Forgive me as I chuckle at John McGoff’s hypocritical campaign slogan. More and more, it sounds as if McGoff’s memory is about as good as Hillary Clinton’s memory of her trip to Bosnia.
McGoff recently sent out an email telling anyone who would read it that the Marion County Coroner’s office was forced to move because they were running out of space. What he fails to tell them is that, according to the Indiana Business Journal from November 19 of 2001, the lease that was supposed to save the taxpayers up to one million dollars actually caused the rent of the shiny offices to raise 190%! Not only that, but it also turns out that one of McGoff’s campaign contributors happened to benefit from that very lease.
But wait! It get’s better!
(Read more after the leap)
The very same email also claims that the budget of the Coroner’s office went up a cool 73% while he was in office. Hmm, 73%? My guess is the Democrats would LOVE to have McGoff around when they are working on the federal budget. But I’m not done yet, McGoff’s budget as coroner more than doubled during his tenure from $1.o1 Million when he was first elected in 1996 to $2.07 Million the year he left.
Think I’m done. Oh, no.
John McGoff served as that Chair of the Marion County Crime lab from 2002-2004. During that time, he put over 60 criminal cases in jeopardy when 64 DNA cases were called into question by Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi. A July 23, 2003 article from the Indy Star claims McGoff opposed retesting of the samples saying “It is crazy to go back and review every one of these things”. Carl Brizzi argued that new tests were necessary by saying “You have to maintain your integrity because that is all you have.”
Remember that John. Integrity is all you have especially when you’re calling out Congressman Burton for missing committee hearings when he couldn’t attend because he was attending or Chairing committee hearings of equal or greater importance that were going on at the same time. Oh, that’s right. You leave that part of the information out. Yep! Integrity matters.
(H/T to Gonzo’s Truth-O-Meter)
McGoff is a hack, plain and simple.
…and marital vows matter to Dan Burton like they matter to Bill Clinton.
Come on, Burton is washed up and it’s time for him to go. He’s an embarrassment to the state.
Jerry,
While that could be a fair assessment, that is a cheap personal shot and I believe you know that. Congressman Burton isn’t running for congress on his marital vows. McGoff, however, is running on “integrity”.
As Chairman of the Howard County Republican Party, I thought the readers of this website might be interested in why I personally endorsed Congressman Burton early last year and why our county party organization unanimously endorsed Congressman Burton in February.
First, Dan Burton has the critical seniority In Congress necessary to bring attention to the unique needs of Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District. A new freshman Representative will have little or no influence in Washington.
Second, Dan Burton has had an exemplary conservative voting record. Dr. McGoff might cast the same votes as Dan Burton, but he will not be more conservative. A close examination of FEC reports makes me wonder whether Dr. McGoff could act independently of the Medical, Pharmaceutical and Trial Attorney special interests who seem so intent on financing his campaign. That same review of the FEC finance reports would show little or no support from common residents in the Fifth District, mom and pop types who are struggling to deal with the issues of the day. We simply cannot afford to take a chance that we would be electing a Congressman would would be dancing at the ends of the strings of big Pharma, Medicine and Law.
Third, Dan Burton’s constituent relations work is second to none. It may seem rather mundane work, but helping citizens navigate the hazardous waters of the Federal bureaucracy is tedious and difficult work. Congressman Burton’s staff does a superb job with a great attitude of service. I believe that Dan sets the tone for this service attitude.
Finally, Dan Burton has been a loyal and tireless supporter of the Republican Party on all levels. He has given his time and his financial resources to help elect Republicans to office around the state. Whether it is working a phone bank or going door to door with a candidate, Dan Burton has always been there. Frankly, Dr. McGoff will have to hoard his financial resources to assure his own re-election and he would have little ability to help fund the efforts of the many worthy Republican candidates that Dan has helped over the years.
Parroting Barak Obama’s rally cry for change may seem like a winning strategy to Dr. McGoff, but now is not the time to change a bona fide excellent Congressman for someone who is untried, offers hollow promises and carries the foul odor of special interest money with him as he campaigns.
When I was growing up we had an old hunting dog who had seen many a hunting season come and go. One year I asked my father if it wasn’t time to replace our beloved old dog with a younger dog that made more noise. “Why in the world would we want to do that son? That dog can hunt!” So I ask the rhetorical question of Indiana’s Fifth District voters, “Why in the world would we want to replace Congressman Burton? That dog can hunt!”
I’ve long found it incredibly judgmental and hypocritical how many people are interested in an event in Dan Burton’s life that took place 10 years before he was in Congress.
Voters, however, re-elected him with 70% of the vote only a month after this revelation came to light.
Dan Burton’s sexual history from the 1970’s just isn’t material to an election almost forty years later. That is, unless you really are just interested in replacing a conservative with a liberal (which is what McGoff is).
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