Borrow and Spend, Spend and Elect

As chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Rep. Tom Reynolds (R-NY) is charged with helping House Republicans get elected and re-elected. In this difficult year for Republicans he's facing a tough race at home in the Buffalo area. According to the Wall Street Journal (paid reg. required), he's using today's standard Republican formula: promise to cut taxes and spend, spend, spend:

Mr. Reynolds, with about $3 million in campaign contributions, has run ads on local television for more than a month, earlier than in past campaigns. The first emphasized his support for low taxes and few business regulations, ending, "Tom Reynolds -- Fighting to save New York jobs." Another had two retired military officers hailing his role in saving the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station from shutdown. The third featured a mother holding her toddler while recalling the congressman's help in forcing Blue Cross/Blue Shield to cover surgeries for the child's cleft palate. "Tom Reynolds has a big heart," she says into the camera.