Steve Sarvi address DFL Convention

Steve Sarvi addressed the 2008 MN DFL state convention. Steve is challenging Republican John Kline for the MN-02 seat. Steve is the Kosovo and Iraq vet who can call Kline to task for being wrong on the war and treating our troops and vets horribly. He's the former Mayor of Watertown who can criticize Kline for forgetting the needs of his constituents and representing Big Oil, Big Pharma and all those corporate special interests. He's the former small town administrator who can call Kline out on his fiscal irresponsibility.

"My first day in Iraq, I got out of my Humvee, slammed the door and it fell off," Steve said after introducing himself. "Donald Rumsfeld said that you don't go to war with the army that you want to have, you go to war with the army you've got. Well, when you abandon your soldiers, you gotta go on the record. My opponent John Kline has gone on the record for abandoning the troops and the veterans. Vets are not getting the healthcare or benefits they deserve.

"George W. Bush, Norm Coleman and John Kline created this surge. We're going to create our own surge. It will be a clean sweep. We're going to sweep Washington clean of those special interests. Instead of saying 'Yes We Can!', we'll be saying 'Show Me How!'.

"We are going to make John Kline history this year."

"John Kline hides from his constituents. It took a petition to get him to meet with voters. This is no surprise because he is one of the most conservative, most radical of the Representative not just in MN, but in Congress, too."

"He has a 39% approval rating. This isn't surprising as he leaves vets behind while allowing war profiteers to make billions of dollars of profits. He voted against insuring poor kids [SCHIP] while at the same time getting large campaign contributions from the drug companies."

"I'll put my years of service as mayor of Watertown and as city administrator of Lanesboro, Victoria and Watertown as well as my military service in Iraq and Kosovo up against his five years of supporting George Bush's policies."

"I won't be able to be here tomorrow or Sunday as I'll be St. Paul training my soldiers. But let's make today the beginning of the end of the war. Some of us went to war over and over and over and over. Instead, today let's start building for the future. Let's start building a better future."