Charlie Summers - A Fresh Focus on Maine's Future - Bath Maine

                  





Today there was a huge turn out to see Charlie Summers at the Elks Lodge in Bath. Charlie was introduced by Bruce Poloquin (Maine's Treasurer).

Charlie gave the crowd an eloquent speech telling us of his childhood in Kewanee Illinois (south west of Chicago) which is the pork capital of the country – so as Charlie Summers pointed out he is uniquely qualified to know something about the pork in Washington. The audience picked up on his meaning. In relating to us what his early life was like. The values that were instilled early on from working at the family business to his job as Assistant Manager of the Bangor Motor Inn to his ownership of a convenience store in Biddeford. Charlie knows what it means when there is talk about fiscal responsibility and the hard choices that we as a nation are going to be faced with. There was the story Charlie Summers told the crowd of the time when he was younger. He showed up at the family business and his father was tending bar. His father reached down and pulled up a stack of parking tickets and asked if Charlie realized how many beers would have to be served to pay off those tickets. It was not until years later as the owner of a convenience store and sorting bottles and cans that the question hit home and he realized what his father was getting at. Tough choices – where the federal government will have to make cuts – but if we as a nation encouraged business development that we can grow our way out of the trap we are currently falling into. Angus King – his opponent feels raising taxes is the better choice.

In Maine Charlie Summers has a track record of working with both sides. To him it is not what party you are affiliated with but what you can do when working together to bring about meaningful change. When in Iraq or Afghanistan and going into combat Charlie was never asked what party he belonged to. It didn't matter. What mattered was getting the job done no matter how hard the choices were. The idea that Charlie Summers was trying to get across to his audience was that despite what we think – we are all on the same team and should be working towards the goal of a stronger country, stronger state but most important – stronger family.

Charlie Summers is a leader that is needed in Washington for Maine – as his campaign states – he offers a “Fresh focus on Maine's future”. Charlies Summers stands for spending cuts, reducing the obscene debt and energy independence to name a few. Charlie Summers showed us tonight that he is a candidate of integrity and insight. He is a leader rather than a follower and his roots are with you and me – not the special interests.