Tomorrow morning, Marty Ozinga is scheduled to officially announce his Republican candidacy for the open Congressional seat in the 11th District. Today, local online news outlets posted an article advertised as an "AP Interview" with Ozinga. But far from a full "interview," the 131-word article indicated that he had been asked a single question: how much of your personal wealth will you contribute to your campaign? And Ozinga gave the same answer he's given before: no more than $350,000.

The AP's non-interview highlights how little we've actually heard from Ozinga to date. Indeed, this April 23 Tribune article represents the only reporting out there on his issue positions -- and it simply mentions them in passing:

On the issues, Ozinga said he opposes abortion rights, doesn’t believe the U.S. should vacate Iraq before the political system there is stabilized and favors tax deductions and health savings accounts instead of universal health care.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has also noticed the dearth of details regarding Ozinga's policy stances. They're now soliciting questions for the candidate on their "Ask Ozinga" page.

Keying off of his recorded comments about Iraq, I just entered a question of my own:

Do you agree with GOP presidential nominee John McCain that it would be "fine" for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for the next 100 years?

But I can think of a few others:

Your positions on abortion, Iraq, and health care sound identical to George W. Bush's. Are there any issues on which you disagree with the President?

Oh, and then there's that nagging issue of the concrete company -- Metro Mix -- that Ozinga created to cash in on city contracts set aside for minorities:

You've reportedly said that you started Metro Mix "as a way to create jobs and promote economic development in minority neighborhoods." Then why -- as the Chicago Tribune reported in 2005 -- did you buy out the minority owners of the company after it began competing with Ozinga Brothers for city contracts?

Just askin' ...