Marathon Pundit: Doug Truax calls on Durbin to honestly address deadly violence in Chicago

Good for Truax. From a campaign press release.

CHICAGO — Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Truax called on incumbent Dick Durbin to honestly attempt to address the tragic slaughter of young African-American males in Chicago instead of launching press-friendly proposals that will produce no results.

Since the George Zimmerman trial, Durbin has:

Announced a new ideological-based hearing in Washington on "Stand Your Ground" laws that won't save one life in Illinois.

"Dick Durbin is always more interested in making the evening newscast than honestly and forthrightly addressing Illinois' problems," Truax said. "While Chicago continues to be a shooting gallery where our children are murdered every night, Dick Durbin holds ideological hearings in Washington that have no bearing on the root causes of the killings."

To illustrate the lack of focus, Truax noted that eighteen 17-year-olds were killed in Chicago since Trayvon Martin's death last year. He lists the murder victims below, compiled from Chicago newspaper websites:

Jeffrey Triplett

Romelo Golden

Lenard Trust

Alixi Johnson

Lucian Dreux

Jalen Stogner

Dejuan Jackson

Derrick Davis

Jonathan Williams

Modell McCambry

Terrance Johnson

Rodney Stewart

Frederick Chatmen

Tyrone Lawson

Clifton Barney

Leetema Daniels

Christian Green

Darryl Green

Truax, a political newcomer from Downers Grove who runs a successful business and is an Army veteran and West Point grad, said as senator he will address the root causes of inner city violence: lack of jobs, lack of quality education, a growing dependency class, and family breakdown.

"We can talk around this important issue or we can try to solve it," Truax said. "Dick Durbin is the master at avoiding the hard truths we must confront if we are to save precious lives."