Costello Continues Desperate Pattern of Lies about Scott Air Force Base

May 29, 2010 - PRLog -- Jerry Costello is continuing his pattern of lying to the people of the 12th District of Illinois.  He began by lying to the people of the 12th district and ASSURING them that he would not be voting for Obama-care.  He lied for several days about the health care vote and continued to maintain that he would not be voting for it--right up until he voted for it.
Throughout his mediocre 22-year career, he has used the tactic of lying about Scott Air Force base being closed if he wasn't re-elected to continue to "protect" the base.  However, Scott is not now and never has been in danger of being closed and this has nothing to do with the increasingly desperate 22-year incumbent.  He is facing a serious challenge for the first time in more than a decade from Teri Newman, a businesswoman in Highland who has come after him with the gloves off from the second she filed her nominating petition.
"Jerry's been lying for years about being the only thing keeping Scott open" stated the blunt and no-nonsense Mrs. Newman "He doesn't have the juice to keep it open if the Defense Department wanted it closed, but they don't" she continued. "and Scott will never be closed as they have 3 major commands billeted there and just finished a billion dollars worth of improvements."
Mrs. Newman has been openly contemptuous of the beleaguered Costello who is reputed to be hiding from the voters of the 12th district since his highly unpopular health care vote.  She had flatly called him a liar when asked by the Belleville News-Democrat for a comment on his position before the vote and adamantly maintained that he was lying about voting for the health care bill.  She was proven correct when the long-term incumbent voted for the health care bill that he spend 3 days denying that he would vote for the bill and then did exactly what the forthright Mrs. Newman correctly predicted.
Costello has other problems too.  His son-in-law, Steve Terschluse who is the current husband of the multi-married Gina Costello, is being sued in federal court and is being chased by the IRS for non-payment of taxes and is seriously in arrears in his court-ordered child support for his 12-year old daughter and former wife according to St. Clair county court records which make for some very interesting reading.

"I guess when you marry into the Costello family, paying your taxes, union obligations and child support become voluntary." opined the outspoken Mrs. Newman who has been relentless in her criticism of the incumbent.  She has also criticized Costello for taking nearly 3 million dollars in campaign "donations" in cycles where he ran unopposed and has made public her scorn for his ethics in doing so.  Her popularity is continuing to soar as her message of fiscal responsibility and repeal for Obama-care is resonating with the people of the district.  Her direct, blunt observations and comments are making her the darling of the Conservatives that are very prevalent in the district and she is hammering away at the increasingly desperate candidate-in-hiding.
"Jerry's afraid to show his face in the district" she stated in her usual direct manner and then added "and he should be--the voters are furious with him".
Costello has refused multiple offers to debate the Conservative nominee but with her campaign signs sprouting along the street where his home is located, there's no doubt that he is in serious trouble in November and even his usual tactic of lying about Scott Air Force Base being closed if he's tossed out of Congress is falling on deaf ears.