Is Ken Buck as unethical as Americans for Job Security?

Given the ethical problems of gubernatorial candidates, Scott McInnis and Dan Maes, voters are more concerned about the integrity of politicians than they were only a few weeks ago. And Democrat Charles Rangel’s ethics problems in the U.S. House are making voters even more concerned about the integrity and character of this year’s candidates in all races.

Corrupt politicians try to reduce our liberty and distort free markets in favor of their campaign contributors.

Thus, we have Ken Buck’s sugar daddies at Americans for Job Security running ads that are painting his opponent, Jane Norton, as a tax and spend Republican. These ads are both misleading and self serving, because they are being funded by a few government contractors who are backing Ken Buck because they expect that if he is elected, he will make sure that the Senate passes government programs that will enrich those contractors. They are trying to elect an earmark Senator. 

Buck will have to pay back the government contractors who are paying for the radio and TV ads that are attacking Norton and dishonestly painting her as a tax and spend Republican. And he will.

Norton promises that she won’t be an earmark Senator and that “bringing home the bacon,” won’t be her priority. Fixing the country’s budget deficit and other fiscal problems are her top priorities. Controlling government spending is her top priority, she says. 

Buck encourages these ads even though he has nothing to do with them directly. He pretends that Norton increased government spending in her previous jobs in the state and federal government, which is untrue. He makes a big issue of Ref. C, which 52% of voters approved in 2005 as provided for under TABOR.

What we have here is a career government attorney, Buck, who is trying to cleverly duck his own ethical problems, inaccurately rewrite Norton’s resume and promise to do things he can’t deliver on.

I’ve heard and talked to Buck and Norton many times. I’ve interviewed both of them. I like both of them and can support the winner of the primary. I’m neutral in this race.

But I have to say that Norton comes across as more direct and straightforward than Buck.

I just heard Norton talk to the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. She is a very talented speaker, knows the issues and would make a strong and believable Senate candidate. The Democrats could attack her on the issues just as they would attack Buck.

But I think the Democrats would have trouble attacking Norton on her character. They would have a field day with Buck, I’m afraid.

The McInnis scandal has cost the GOP the governor’s race. Will it also cost the GOP a critical U.S. Senate seat?

Note that Americans for Job Security is basically an ad agency that allows conservatives to pour millions into political attack ads without disclosing their identities until next April, long after the election is over.

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