Dan Seals will help to bring a responsible end to the war in Iraq, a war for which Mark Kirk helped to draft the resolution. Mark Kirk refuses to put his party affiliation or any information about the war on his website. He is hiding from the truth, and his votes have moved to the left since he nearly lost in 2006. He claims to be a "thoughtful, independent leader", but how independent can the assistant minority whip for the Republican party. He recently voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have guaranteed equal pay for equal work for women. He has voted over and over again with President Bush, and must be held accountable.

Dan Seals will be the leadership that the tenth district deserves. He will be a real "thoughtful" leader who represents the views of his district.

Seals supports strengthening the US energy policy through tighter legislation, such as the recent increase in CAFE standards last summer. By influencing energy reform through Washington and focusing on details like fluorescent light bulbs and hybrid technology, Seals hopes to bring America's focus back onto the environment and conservation, not only for green policy's sake, but also for the working American's wallet.

Seals strongly rejects any policy that would include disrupting ANWR and the fragile wildlife life that such a reserve was built to protect. Such suggestions, says Seals, represent the short-sightedness that got America into the energy crisis we face today. Disappearing wetlands, lake communities in jeopardy, especially Lake Michigan and, least of all, the future state of the planet for our children are just a few extremely important reasons why Americans and Washington must focus on Green Energy reform, argues Seals.

If elected, Seals will make renewable energy policy one of his greatest priorities.

Seals: Aside from our energy needs, we also have to acknowledge that our air, water and land are resources even more important to our survival, and even easier to exhaust than oil reserves. Since we use Lake Michigan for so many important activities we have to be very aware of how we are treating this invaluable public resource. Recent studies have shown major areas of concern for the lake, including disappearing wetlands and shorelines, inadequate sewage facilities, invasive species contamination, and increased toxic pollution.

Again we have another Democratic Congressional hopeful running on the platform of "change". He targets the three big issues that nearly every candidate, whether Democrat, Republican, or Independent, is focusing on: the war in Iraq, health care, and our economy.

In regards to the war in Iraq, Seals is calling for a planned, responsible withdrawal of the troops and that any redeployment of our troops requires a clear and concise goal set according to equally as clear timetables.

His health care plan breaks down into three set agendas. 1) Allowing those who enjoy their health plan and the price to keep their coverage. 2) Providing an efficient, affordable health care program for those who can't afford a privatized plan. 3) Increasing the portability of health coverage to minimize corporate costs and allow more freedoms both to employees and employers in the process.

http://www.dansealsforcongress.com/issues.php

Catching up in the Grassroots game in the third quarter, Seals has broken his own fundraising record in the 10th district, gaining almost $700,000. This puts his total raised at $2.9 million from 6,300 contributors for the 2008 cycle, 1,600 of those are new donors from the third quarter.

Mark Kirk, a representative of the Bush agenda, raised $900,000 in the second quarter, but his earnings since then appear to be stabilizing rather than increasing.