NRCC “Corrupt Democrats” Campaign Highlights Scott Peters with Paid Online Ad

California Candidate Leads Glamorous Life at Tax Payers’ Expense

WASHINGTON – The National Republican Congressional Committee announced today that Scott Peters has been added to its list of 10 Most Corrupt Democrats, a campaign that features a new web ad each week highlighting  Democrats’ unethical behavior.  Known for his financial negligence while serving on the San Diego City Council, Peters used taxpayer money to fund his glamorous life while underfunding the city’s public pensions and hiding San Diego’s financial problems from investors.

“Scott Peters sure knows how to live the good life,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “But while Peters was looking out for himself, he nearly drove San Diego into bankruptcy – and taxpayers were forced to pay to clean up his mess.”

The script for this ad is as follows:

ANNOUNCER: From personal favors to cover ups, backroom deals to special trips. These are the 10 most corrupt Dems of 2012.

This week’s Corrupt Democrat: California’s Scott Peters

Here’s a man who really knows how to live the good life.

As a San Diego City Councilman, Peters let tax payers help pick up the tab for his Beamer.

Then, when the city faced the threat of water shortages in 2007, Peters urged residents to conserve, calling it quote “easy.”

Yeah, easy.

Even though Peters was using seven and a half times as much water as the normal household.

His explanation? He has a really big yard.

Worst of all, Peters voted to underfund public pensions, and offer $260 million dollars in bonds while hiding the city’s financial problems from financial investors.

Peters was later called ‘negligent’ by an independent investigation and the scheme nearly bankrupt San Diego.

Tax payers had to fork over more than $600,000 in legal fees for Scott’s defense.

But today Peters has nearly spent twice as much as that on his own campaign for Congress.

Scott Peters looks out for himself.

Californians deserve someone looking out for them.

DISCLAIMER: The National Republican Congressional Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising.

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