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Lynn Sweets column in [the Aug. 28] Deerfield Review was right on the mark. Not only did she show how Karl Roves Crossroads GPS manipulates and creates facts to fit its message, but it exposed Bob Dold for what he is, a Tea Party candidate in a district that voted twice to elect President Obama. Of course his campaign is upset for the only way for Dold to run in the 10th District is to portray himself as an independent moderate. But note that the two PACs that are pouring money into his campaign advertisements are the Tea Party controlled Crossroads and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce who never met a regulation they didnt hate. Unfortunately for Dold, Rove and the chamber know a fellow traveler when they see one.

Far from independent, Dold voted with the Tea Party caucus 82 percent of the time, which means he voted dozens of time to deny tens of millions of Americans health insurance, supported literally dozens of bills permitting big companies to pour their waste into our waters and air, supported the government shut down, and voted every time for Paul Ryans budget, which would have slashed spending on social programs to virtually nothing. Ryans budget also eliminates Medicare and, depending on which version you look at, either hands social security over to Wall Street or phases it out entirely. This is what the chamber means when it talks about regulations reduced and economic freedom.

This is the real Bob Dold, a man who voted 82 percent of the time against the wishes of the majority of this congressional district. The New York Times called Dold a Tea Party candidate in 2010 and his votes in Congress won him the label of one of Speaker Boehners 100. Why would we want to send this guy back to Congress?

Dr. Laurence D. Schiller, Deerfield

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Letter: Dold is a Tea Party candidate