May 22, 2006  

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Republican Main Street Partnership PAC Unveils Idaho Ad Exposing Sali Record

Sali’s Record of Legislative Incompetence, Questionable Deals, and Special Interest Money is Everything Wrong with Washington

(Washington, DC) - The Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP) PAC unveiled a new radio ad running in Idaho’s First Congressional District that exposes the record of Bill Sali. "Idaho Republicans deserve a candidate committed to cleaning up the mess in Washington," said Sarah Chamberlain Resnick, head of the RMSP PAC. "Bill Sali’s record makes it clear he would be part of the problem, not the solution."

The Main Street PAC radio ad, which began airing Friday, details Bill Sali’s troubling record. The ad, a copy of which can be found on the Main Street PAC’s web page (www.mainstreetpac.com), ends by noting, "Bill Sali - he’s everything wrong with Washington."

The ad lets voters in Idaho’s 1st Congressional District know about Bill Sali’s legislative record. "Bill Sali’s record is nothing to be proud of - as a legislator, Sali was so incompetent that the Republican Speaker of the House took away his committee slots," continued Resnick.

In addition to a record of legislative incompetence, Bill Sali’s campaign is beholden to special interest money pouring in from outside of Idaho. More than 80% of Sali’s money comes from outside of Idaho. "Sali’s campaign is filling its coffers with the same type of special interest money that has corrupted the integrity of the legislative process in Washington," said Resnick.

"Unfortunately, questionable ethical dealings aren’t limited to folks in Washington," continued Resnick. "Idaho state records show Sali solicited private legal work from a state agency he had just voted to create."

"Bill Sali’s record of legislative incompetence, his reliance on special interest money, and his questionable ethical dealings, are emblematic of everything wrong in Washington," concluded Resnick.

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The Republican Main Street Partnership PAC is a registered political action committee that supports Republican candidates who are fiscally conservative and take a pragmatic, common-sense approach to social issues. For more information on the PAC and our candidates, visit www.mainstreetpac.com.