On Valentine’s Day, this paper ran an opinion piece written by Jacob Witte. In it, Witte manipulated and distorted the truth about Steve King. He relied on Wikipedia for his “facts,” and even followed the topics in order from this site, known for its subjective, sensationalized and erroneous content. Instead of joining Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama in their hyperbole, Witte should spend a little more time researching his facts, going to sources other than Wikipedia and employing sound journalistic skills to write his editorial.

The truth is, King is concerned about the future of this country and, like his fellow Americans, is keenly aware of the issues we face. Our jobs are getting shipped overseas, the federal government under Obama is so deeply in debt that a balanced budget isn’t even talked about as a reality in the next 10 years, and for the first time our younger generations are seeing a nation with less hope than the generations before them.

The truth is, King started a business from scratch, borrowing 100 percent of the cost of his first bulldozer to begin his earth-moving company. For more than 27 years, King met payroll and dealt with the ever-increasing regulation of his soil conservation and improvement business. He saw how government taxation and regulation strangled opportunity.

The truth is, King knows the solution to our economic woes is to create opportunity for all. He understands that ISU students and all Iowans want the freedom to pursue their dreams. He is working constantly to decrease the size of government, decrease job-killing regulation and overhaul our tax code. King pursues a system rewarding productivity instead of penalizing it.

The truth is, Witte’s propaganda is colored by a liberal viewpoint, influenced by Democratic talking points and devoid of factual information on King’s success, work ethic and desire for Iowa’s new 4th District and entire state to prosper.

Congressman Steve King is an effective legislator who has represented Iowa well in Congress and will continue to bring a voice of fiscal responsibility, clarity and sanity to Washington, D.C., creating opportunity for us in the process.