It seems that John Hostettler hasn’t wasted any time in taking aim at Evan Bayh, and at the shady doings of Bayh’s wife (which have been fodder on blogs left and right for months now).

The release:

HOSTETTLER: BAYH WILL VOTE “NO” ON OBAMACARE;

John Hostettler is assuring Hoosiers today that Senator Evan Bayh will not support a federal government takeover of the nation’s health care system as the measure moves toward a vote in the U.S. Senate.

“Even before I announced my intention to run for the Senate, people were telling me how concerned they were about a government takeover of their family’s health care.  I can confidently assure Hoosiers that Indiana has one, rock-solid “No” vote on this issue. Evan Bayh will not vote for the Senate health care bill.

“The reason is simple:  he cannot afford to alienate the health insurance industry.

“A vote for President Obama’s most important legislative initiative will create a clear conflict of interest at home, literally, for Indiana’s junior senator.  The fact is that his wife, Susan, serves on the Board of Directors of one of America’s largest health insurance companies, and she has been paid more than $1 million since first being named to that Board shortly after Senator Bayh’s reelection in 2004.

“Bayh will not vote against the clear economic interests of his family.  In the midst of these trying economic times – with nearly one in ten Hoosiers out of work – it’s understandable that Senator Bayh cannot not endanger such a significant source of income to his own household.”

Hostettler concluded, “I do not support the Senate bill or any other government takeover of the best health care system in the world.  Though I oppose the Senate bill for other reasons, I am nonetheless encouraged that Senator Bayh will listen, if not to his constituents, to his family’s economic interests.”

In late October, Senator Bayh said he would consider joining Republicans to filibuster the health care bill.  According to Forbes.com, Susan Bayh has received $1,068,352 in compensation since joining the Board of Directors of WellPoint, an affiliate of Blue Cross Blue Shield, in 2005.

John Hostettler is a resident of Blairsville, Indiana and is seeking the Republican nomination for the 2010 election to the United States Senate from the state of Indiana.  John Hostettler was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995-2007 serving the Eighth District of Indiana.

Things just got even more interesting.