cases of fraud, waste, and abuse should be severely dealt with.

2. I support market-based health care reforms and oppose the option for a government run health care plan. Much of health care reform is non-partisan. These reforms include tort reform, lowering costs, increasing competition by permitting insurance policies to be sold across state lines and allowing groups to form coalitions to achieve lower prices. We should be drafting and voting on 3 to 5 specific bills to reform health care; not one massive overarching bill.

3. I support market-based energy reforms by opposing cap and tax legislation. Consumers and businesses are taking tremendous strides to go green, whether by installing solar panels, recycling, building the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) qualified green infrastructures or by purchasing carbon credits to lower their impact. The market is setting the precedent for responsible business operations. We do not need to tax businesses out of business for the sake of lower carbon emissions, especially when India and China have no restrictions.

4. I support the workers’ right to a secret ballot by opposing card check.

5. I support legal immigration and welcoming legal immigrants as proud new citizens into American society. However, I oppose rewarding illegal entry with amnesty for those who broke our laws. Many of those who aspire to live and to work in the United States are great people with a rich heart, strong family values and an impenetrable work ethic. I welcome them to stand in line, share in the American Dream and pay taxes. We can do this by implementing an effective guest worker program and immigration reform package that includes due process, tamper-proof identification cards and a path to citizenship.

6. I support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges. Supporting our troops should never be about polls or public relations or the agenda at hand. It must always be what is best for the security interests of the United States and the safety and security of our troops, our true national treasure.

7. I support containment of Iran and North Korea and particularly in effective action to eliminate their nuclear weapons threat.

8. I support the traditional family values. These were at the very core of our Founding Fathers, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution.

9. I oppose health care rationing, the denial of health care and the government funding of abortion.

10. I fully support the Second Amendment and oppose any further government restrictions upon it.