Gary Snyder Show: Susan/David Brooks, 5th District political insiders!

From the GARY SNYDER SHOW:  Much has been made by Susan/David Brooks about their primary opponents being career politicians and political insiders.  Matter a fact, we documented nearly 20 years Susan Brooks has been receiving a government check.  

What seems to be even more troubling is the fact Susan's husband David Brooks is a long-time political operative and political power broker in Marion County (the epitome of a political insider), even being paid a king's ransom to lead the redistricting efforts in Marion County.  

Now in defense of David Brooks, there is nothing wrong with being paid to help with the redistricting  of Marion County, being a political operative or political hit-man.  Where the trouble lies for the Susan/David Brooks campaign is the fact that while they go on television demeaning and offering misleading statements about their political opponents, they are part of the political machinethey bemoan.  And keep in mind, we're talking about the Marion County Republican political machine, the equivalent of the Lake County Democratic machine.

As the campaign heats up and we move towards the May 8th primary, just remember every time Susan/David Brooks pontificate about their career politician/political insider opponents, Susan/David Brooks sit on the throne of political hierarchy in Marion County.  One last thing, if Susan/David Brooks are successful in misleading the voters of the 5th district and get the Republican nod, where do you think the emphasis of Susan/David Brooks' congressional concerns will rest?  Probably nowhere north of Hamilton County?

An Open Letter from a Marion County Republican Precinct Committeeman

Susan Brooks, 5^th District Congressional Candidate, claims to be a conservative, while being a “fresh” face for the 5^th Congressional District.  So, let’s look at reality. 

Susan Brooks claims to be a fiscal conservative.  However, a fiscal conservative would oppose the large government bailouts, but Candidate Brooks has publicly stated her support for the largest bailout (TARP) in U.S. history.  She also claims to be pro-life and even has it on her political ad.  However, if you read her position and listen to her public statements at 5^th District Candidate Forums, it is clear that she supports exceptions for abortion and has sat on boards that fund Planned Parenthood, all after claiming to be a pro-life supporter. 

It would be nice if a politician, instead of talking the talk would actually walk the walk.  She is attempting to position herself as a conservative when in reality, she is a RINO (Republican In Name Only).  It’s OK that she is a moderate, but don’t try to trick the public into electing you as a conservative when you are not. This is called bait and switch and if a company would do this – they would go to jail. 

Moving away from her deception on the issues, let’s move to her status as a political insider. She claims to be a fresh face for Hoosiers, however the evidence indicates that Candidate Brooks is the consummate insider. While most Hoosiers work in the private sector, candidate Brooks has been living off the taxpayer. Her most recent taxpayer paid position was serving as a Vice President at Ivy Tech Community College, a job for which she was hired without having ANY workforce development experience. I wish I could get hired at a position that pays a whopping salary of $220,000 per year with no experience. Sounds like a sweetheart to me. The preceding taxpayer paid position was her appointment as a U.S. attorney. Going a little further back, guess what – she worked in another taxpayer paid position as a Deputy Mayor for the City of Indianapolis?  Wow, over a decade living off the taxpayers. The one private sector job that she actually held was as a registered lobbyist for Ice Miller Law Firm. So, who is the insider? Sounds like Susan Brooks is the true political insider. 

Being an insider does not just end at her doorstep, it is a true family affair. Her husband David Brooks, the former GOP Republican Center Township Chair in Marion County, at the end of 2011 received a sweetheart deal of $225,000 for a few months work from the Marion County taxpayer. By the way, this was right after Candidate Brooks announced for Congress knowing that she could not campaign on the taxpayer by continuing her position at Ivy Tech.  By the way, Marion County GOP Chair Kyle Walker and Ryan Vaughn, both Brooks supporters, made sure that the Brooks family could continue to live off the taxpayer.  No wonder, they have both endorsed her.  They need to ensure that they eventually get a return on investment for their support.  

As a common citizen, I wish my family was paid by the public with a whopping dual salary of $420,000/year (this does not include any other public income that Attorney David Brooks might have in any other government contracts).  All of this is at our expense as taxpayers. We should be outraged by candidate Brooks' talk about being a fresh new face – when in fact they are the epitome of the political establishment. Just say NO to this hypocrisy on May 8th.