Bush campaigns for Burns at Mighty Eighth
By Adam Fogle
SAVANNAH, Ga. - President Bush was in Coastal Georgia Thursday at a fundraiser for U.S. Congressional candidate Max Burns. The luncheon, held at Pooler’s Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, was an opportunity for Bush to reiterate the importance of the 12th Congressional District race between Burns and Athens trial lawyer John Barrow.
Bush hailed Burns as the “best candidate.” “Max Burns understands the stakes,” he said. “He’s going to be the right guy to represent you in Washington.”
The president supported that statement by referencing Burns’ prolific background in education.
“In order for America to be a great nation, we have got to be sure that we have an education system that is actually giving kids the skills necessary to compete in the global economy,” Bush said. “Max is an educator; he knows what he’s talking about when it comes to education.”
A former Georgia Southern University professor, Burns was on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce during the 108th Congress. He holds a Ph.D. and M.B.A. from Georgia State University and a B.A. from Georgia Tech.
Bush further noted that Burns, who served in the United States Army Reserve, had an encouraging record on military finance. Said Bush, “We need to make sure that our troops… have all it takes to defend the United States of America.
“Max understands that. He understands that when you put a kid in harm’s way, they deserve the full support of the United States government.”
The president further noted the importance of homeland security in Chatham County. “You need a Congressman who will pick up the phone and say, ‘Mr. President, you came and talked about the Port of Savannah when you campaigned for me,’” he said, referring to the importance of port security. “That Congressman is going to be Max Burns.”
The 30-minute speech also hit on tax cuts, unemployment and the
resurging economy, underlining Bush’s message that “Max understands.”
“Today, the national unemployment rate is 4.7 percent, we’ve added over five-and-a-half million jobs since August 2003 and our economy is the strongest of any industrialized nation in the world,” the president said. “Lowering your taxes has worked.
“I want to work with Max to make sure the tax cuts we passed are permanent.”
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I was at this event, and it was the perfect way to kickoff the campaign. Several hundred people turnout, not counting those at the airport, and a whole lot of energy in the room. I have to say, though, my favorite part of the whole thing was the liberal protestors holding signs criticizing the war in one hand and a Barrow sign in the other. Wish Barrow would have gotten back to his roots and joined them.
Also, I saw Barrow’s first commercial yesterday (seen Max’s as well, and it is GREAT!!!). Trying to be as unbiased as I can, Barrow’s commercial was somewhere between pathetic and confused. It was him standing next to a fence almost saying “I’m sorry I’m a Democrat, but please vote for me anyways, no seriously, I’m not a lot Democrat, just a little bit Democrat, so please vote for me…please?” Don’t think that is going to be the bold message that voters are going to flock to. But, all the better for us; that just puts Max that much further ahead of him.