Rossi Sounds Like A Candidate In WA
'04/'08 GOV nominee Dino Rossi (R) still hasn't decided whether he will enter the WA SEN race, but it hasn't stopped him from pushing back against Sen. Patty Murray (D) and the DSCC.
The DSCC has begun its offensive against Rossi, launching a website last week that seeks to paint Rossi as inexperienced, and suggests he may have questionable associations.
The site claims Rossi "started his career as a commercial realtor with Melvin Heide, who defrauded unsuspecting investors while using their money to make loans to himself." The site also seeks to tie Rossi to real estate developer Michael Mastro, who is under a federal investigation.
According to Mary Strow, Rossi's comm. dir. during the '04 WA GOV race, Rossi sent a letter to Murray's office last Friday, in which he takes Murray to task over the site, refutes allegations that he is connected to any of Heide's and Mastro's wrongdoings, and asks her to put an end to the attacks. Strow said that the letter was sent via mail to Murray's office, and an email copy was also sent to Murray CoS Jeff Bjornstad. Strow said Rossi has not received any response back.
"Will you continue to allow your Senatorial Committee to publish false and libelous materials about me, a private citizen, without evidence," writes Rossi, in the letter, after reinforcing that he has still not decided whether he will run against Murray. "This is sleazy politics. This is what turns people off to the political system."
Rossi also attached a letter from atty James Rigby (who Rossi says spent years investigating the "misdeeds" of Heide and Mastro) saying there is no evidence to connect Rossi to their wrongdoings. Rigby said he has "seen no evidence" of a shady ties between Rossi and Mastro, and maintains any transactions between the two are legitimate.
Rossi, who was recently cleared by the WA Public Disclosure Commission of allegations of illegal contributions to his '08 GOV campaign, is on vacation this week, and unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, the NRSC continued its attack on Murray last week, charging that Boeing Co. will be hit with substantial costs as a result of the health care reform law.
All this finger pointing is pretty fun, but has anyone even bothered to ask Rossi about the business deals on that website? It must be true, or he wouldn't be reacting so strongly to it. Sure it's sleazy politics - sleazy politics by Dino Rossi. My guess is that his sleazy business deals will keep him out of the race.
These same attacks were used in '04 and '08 to no avail. They've been debunked by the Seattle Times, and others. The Democrats are pretty sad. If Rossi runs, he will win!
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