Hurt brings several qualities to the race

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:45 PM EDT

I am very pleased and proud to be a supporter of state Sen. Robert Hurt for the office of 5th District congressman.

Sen. Hurt has demonstrated personal integrity and honesty through his actions and his deeds and has demonstrated outstanding moral character and family values. He lives these values; he doesn't just advertise them.

Sen. Hurt has legislative experience in both the Virginia House and Senate. He is a realist who has practiced legislative responsibilities and knows the importance of teamwork and developing partnerships with other representatives in order to achieve conservative objectives on our behalf.

Sen. Hurt is a lifelong Virginian and a well-known entity! He has stood the test of multiple political campaigns with outstanding results. He constantly seeks input and guidance from his constituents and members of our community and is readily accessible to all.

Sen. Hurt is a law and order patriot who has been a prosecutor and is a constitutional strict-constructionist and is a guardian of our Second Amendment rights. He knows that without our Second Amendment rights, our First Amendment, Fifth Amendment and 14th Amendment rights are at risk.

Sen. Hurt is focused on the positive and is optimistic about the future of our country. He knows the best way to solve our large and complex challenges is through constructive engagement and not hostility and arrogance. He believes in our two-party system and has, and is, participating in that system very successfully as a constructive conservative who will represent us well within the structure, rules and processes of the United States Congress. Even hockey games have rules, and you can't help your team score if you're in the timeout box.

We recently elected both a president and a 5th District congressman, neither of who had measurable track records or the most basic required experience for those jobs. We are now experiencing the folly of that election outcome. Let's not make that mistake again!

The majority of Republican and independent voters and many Reagan Democrats will surely support and vote for our highly qualified southern gentleman, Sen. Robert Hurt.

Let us join together with one voice and put a real Hurt on one-term Tommy!

Lars Hagen

Moneta