Schock seeks center stage, shuns debate stage

Aaron Schock’s last-minute invitation to speak at the Republican National Convention underscores a fundamental flaw in the young Republican’s candidacy. Schock has again proven he is more than eager to step up and into the national spotlight to bask in the toxic glow of eight years of a failed Bush Administration while being totally unwilling to address voters or debate his opponents here in the very Congressional district he seeks to represent.
It’s also surprising that GOP Presidential candidate John McCain would invite a state Representative from Illinois to speak at the RNC, especially one who has advocated selling nuclear missiles to Taiwan to use against China. It would seem to be a dangerous and risky move on McCain’s part to have such a reckless young man speaking on his behalf before a national audience.
Schock has taken thousands of dollars from Big Oil while publicly disagreeing with McCain on whether ethanol subsidies should be discontinued for farmers here in Illinois. Schock also brought President Bush to Peoria for a private, exclusive fundraiser that brought hundreds of thousands of dollars into Schock’s already substantial war chest.

Aaron Schock stands for the status quo in Washington, despite his campaign manager’s repeated efforts to position his candidate as a “breath of fresh air.”

It’s time for the voters of the 18th District to hold Aaron Schock accountable to the needs of people here in central Illinois. Aaron Schock needs to spend more time telling voters here what he stands for and less time standing for what he craves most — national attention in order to further his ambitious political agenda.