Small businessman Ted Boosalis: "I respect Tim Walz for sticking up for what he believes"

Just in from the Walz campaign:

Walz Says He Values Support of Local Republican Small Business Owner

( Owatonna , Minn. ) – In a visit today to Costas Chocolates, Tim Walz said he was pleased to receive the support of Theodore Boosalis, the owner of Costas Chocolates and a prominent local Republican.

“Small businesses like Costas Chocolates are the engine of our economy,” said Walz.  “Business owners like Ted are responsible for 80 percent of all new jobs created in America .  I’m fighting for Minnesota ’s middle class families and small businesses in Congress.  It means a lot to me that Ted, a Minnesotan, a small business owner, and a lifelong Republican, is supporting my reelection.”

  “I’m normally conservative to libertarian in my voting pattern,” Boosalis said.  “But I respect Tim Walz for sticking up for what he believes, like he did when he bucked his party and voted against the Wall Street bailout bill. I investigated his voting record and discovered I would’ve supported him on many other issues, including 2nd Amendment rights and small business concerns. It seems we both believe in the individual and finding accountability in government. Once I discovered we believed in individual rights in many respects, I realized I needed to support his reelection campaign. That’s why I’m endorsing Congressman Walz.”

Sweet.