Doug Ose’s response to the news of McClintock’s eminent announcement was predictable.

In the words of Placer CRA President, George Park: “Our dear local elected friends, who have mistakenly chosen to support Doug Ose for congress, because of the government goodies he has promised them, need to remember the following admonition from Ben Franklin as they read our continuous refutation of their position- “Our critics are our friends, they show us our faults.” We agree to disagree on Ose vs McClintock, and look forward to our victory at the ballot box.

He trotted out an e-mail signed by several local elected folks in Placer County attempting to hammer home the “Carpet Bagging” issue. The Irony is that McClintock lived in Rocklin in the past putting him physically in the 4th CD for longer than Rico, Egland and Ose combined.

The e-mail is cut and pasted here:

Dear Friend,

As Placer County Republican officeholders, we are concerned about being represented by a Los Angeles politician.

While we respect Tom McClintock and have supported him in the past, the notion that someone from Southern California can adequately address the needs and issues of Northern California is troubling to us.

We need a congressman who knows our issues and will fight for them back in Washington. In our judgment, the best man for the job is Doug Ose – not Tom McClintock.

Sincerely,

Rocky Rockholm Kirk Uhler Robert Weygandt Jim Holmes
John Allard Carol Garcia Richard Roccucci Brett Storey
Kathy Lund Peter Hill Primo Santini Spencer Short
Kent Nakata Tom Cosgrove Mike Holmes Jan Pinney

(the list of names was truncated to save space)

Notes – the list of Placer County endorsers shrunk from what is on the website. Most notably, Bruce Kranz is missing.

If Ose’s best shot at McClintock is to pull the carpetbagging card, Ose is on the tracks and the train is coming.

It also suggests that Ose really wants to go back to Washington DC in the worst way – obviously, he has to know that McClintock has him down 5 to 1. How much money is Ose going to have to spend to re-invent himself as a Conservative and you can make bank that he is going to attack McClintock.