Bob Tuke for U.S. Senate~Tennessee...Bob Who ?

Tuesdays with Bob Tuke September 2, 2008...Bob's Boxes

As we planned our general election campaign for the U.S. Senate, it struck us that we should devote some of our time and resources to the soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and women who are serving our nation in Iraq and Afghanistan. So Operation Bob's Boxes was born. Unlike George W. Bush and his chicken hawk cronies, such as Lamar Alexander, I believe that we should do more than 'go shopping' to support our troops, advice given by President Bush himself. Therefore, with the aid of our dedicated volunteers, we have assembled care packages with toiletries, snacks, sunscreen, paperback books, and sundry other goodies to send to our Tennessee troops overseas. Then along came Hurricane Gustav. We decided to divert some of Bob's Boxes to the relief effort we know will require as many diverse resources as our nation can muster. We want to do our part, so our volunteers and staff gathered in Nashville and Chattanooga today to fill Bob's Boxes we are sending to churches and other relief centers along the Gulf Coast. This is what Democrats do when people are in need. We "pray with our feet."This is another reason I am running for the U.S. Senate. Lamar Alexander voted against the omnibus bill that would have reauthorized the Predisaster Mitigation Grant Program at FEMA, a program specifically designed to help potential victims of natural disasters in advance. Senator Alexander consistently has voted against legislation crafted to help those most in need. He has voted against full funding for Medicare, against funding for the VA even though thousands of returning wounded warriors desperately need VA services, against full funding for TRICARE (health coverage for families of service people overseas), and against increasing the minimum wage. And the list goes on and on.When I am your Senator, you can count on me to vote with Matthew 25 in mind: to care for the most needy among us. It is after all what we are called to do as stewards of our people and our planet. Together, Let's Take the Hill.

Semper Fidelis,

Bob Tuke, Candidate for U.S. Senator~Tennessee

Editorial :This Man seems to know, what Tennesseans need and want, he seems in touch ! A Vote for Bob Tuke, it seems would be a vote for yourself !