With all the political ads on TV with each candidate's competing claims to be on the side of average Americans, how is a voter to know who really is on our side? Here's how: Follow the money.
Chevron Corp., a multinational oil company, just donated $2.5 million to a super PAC dedicated to electing Republicans to Congress and that has close ties to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
If you want Congress to continue giving taxpayer subsidies to oil companies and do nothing to end our addiction to oil, vote for New York Republicans like Chris Gibson, Matt Doheny and Bob Dieterich.
If you want Congress to make oil companies pay their fair share of taxes and help us achieve energy independence, vote for Democrats like Julian Schreibman, Bill Owens and Paul Tonko.
Politicians can make all kinds of claims in their ads, but they can't hide where their money is coming from.
JOE SEEMAN
Ballston Spa
The writer is a volunteer organizer with MoveOn.org.