7th District Republicans need to reject Roebke

This is not the kickoff headline THIS 7th District Republican was hoping for!!!

I certainly believe in forgiveness and redemption. I also believe their are consequences for past actions. Republicans today need to be particularly careful about who they put out in front of voters. We can not put an admitted felon on the ballot. Roebke is the wrong choice at this time.

7th District Republican Leadership and the voters need to reject a Roebke Campaign.

7th District candidate wants voters to look beyond his past
February 4, 2008 - 5:45pm — Jorge Sosa

Alan Roebke:

Former farmer Alan Roebke plans to challenge incumbent Congressman Collin Peterson in his 2008 re-election bid.

Roebke wants to revamp American farm policy, slashing billions in what he sees as shamelessly wasteful subsidies.

Roebke faces considerable challenges. Peterson has nine terms under his belt and is chair of the House agriculture committee. Unless Roebke can secure the Republican Party’s nomination, Peterson can probably easily outspend Roebke’s campaign.

According to Roebke, when he announced his candidacy on Jan. 24, he had a balance of about $4 in his checking account. Speaking with the Leader last week, he said, “I’ve got to tap some donations pretty darned quick … My focus right now is I’ve got to get some money coming in.”

He hopes potential campaign donors will listen to his ideas, not judge him over his prior felony conviction. Roebke said his illegal 2003 sale of grain — pledged as collateral for a government loan — was a form of protest.

“I’d been living as a multimillionaire, before my life came apart, because I challenged the system,” he said. “I was trying to break a law that was broken.”

“My biggest challenge is to address my critics before they kill me,” he added. “They have to allow a person like myself that is outside-the-box a fair shake.”