Walberg was the only candidate on the stage with Vice President Cheney. Walberg introduced the Vice President and was the only candidate to whom the Vice President offered his endorsement. This event was exclusively about Tim Walberg. Now, who is lying?
 

"Cheney praised Walberg for running a "principled and energetic campaign" that he and President Bush are "proud to support."

"Tim will be a congressman who leads with common sense and solid values," he said."

This is from the Lansing State Journal. Obviously, Cheney is still taking advice from the same intelligence people who couldn't get it right on Iraq.

Just goes to show how out of touch this administration is with the real world if they think Walberg is a person of principle!
 

To the first comment, "Now, who is lying?"
There were two options in the post. To recap, one theory was Walberg concocted a white lie about “security reasons” as the impetus for holding a fundraiser with the VP outside of his district. I still maintain they could have used an airport in the district for the VP’s 18 minute stop. (Unless Walberg cannot raise money within the district, a claim the Schwarz campaign made repeatedly in the primary and evidently still the case.) There is lie number one. The 7th district contains a MILITARY BASE in the largest population center in his district, BATTLE CREEK. The VP landed there as recently as 2005. So, I don’t buy the excuse of “security reasons.” This quote was directly attributed to Mr. Walberg, not a staffer, and it is bull.
Now, the second option was actually a way out for Walberg. If the VP was coming to stump for several candidates, then it made sense it might not take place in the 7th district. My reason for offering this “out” to justify Mr. Walberg’s lie came from the story which ran in the Free Press on October 4th. It claimed the VP was coming “to headline a fund-raiser for congressional candidates…to help Republicans raise money for the Michigan Congressional Victory Committee '06.”
Additionally, if Walberg was the only candidate it proves two important things. Voters were unwilling to write Walberg a check and needed to see the VP in order to pony up and they still will only write a check to a fund set up for “Congressional Victory” in ’06. And, in the midst of hot races for governor, US senate, and both chambers of the legislature, the state party is forced to devote resources to a WEAK candidate for congress in what was, according to Walberg, one of the SAFEST republican seats in the COUNTRY.
There are no lies here, only theories. They paint a picture. They draw a few lines between a few facts which all point to the simple truth. Mr. Walberg dangerously lacks a steady relationship with the truth. He is vulnerable. The democrats have an opportunity right now to increase on the 36% Renier garnered in 2004. That’s right, with 2,000 dollars, she got 36% of the vote against Joe Schwarz. Imagine what she could do with a little more money against a vulnerable, fringe opponent.
 

My guess is that Walberg begged the GOP to help him out. I think Cheney's visit was incidental to Walberg's plight and he just begged to be included in the party and they had too, becasuse he's a "Republican."

As far as security goes, Air Force One and Two have landed in Battle Creek many times, so security is not a valid reason. Walberg needs to figure out where Battle Creek is and how important it is to this district. So far he's not had any contact with top military and civilian leaders in Battle Creek. He had better figure out soon that Battle Creek is a key player in the district.