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Will
the
Democrat-led
Congress
Ever
Fulfill
Promise
of
Relief?
What
is
the
Democratic
Democrat
Majority
Doing
About
Energy
Prices?
When
is
enough,
enough?
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Speechless
After
Revealing
War
Comments
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Your
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"New
Direction"
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Debunking
the
Democrats'
"Use
It
or
Lose
It"
It'
Hoax
Posted
By:
Greg
Blair
,
June
24,
2008
-
5:04
PM
Instead
of
siding
with
the
majority
of
Americans
who
favor
immediately
expanding
domestic
oil
production,
House
Democrats
are
attempting
to
deceive the American public
by offering a do-nothing proposal that
is
already the law of the land.
deceive the American public
by offering a do-nothing proposal that
is
already the law of the land.
Not
only
is
the
Democrats'
"use
it
or
lose
it"
proposal
a
redundant
ploy
to
escape
from
offering
a
sensible
and
useful
energy
plan,
but
it
is
simply
bad
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The
policy.
The
Department
of
the
Interior
already
has
the
authority to invalidate
authority to invalidate
any
lease
of
federal
land
by
energy
companies,
although
Democrats
would
like
voters
to
think
otherwise.
Yesterday, the scientific community
offered its opinion
Yesterday, the scientific community
offered its opinion
on
the
Democrats'
flawed
bill
by
sending
a
letter
to
House
Leadership
detailing
the
long
technical
and
legal
process
required
before
any
drilling
can
even
occur:
"Once
a
lease
is
awarded,
geologists
begin
an
intensive
assessment.
They
collect
new
geological,
geophysical,
and
geochemical
data
to
better
understand
the
geology
in
their
lease
area....
If
there
is
no
evidence
of
a
suitable
trap,
the
explorer
will
relinquish
the
lease
and
walk
away."
Despite
the
knowledge
that
this
long
and
time-consuming
process
must
take
place
after
land
is
leased
but
before
it
is
drilled,
Democrats
are
ignoring
the
facts
in
an
attempt
to
further
skirt
their
duties
and
provide
real,
sensible
solutions
to
the
nation's
energy
problems.
problems.
The
nonpartisan
Congressional
Budget
Office,
meanwhile,
has
also
put
a
dent
in
the
Democrats'
"use
it
or
lose
it"
proposal
because
of
problematic
side
effects,
namely
significant
losses
in
federal
revenue:
"CBO
has
determined
that
a
bill
sponsored
by
House
Natural
Resources
Chairman
Nick
Rahall
that
would
prohibit
companies
from
having
future
oil
and
gas
production
leases
unless
they
act
in
'due
diligence'
toward
producing
on
current
leases,
as
defined
by
the
Interior
secretary,
'slows
down
the
process'
and
would
result
in
lost
federal
revenue,
Rahall
said."
(CongressDaily,
6/24/08)
This
Democrat-led
Congress
has
long
been
at
odds
with
a
vast
majority
of
Americans
by
refusing
to
face
the
reality
of
the
nation's
energy
crisis,
and
it
seems
now
that
everyone
except
the
Democrats
have
recognized
the
inane
affects
that
this
ill-conceived
bill
would
have.
Click here
have.
Click here
to
read
the
full
letter
from
the
American
Association
of
Petroleum
Geologists.
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Americans
Demanding
Action
on
Gas
Prices
Posted
By:
Greg
Blair
,
June
23,
2008
-
2:16
PM
Americans
are
expressing
an
increasingly
loud
demand
for
immediate
action
to
relieve
their
pain
at
the
pump.
As
a
recent
Fox
News
poll
points
out,
76
percent
of
Americans
support
immediately
increasing
domestic
drilling
for
oil
as
a
way
to
combat
skyrocketing
gas
prices.
A
majority
also
supports
oil
exploration
in
the
Alaskan
National
Wildlife
Reserve
(ANWR)
and
an
increase
in
domestic
nuclear
power.
The
American
people
are
speaking
loud
and
clear
-
it's
time
for
action
in
Washington
.
"House
and
Senate
Republicans
are
leading
an
almost
daily
drive
for
legislation
to
lift
the
federal
moratorium
on
offshore
drilling,
increase
oil
shale
development
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
West
and
open
Alaska's
Arctic
National
Wildlife
Refuge
to
oil
exploration."
(
San
Francisco
Chronicle,
6/23/08)
Meanwhile,
Democrats
continue
their
failure
of
leadership
on
the
matter:
"House
and
Senate
Democratic
leaders
are
unlikely
ever
to
let
these
drilling
proposals
reach
the
floor."
(
San
Francisco
Chronicle,
6/23/08)
Key
Democrats
voted
twice
last
week
against
debating
a
bill
that
would
have
lowered
the
cost
of
gasoline
by
increasing
domestic
refinery
production,
even
though
75
percent
of
Americans
are
calling
for
just
that
(
House
Roll
Call
423
and
435)
.
Democrats
are
demonstrating
how
out-of-touch
they
are
with
Americans
as
week
after
week
they
block
responsible
and
effective
Republican
solutions
to
America
's
energy
crisis.
Unfortunately
for
the
Democrat-led
Congress,
the
numbers
don't
lie.
Americans
are
clamoring
for
lower
gas
prices
and
increased
domestic
energy
production
and
Democrats
have
placed
themselves
directly
at
odds
with
the
voting
public.
How
much
longer
will
the
people
have
to
wait
for
Nancy
Pelosi's
do-nothing
Democrats
to
deliver
results?
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Rep.
Allyson
Schwartz,
Out
of
Touch
Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
June
12,
2008
-
10:50
AM
Rep.
Allyson
Schwartz
(D-PA)
needs
her
"middle
class"
talking
points
tweaked.
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David
Cappiello
(CT-05)
Fighting
for
Lower
Gas
Prices
in
Connecticut
Posted
By:
Greg
Blair
,
June
11,
2008
-
3:07
PM
State
Senator
David
Ca
p
piello
headed
to
the
flo
or
of
the
Connecticut
State
Senate
today
for
a
special
session
,
leading
a
charge
to
make
gas
prices
more
affordable
in
the
state
which
has
the
third
highest
gas
prices
in
the
nation.
Equipped
with
over
26,000
petitions
signed
by
the
people
of
Connecticut
,
Cappiello
is
pushing
for
a
bill
that
will
end
hidden
gas
tax
increases.
Meanwhile,
his
opponent,
Rep.
Chris
Murphy,
continues
to
stand
idly
by
in
Washington
while
people
in
his
home
district
and
across
the
country
are
feeling
the
hit
of
high
gas
prices.
Rep.
Murphy
is
standing
in
the
way
of
domestic
energy
exploration.
Murphy
has
repeatedly
voted
alongside
his
Democrat
leadership
to
block
the
House
from
debating
amendments
aimed
at
reducing
the
cost
of
gas
.
Meanwhile
,
David
Cappiello
is
not
taking
Connecticut
's
$4.35
per
gallon
gasoline
lightly
-
he's
offering
the
people
of
Connecticut
useful
,
real-world
solutions,
fighting
to
eliminate
unfair
taxes,
and
helping
to
relieve
the
taxpayers'
pain
at
the
pump.
Click
here
to
hear
David
Cappiello's
proposal
to
lower
gas
taxes
in
the
Nutmeg
State
.
(Source:
http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/sbsavg.asp)
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Will
the
Democrat-led
Congress
Ever
Fulfill
Promise
of
Relief?
Posted
By:
Conor
,
June
09,
2008
-
4:50
PM
$4
Gasoline:
Will
the
Democrat-led
Congress
Ever
Fulfill
Promise
of
Relief?
Over
the
weekend,
our
nation's
gas
prices
hit
an
astonishing
all-time
high
of
$4
per
gallon,
and
so
far,
Democrats
in
Congress
have
done
nothing
to
address
America's
growing
energy
crisis.
On
the
campaign
trail,
Democrats
promised
voters
that
they
had
a
plan
to
fix
our
country's
high
gas
problem
-
and
that
was
when
gasoline
cost
$2.33
per
gallon.
Now,
less
than
2
years
and
$1.67
per
gallon
later,
Americans
are
paying
through
the
nose
for
gasoline,
and
thanks
to
the
inaction
of
the
Democrat-led
Congress,
they
aren't
going
to
be
getting
relief
at
the
pump
anytime
soon.
Here
is
the
effect
across
the
nation
of
the
Democrats'
inaction
on
energy
issues:
(Source:
AAA,
Daily
Fuel
Gauge
Report)
This
Democrat-led
Congress
has
repeatedly
ignored
the
57
percent
of
Americans
who
support
expanding
domestic
energy
exploration
to
help
achieve
our
energy
independence.
Last
week,
Democrats
banded
together
to
block
responsible
solutions
to
America's
energy
crisis
in
favor
of
partisan
loyalty
and
at
the
expense
of
every
American:
Ignoring
the
fact
that
the
cost
of
gas
has
risen
more
than
71%
since
the
Democrats
took
control
of
Congress,
Democrats
voted
twice
to
block
the
House
from
debating
any
amendment
aimed
at
reducing
the
cost
of
gas
(House
Roll
Call
370
and
380).
The
Houston
Chronicle
editorialized
that
"Across
the
nation,
school
districts
are
limiting
field
trips
and,
in
some
cases,
canceling
classes
one
day
a
week
because
they
can't
pay
the
doubled
cost
of
operating
school
buses,"
yet
Democrats
opposed
allowing
public
schools
to
use
funding
to
pay
for
burdensome
energy
costs
that
have
risen
more
than
50%
since
January
2007
(House
Roll
Call
378).
Finally,
just
before
Congress
recessed
for
a
long
weekend,
Democrats
voted
against
educating
the
public
on
the
side
effects
of
rising
gas
prices
(House
Roll
Call
385).
As
the
state
of
the
economy
remains
the
number
one
issue
on
Americans'
minds
today,
Democrats
have
offered
no
solutions,
just
empty
rhetoric.
How
much
longer
is
our
nation
going
to
have
to
wait
until
the
Democrats
realize
that
turning
a
blind-eye
to
skyrocketing
gas
prices
is
simply
not
the
solution?
How
much
higher
will
gas
prices
have
to
rise
before
the
Democrat-led
Congress
listens
to
the
voters'
calls
for
relief?
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What
is
the
Democratic
Democrat
Majority
Doing
About
Energy
Prices?
Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
June
04,
2008
-
3:46
PM
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When
is
enough,
enough?
Posted
By:
Press
Shop
,
May
30,
2008
-
10:34
AM
The
price
of
gas
continues
to
climb
each
day.
Folks
like
you
in
towns
across
America
have
experienced
increases
of
as
much
as
11%
in
the
last
month
alone.
This
comes
after
we
were
promised
by
Nancy
Pelosi
two
years
ago
that
the
Democrats
had
a
"common
sense"
plan
to
bring
down
the
gas
prices.
It's
been
two
years
since
the
Democrats
took
control
of
Congress,
and
they've
ignored
practical
solutions
to
reduce
energy
costs
and
reduce
America's
dependence
on
foreign
oil.
Republicans
are
proposing
21st
century
solutions
to
our
energy
crisis
but
we
need
your
help.
We
invite
you
to
sign
this
petition
and
tell
Congress
just
how
much
this
energy
crisis
has
hurt
your
wallet.
No
one
can
deny
the
increased
strain
put
on
the
American
middle
class
families.
Sign
the
petition
today
and
tell
Congress
you
want
them
to:
Suspend
the
Federal
18.4-cents-per-gallon
gasoline
tax
for
the
high-demand
summer
months.
Suspend
all
earmarks
for
one
year
and
use
the
money
to
fund
highways,
bridges
and
other
important
infrastructure
around
the
country.
Increase
American
oil
production,
and
cut
our
reliance
on
foreign
imports
from
unstable
nations.
Allow
U.S.
refineries
to
expand
and
create
more
energy.
It
is
critical
that
we
tell
Congress
that
America
needs
new,
innovative
solutions
to
confront
this
crisis.
Please
sign
this
petition
,
it's
the
only
way
we
can
send
our
message
to
Congress
that
enough
is
enough!
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Kanjorski
Speechless
After
Revealing
War
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Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
May
27,
2008
-
2:51
PM
It's
been
five
days
since
Rep.
Paul
Kanjorski's
(PA-11)
stunning
remarks
surfaced
in
which
he
said
that
the
Democrats
sold
the
American
people
a
bill
of
goods
when
they
promised
to
end
the
war
in
Iraq
while
campaigning
in
2006.
On
Thursday,
a
video
clip
from
2007
was
made
public
on
YouTube
in
which
Kanjorski
stated
that
the
Democrats
"stretched
the
facts"
when
it
came
to
their
proposal
to
withdraw
from
Iraq
simply
to
retake
the
majority
in
the
House
(view
clip)
:
"I'll
tell
you
my
impression.
We
really
in
this
last
election
ﾖ
when
I
say
we,
the
Democrats
ﾖ
I
think
pushed
it
as
far
as
we
can,
the
envelope.
Didn't
say
it,
but
we
implied
it
ﾖ
that
we,
if
we
won
the
congressional
elections,
we
could
stop
the
war.
Now
anybody
who
is
a
good
student
of
government
would
know
that
wasn't
true.
But
you
know
the
temptation
to
want
to
win
back
the
Congress,
we
sort
of
stretched
the
facts
ﾖ
and
people
ate
it
up."
"Coming
on
the
heels
of
this
Memorial
Day
weekend,
one
would
think
that
Paul
Kanjorski
has
an
apology
to
offer
up
given
his
disgusting
comments,"
said
NRCC
spokesman
Ken
Spain.
"For
a
sitting
member
of
Congress
to
essentially
state
that
our
military
men
and
women
fighting
overseas
are
merely
pawns
for
the
Democrats'
political
game
is
both
pitiful
and
disgraceful.
For
Paul
Kanjorski
to
admit
that
Democrats
campaigned
in
'06
on
a
fraudulent
agenda
to
end
the
war,
not
only
exposes
his
own
calculated
efforts
to
fool
the
voters
of
his
district,
but
it
also
raises
the
question
of
whether
this
was
a
coordinated
effort
by
the
Democratic
Party
as
a
whole."
With
Paul
Kanjorski
touring
the
11
th
Congressional
District
during
this
week's
recess,
he
should
be
asked
the
tough
questions
and
be
forced
to
apologize
on
behalf
of
Democrats
nationwide
for
perpetrating
fraud
on
the
American
public.
With
three
public
events
on
his
schedule
today,
there
should
be
plenty
of
opportunities
for
Paul
Kanjorski
to
offer
up
an
explanation
for
his
offensive
remarks:
10:30am
Millennium
Circle
Portal
on
the
river
behind
the
Irem
Temple
Mosque
in
Wilkes-Barre
3:30pm
Hazleton
Elementary
Middle
School
7:00pm
Exter
Borough
Meeting
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Your
Memorial
Day
Message
Posted
By:
Tom
Cole
,
May
23,
2008
-
6:24
AM
This
weekend
marks
Memorial
Day,
a
day
in
which
Americans
should
pause
and
remember
all
those
brave
men
and
women
who
have
served
in
our
armed
forces
and
who
have
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
in
the
name
of
freedom.
In
towns
all
across
the
country,
the
main
streets
turn
into
parade
routes
as
Americans
remember
those
whose
blood
was
shed
on
unseen
shores
--
whether
in
the
Argonne
Forest,
on
Omaha
Beach,
at
the
38th
Parallel,
on
the
Ho
Chi
Minh
Trail,
or
in
Baghdad.
Author
James
Michener
quoted
an
unknown
admiral
in
his
book
Bridges
at
Toko-Ri,
"where
do
we
find
such
men?"
to
which
President
Reagan
answered,
"where
we've
always
found
them
in
this
country.
On
the
farms,
in
the
shops,
in
the
stores
and
the
offices,
they
are
just
the
product
of
the
freest
society
man
has
ever
known."
May
17th
marked
Armed
Forces
Day
in
the
U.S.
which
honors
those
who
are
currently
serving
in
the
military,
whether
apart
of
Operation
Enduring
Freedom,
Iraqi
Freedom,
or
stationed
somewhere
else
abroad.
Please
join
with
me
in
not
only
honoring
those
who
have
given
their
lives
for
freedom
but
also
in
honoring
those
who
continue
to
serve
our
great
country.
We
are
proud
of
their
sacrifice
and
their
sense
of
duty
and
patriotism.
To
join
us
in
honoring
America's
soldiers,
we
ask
that
you
add
your
comments
to
our
special
Memorial
Day
page.
You
can
add
your
comments
below.
Many
proud
Americans
have
already
added
their
comments
and
I
hope
you
will
join
them.
May
God
Bless
us
as
we
remember
our
soldiers
who
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
to
defend
America
and
our
freedoms.
May
God
bless
them.
Sincerely,
Tom
Cole,
M.C.
Chairman
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Pelosi's
Payback:
A
"New
Direction"
for
Trial
Lawyers
Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
May
22,
2008
-
12:26
PM
Democrat
Dirty
Laundry
SPIN
CYCLE:
On
the
Campaign
Trail,
Democrats
Promised
to
Severe
Ties
with
Special
Interests
House
Speaker
Nancy
Pelosi
(D-CA):
"We
are
committed
to
immediate
change
to
lead
this
country
in
a
new
direction,
to
put
an
end
to
business
as
usual,
and
to
make
certain
this
nation's
leaders
serve
the
people's
interests,
not
special
interests."
("A
New
Direction
for
America,"
Page
21)
RINSE
CYCLE:
Democrats
Have
Risked
America's
Economic
and
National
Security
to
Deliver
Paybacks
to
the
Trial
Lobby
"House
Republicans,
business
lobbyists
and
tort
reformers
launched
a
last-ditch
effort
Wednesday
to
scrap
a
tiny
provision
involving
trial
lawyer
taxes
from
a
much
larger
bill
that
would
extend
many
popular
tax
credits
backed
by
K
Street.
"Opponents
say
the
measure,
which
would
change
the
period
during
which
lawyers
could
file
their
trial
expenses
for
a
business
tax
deduction,
is
a
tax
break
for
the
trial
bar
that
will
cost
more
than
$1.5
billion
over
10
years."
"Larry
Akey,
a
spokesman
for
the
Institute
for
Legal
Reform,
said
his
group
would
fight
the
provision,
while
its
affiliated
organization,
the
U.S.
Chamber
of
Commerce,
dispatched
a
letter
that
included
criticism
of
the
trial
lawyer
tax
change.
"'We
are
frankly
appalled
that
in
the
current
economic
conditions
that
a
bunch
of
wealthy
trial
lawyers
would
ask
taxpayers
to
help
them
fund
their
frivolous
lawsuits,'
Akey
said.
"'Obviously
the
trial
bar
is
counting
on
the
notion
that
there
are
a
number
of
good
tax
provision
extensions
in
this
particular
piece
of
legislation
and
so
are
trying
to
slip
by
an
entirely
new
tax
break
for
themselves,'
Akey
said.
"
"And
a
source
at
the
Republican
Conference
quoted
House
Minority
Whip
Roy
Blunt
(R-Mo.)
as
saying
that
he
had
to
give
Democrats
credit
for
knowing
how
to
'unabashedly
reward
their
friends.'"
"Rep.
Michael
Arcuri
(D-N.Y.)
took
to
the
House
floor
to
defend
the
proposal."
"A
GOP
lobbyist
working
the
issue
said
the
tax
change
gives
Republicans
an
opportunity
to
expose
Democrats'
hypocrisy
when
it
comes
to
special
interest
legislation.
"'The
Democrat
leadership
promised
to
drain
the
swamp,
but
instead
they've
chosen
to
reward
their
richest
donors
through
legislation,'
the
lobbyist
said."
(Roll
Call,
5/22/08)
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Republican
Solutions
and
a
Positive
Agenda
Posted
By:
Tom
Cole
,
May
16,
2008
-
9:52
AM
Families
today
face
challenges
that
yesterday's
laws
simply
don't
address.
We
need
to
fix
government,
and
one
solution
is
to
update
our
laws
so
they
provide
America's
families
with
more
freedom
in
their
jobs;
greater
healthcare
and
retirement
security;
safer
communities;
access
to
quality,
affordable
education;
and
the
ability
for
future
generations
to
compete
in
the
global
economy.
This
week,
my
colleagues
in
the
Republican
Conference
announced
the
American
Families
Agenda,
spearheaded
by
my
colleague,
Congresswoman
Kay
Granger
of
Texas.
This
new
agenda
concentrates
on
the
bread
and
butter
issues
facing
every
American.
And
it
recognizes
that
today,
more
and
more
families
struggle
with
balancing
work,
children
and
caring
for
elderly
parents.
Over
the
coming
weeks,
Republicans
will
be
promoting
new
ideas
that
give
people
more
personal
freedom
and
lessen
the
burden
of
government.
From
young
people
just
starting
out
and
looking
for
affordable
college,
to
working
parents
who
want
more
freedom
in
the
workplace,
to
seniors
who
would
benefit
from
greater
flexibility
with
their
health
care
and
prescription
drug
benefits,
the
American
Families
Agenda
provides
commonsense
solutions
that
modernize
our
laws
and
give
people
greater
liberty.
I
look
forward
to
sharing
more
about
Republican
solutions
and
a
positive
agenda
in
the
weeks
to
come.
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Donnelly
Embraces
Liberal
Obama
Posted
By:
Brian
Sikma
,
May
14,
2008
-
4:45
PM
Although
the
majority
of
2nd
District
Democrats
cast
their
vote
for
presidential
candidate
Hillary
Clinton,
today
Rep.
Joe
Donnelly
(D-IN02)
announced
that
as
a
Democratic
party
super-delegate
he
would
be
supporting
Democratic
presidential
candidate
Barack
Obama.
Rep.
Donnelly
made
his
announcement
via
a
press
release
from
his
official
congressional
office.
Although
Donnelly
has
been
emphasizing
lately
in
the
local
press
that
he
is
only
interested
in
working
on
district
issues
while
he's
in
Washington
,
apparently
he's
very
much
interested
in
fulfilling
party
obligations
while
on
taxpayer
time.
Also
of
interest
is
the
fact
that
Donnelly
chose
to
endorse
Sen.
Obama
only
after
campaign
contributions
from
the
Hope
Fund
PAC
run
by
Obama.
he
received
$7,500
in
Donnelly
cited
Obama's
ability
to
build
"bipartisan
majorities"
and
his
work
for
affordable
health
care
as
some
of
the
reasons
behind
his
endorsement.
It
does
appear
that
Sen.
Obama
will
have
a
difficult
task
building
bipartisan
majorities
since
he
was
rated
as
the
most
liberal
member
of
the
United
States
Senate
by
National
Journal
and
has
received
accolades
from
some
of
the
most
liberal
groups
in
American
politics.
Joe
Donnelly's
support
for
Sen.
Obama's
nationalized
health
care
proposal
illustrates
the
choice
that
2nd
District
voters
will
face
this
fall.
Canada
,
Germany
,
and
other
nations
have
nationalized
their
health
care
systems
with
disastrous
results.
The
only
people
who
win
in
a
government
controlled
health
care
system
are
the
bureaucrats.
Standing
in
contrast
to these
proven
policies of
failure
is
Luke
Puckett
,
the
Republican
candidate
running
against
Joe
Donnelly.
Puckett
is
advocating
for
a
market
based
solution
to
the
rising
cost
of
health
care,
a
solution
that
puts
consumers
first
and
unleashes
the
ingenuity
of
the
American
people
in
a
way
that
Barack
Obama
and
Joe
Donnelly
seem
to
fear.
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Our
Radar
Posted
By:
Press
Shop
,
May
12,
2008
-
2:59
PM
GILLIBRAND
CAUGHT
TRYING
TO
PULL
FAST
ONE
WITH
LATEST
MAILER
(NY-20)
Glens
Falls
Post
Star,
May
11,
2008
:
"...Republican
congressional
candidate
Alexander
'Sandy'
Treadwell
accused
U.S.
Rep.
Kirsten
Gillibrand
of
using
hyperbole...'Congresswoman
Gillibrand
sees
the
big
hole
in
America's
immigration
policies
and
that's
why
she's
working
hard
to
fix
it,'
proclaims
the
glossy
mailer
the
federal
government
paid
$35,000
to
print
and
mail
out
to
homes
in
the
20th
Congressional
District.
The
mailer
discusses
legislation
Gillibrand...cosponsored
that
would
increase
the
number
of
federal
border
patrol
agents
and
expand
an
electronic
program
employers
use
to
verifying
immigration
status
of
workers,
among
other
provisions.
Treadwell
said
Gillibrand
is
being
insincere
because
she
would
not
support
a
motion
that
would
have
brought
the
legislation
to
an
immediate
vote
by
the
full
House.
'She's
taking
credit
for
a
bill
as
a
cosponsor,
but
at
the
same
time
she's
doing
nothing
to
get
the
bill
to
the
floor
to
a
vote,'
Treadwell,
a
former
state
secretary
of
state
from
Lake
Placid,
said
in
a
telephone
interview
after
issuing
a
press
release
on
Friday."
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CAPPIELLO
GETS
NOD,
SETS
SIGHTS
ON
MURPHY
(CT-05)
WTNH,
May
10,
2008
:
"Today,
hundreds
of
Republican
political
activists
from
around
Connecticut
spent
part
of
their
Saturday
at
congressional
district
conventions.
Republicans
in
the
5th
District
are
promising
an
aggressive
battle
to
take
the
seat
back
from
the
Democrats
.
Sen.
David
Cappiello
of
Danbury
had
everything
go
his
way
today
as
5th
District
Republicans
selected
him
as
their
candidate
for
Congress.
He
had
been
introduced
by
former
longtime
Congresswoman
Nancy
Johnson...Cappiello
says
his
opponent,
Rep.
Chris
Murphy,
has
broken
too
many
promises.
'He
promised
two
years
ago
he
was
going
to
fix
the
crisis,
the
gasoline
crisis,
it's
gone
up
56%,
the
cost
of
gasoline,'
Cappiello
said...Johnson
says
Cappiello
is
the
Republicans
best
hope
of
recapturing
the
district
she
held
for
24
years.
'Thanks
to
President
Bush,
Cappiello
has
already
raised
a
million
dollars
for
his
campaign
against
Chris
Murphy,
assuring
the
battle
for
the
5th
District
will
be
a
high
profile
race
again,'
she
said."
(more)
HILL:
ENVIRONMENT
CAN
WAIT
UNTIL
AFTER
ELECTIONS
(IN-09)
Evening
News
&
Tribune,
May
10,
2008
:
"Ninth
District
Rep.
Baron
Hill,
D-Seymour,
was
surprised
to
see
billboards
popping
up
around
Southern
Indiana
,
which
challenge
his
record
on
the
environment.
According
to
the
organization
Greenpeace
USA,
the
billboards
are
meant
to
call
attention
to
Hill's
record
of
support
for
weak
fuel
economy
efficiency
standards,
the
coal
industry
and
his
inaction
on
global
warming
legislation...Hill
sits
on
the
House
Energy
and
Commerce
Committee,
which
he
said
has
plans
to
move
forward
with
environmental
issues
after
the
November
election...Yet
[Edyta]
Sitko
feels
each
day
that
passes
is
a
loss
that
impacts
the
environment,
therefore
the
organization
went
ahead
with
the
three
billboards,
two
of
which
are
along
Interstate
65."
(more)
ESCH
CAUGHT
PLAGIARIZING
(NE-02)
Omaha
World
Herald,
May
9,
2008
:
"House
candidate
Jim
Esch
acknowledged
that
part
of
a
posting
on
his
campaign's
Web
site
was
taken
verbatim
from
a
Brookings
Institution
report
on
the
housing
crisis...Esch
said
the
mistake
occurred
as
the
campaign
was
rushing
to
respond
to
a
housing
proposal
from
Rep.
Lee
Terry,
R-Neb.
Esch
said
an
aide
sent
him
the
Brookings
passages
to
help
craft
a
posting
on
his
Web
site...Compounding
the
error,
he
said,
footnotes
that
were
included
in
his
policy
director's
e-mail
were
lost
when
Esch
copied
the
text
onto
his
Web
site
posting...Esch
lost
to
Terry,
a
five-term
incumbent,
in
2006."
(more)
THE
BLIP:
FRESHMEN
DEMS
FEAR
DOWNBALLOT
DRAG
The
Weekly
Standard
Blog,
May
9,
2008
:
"Sixteen
Freshmen
Democrats
sent
a
letter
to
the
superdelegates
right
after
the
North
Carolina
and
Indiana
primaries
--
by
which
time
it
was
pretty
apparent
that
they
were
campaigning
against
the
eventual
nominee.
On
the
one
hand,
you
could
argue
that
by
waiting
until
after
those
primaries
failed
to
'change
the
game,'
they
risked
nothing.
On
the
other
hand,
why
alienate
Obama
at
this
point
--
unless
you
really
were
worried
that
he
would
be
far
worse
for
your
re-election
chances
than
Clinton
?
This
brings
full
circle
the
conventional
wisdom
on
Barack
Obama's
ability
to
help
down-ballot
candidates.
In
the
very
districts
that
are
most
marginal
--
most
at
risk
--
Democrats
would
rather
run
with
Hillary
Clinton
heading
the
ticket
than
Obama.
And
don't
forget
that
Democrats
have
been
dreading
for
years
the
prospect
of
running
with
Clinton
.
A
lot
has
changed
in
the
last
few
months."
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Barnes'
Gas
Tax
Agenda
Spells
No
Relief
for
Missouri
Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
May
07,
2008
-
2:49
PM
Kay
Barnes
has
supported
gas
taxes
in
the
past,
and
now
she
wants
to
take
her
agenda
to
Washington,
putting
further
strain
on
hard-working
Americans
who
are
struggling
with
the
rapidly
rising
cost
of
gas.
With
a
record
of
supporting
higher
taxes
on
gas,
and
with
no
feasible
solution
of
her
own,
Kay
Barnes
is
showing
she
is
out
of
touch
with
the
people
of
Missouri's
6th
Congressional
District.
Kay
Barnes
did
her
fair
share
of
pointing
fingers
this
week
on
energy
prices,
but
should
have
put
the
blame
where
it
belongs.
When
the
Democrats
in
Washington
first
took
control
of
Congress,
Missourians
were
paying
$2.10
for
gas.
But,
Kay
Barnes'
party
in
Washington
broke
its
promise
to
lower
gas
prices
and
now
Missouri
families
are
paying
an
average
of
$3.46
for
gas.
Barnes
has
"very
obviously"
indicated
that
she
will
be
beholden
to
the
Democrats'
tax-hiking
agenda
in
Washington,
as
she
has
already
taken
nearly
$40,000
from
liberal
leaders
in
Washington:
$14,000
from
father
of
the
Mother
of
All
Tax
Hikes,
Chairman
Charlie
Rangel
$4,500
from
San
Francisco's
Nancy
Pelosi
$4,000
from
Democrat
Leader
Steny
Hoyer
$2,000
from
Democrat
Whip
Jim
Clyburn
$9,500
from
former
DCCC
Chair
Rahm
Emanuel
$5,000
from
DCCC
Chairman
Chris
Van
Hollen
"Kay
Barnes
already
has
a
record
of
supporting
gas
taxes
and
has
shown
no
sign
of
changing
her
ways
in
the
future,"
said
NRCC
spokeswoman
Julie
Shutley.
"Barnes
has
made
it
clear
to
the
voters
of
Missouri
that
she
intends
to
support
the
Democrats'
liberal
agenda
of
sitting
back
and
doing
nothing
as
gas
prices
spiral
out
of
control."
(Sources:
http://fec.gov;
AAA
Fuel
Gauge
Report;
Kansas
City
Star,
3/23/01;
Kansas
City
Star,
5/6/08)
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Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
May
06,
2008
-
3:55
PM
POLL
SHOWS
SHEA-PORTER
IN
DANGER
(NH-01)
Politico,
May
5,
2008
:
"...The
Granite
State
poll
also
contained
some
encouraging
news
for
House
Republicans.
It
showed
Rep.
Carol
Shea-Porter
(D-N.H.)
trailing
her
potential
Republican
rival,
former
GOP
Rep.
Jeb
Bradley,
45
to
39
percent,
in
a
head-to-head
matchup.
She
only
wins
43
percent
of
the
vote
against
a
lesser-known
Republican
opponent,
former
state
Health
Commissioner
John
Stephen.
The
fact
that
Shea-Porter
is
polling
well
under
50
percent
(the
sign
of
political
health
for
an
incumbent)
against
both
Republicans
should
be
worrisome
for
Democrats,
especially
given
the
strong
national
environment
for
the
party.
Shea-Porter
has
been
among
the
party's
weakest
fundraisers
and
faces
a
credible
Republican
challenger
in
November.
Shea-Porter
also
suffers
from
a
relatively
low
net
favorability
rating:
only
39
percent
of
voters
view
her
favorably,
while
28
percent
view
her
unfavorably.
Her
plus-11
net
rating
is
down
15
points
since
February.
'If
the
New
Hampshire
state
motto
is
"live
free
or
die,"
then
Carol
Shea-Porter's
enthusiastic
support
for
higher
taxes
and
bigger
government
are
a
political
death
knell,'
said
National
Republican
Congressional
Committee
spokesman
Ken
Spain."
(more)
DEMS
DISTANCE
THEMSELVES
FROM
PELOSI
Roll
Call,
May
6,
2008
:
"...some
vulnerable
Democrats
interviewed
last
week
hemmed
about
a
possible
Pelosi
visit
to
their
district.
Most
said
they
will
run
on
their
own
records
ﾗ
rather
than
that
of
party
leaders...Rep.
Zack
Space
(D-Ohio)
said
he
'has
not
asked
for
any
surrogates
to
come
to
my
district,
and
I
don't
intend
to.'...In
the
air,
[Pelosi]
will
star
as
a
bogeyman
in
Republican
ads...[Don]
Cazayoux
put
some
distance
between
himself
and
Pelosi
by
suggesting
last
week
he
would
consider
supporting
someone
else
for
Speaker...Ed
Goeas,
a
Republican
strategist
and
president
of
The
Tarrance
Group,
said
Pelosi
will
provide
GOP
candidates
'value-added'
in
their
races.
He
pointed
to
results
from
the
Harris
Poll
in
February
that
showed
Pelosi's
negative
ratings
have
jumped
12
points,
to
57
percent,
while
her
positives
have
dropped
13."
(more)
MILLER-MEEKS
MAKES
AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE
NO.
1
PRIORITY
(IA-02)
Keokuk
Daily
Gate
City
,
May
5,
2008
:
"Dr.
Mariannette
Miller-Meeks
was
standing
outside
Senator
Grassley's
office
in
Washington
D.C.
with
several
other
doctors.
She
said
she
felt
there
would
be
no
action
on
Medicare
disparity
after
meeting
with
Rep.
Dave
Loebsack
(D-Mount
Vernon.)
It
was
at
that
point
she
said
she
might
run
for
Congress.
She
decided
to
run
as
a
Republican...Being
a
doctor,
Miller-Meeks
has
a
big
interest
in
health
care.
Last
Monday
she
performed
surgery
in
the
morning
before
hitting
the
campaign
trail.
She
said
changes
need
to
be
made
in
the
single
payer
healthcare
system
that
has
continually
decreased
payment
to
providers
and
hospitals
to
control
costs
and
ultimately
ration
care
and
limit
innovation
and
technology..."
(more)
CHENEY
TO
STUMP
FOR
DAVIS
(MS-01)
Associated
Press,
May
5,
2008
:
"Vice
President
Dick
Cheney
will
appear
in
heavily
Republican
DeSoto
County
next
week
to
campaign
for
the
GOP's
Greg
Davis
the
day
before
a
special
election
to
fill
an
open
congressional
seat.
Davis
faces
Democrat
Travis
Childers
in
a
May
13
runoff
in
the
1st
District,
which
stretches
across
24
counties
in
northern
Mississippi
.
'The
vice
president
intends
on
working
hard
this
cycle
to
return
a
Republican
majority
to
Congress,'
Cheney
spokesman
Jamie
Hennigan
said
Monday
in
confirming
his
boss'
May
12
appearance...Davis,
42,
is
mayor
of
Southaven,
a
fast-growing
community
in
DeSoto
County,
just
south
of
Memphis,
Tenn.Davis
campaign
spokesman
Ted
Prill
said
the
Cheney
appearance
at
the
DeSoto
Civic
Center
will
help
'energize
our
base.'
'Greg
is
happy
to
stand
on
stage
and
have
the
support
of
the
leaders
of
his
party.
Travis
Childers
cannot
run
far
enough
away
from
Hillary
Clinton,
Barack
Obama
and
Nancy
Pelosi.'
Childers
has
criticized
Republican
efforts
to
tie
him
to
Clinton
and
Obama,
who
are
running
for
president;
and
Pelosi,
the
House
speaker."
(more)
SWEETLAND
CAMPAIGN
TAKES
SHAPE
(NY-25)
Syracuse
Post
Standard,
May
6,
2008
:
"Republican
congressional
candidate
Dale
Sweetland's
campaign
picked
up
steam
Monday
as
his
most
formidable
Republican
opponent,
Assemblyman
Bob
Oaks,
withdrew
from
the
race
and
endorsed
him.
Sweetland
also
pocketed
the
endorsement
of
the
man
he
hopes
to
succeed
-
10-term
incumbent
Rep.
James
Walsh,
R-Onondaga.
'This
is
a
winnable
race,'
said
Sweetland,
the
former
Onondaga
County
Legislature
chairman...Sweetland
promised
to
run
an
issues-oriented
campaign
promoting
common-sense
solutions
to
the
economic
difficulties
people
are
facing...Sweetland
said
donors
have
been
steadily
calling
him
since
Thursday
night,
when
the
Onondaga
County
Republican
Committee
voted
to
endorse
him
over
the
other
three
Republicans...Onondaga
County
Republican
Chairman
John
DeSpirito
III
said
Sweetland's
goal
is
to
raise
$500,000
by
July.
Walsh
pledged
to
hold
a
fundraiser
for
Sweetland
in
Washington
and
to
use
his
connections
to
raise
money."
(more)
THE
BLIP:
PELOSI
ON
"VIOLATING"
CAMPAIGN
PROMISES:
"GET
OVER
IT"
Politico,
May
6,
2008
:
"House
Speaker
Nancy
Pelosi
(D-Calif.)
is
about
to
lead
her
party
into
a
major
showdown
over
Iraq
funding
by
violating
two
Democratic
campaign
pledges
in
one
fell
swoop.
To
the
critics,
whether
anti-war
activists
or
House
Republicans,
Pelosi
has
made
her
feelings
clear:
Get
over
it...she
is
expected
to
break
one
promise
ﾗ
her
2006
pledge
for
a
more
open
and
inclusive
committee
process...Democrats
are
using
the
Iraq
bill
as
leverage
for
billions
of
dollars
in
domestic
spending
priorities...Explaining
the
threatened
tantrum,
Jo
Maney,
spokeswoman
for
Republicans
on
the
House
Rules
Committee,
said:
'You
said
you
were
going
to
do
something
and
you
didn't.
They
are
using
process
for
political
objectives.'...In
her
campaign
pamphlet
in
2006...Pelosi
declared
that
'bills
should
be
developed
following
full
hearings
and
open
subcommittee
and
committee
markups,
with
appropriate
referrals
to
other
committees.'"
(more)
Associated
Press,
May
6,
2008
:
"Democrats
are
finding
more
excuses
to
ignore
the
promise
they
made
when
they
took
over
Congress
that
they
wouldn't
pass
laws
increasing
the
budget
deficit.
Now
they're
willing
to
do
it
again
for
a
$13
billion
extension
of
unemployment
aid
and
a
doubling
of
education
benefits
for
veterans
returning
from
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
...Deficit
hawks
in
both
parties
worry
that
the
stimulus
bill
opened
the
door
to
further
deficit-swelling
legislation.
They
view
the
rule
ﾗ
dubbed
'PAYGO'
in
inside-the-Beltway
slang
for
pay-as-you-go
ﾗ
as
a
key
bulwark
against
Congress'
propensity
to
spend
outside
its
means...The
GOP
approach
on
an
AMT
[Alternative
Minimum
Tax]
fix
has
forced
House
Democrats
to
abandon
paying
as
you
go
or
else
face
the
ire
of
taxpayers
who
would
otherwise
be
hit
by
the
AMT's
average
$2,000
tax
increase..."
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Washington's
Liberal
Elite
Throw
Cash
at
Childers'
Candidacy
Posted
By:
Press
Shop
,
May
01,
2008
-
12:43
PM
Barack
Obama
isn't
the
only
extreme
liberal
trying
to
elect
Travis
Childers
to
Congress.
Washington's
liberal
elite
-
from
California
to
Massachusetts
to
Miami
--
have
made
a
significant
investment
in
the
hope
of
adding
Childers
to
the
Pelosi-led
liberal
army.
Childers
has
accepted
over
$16,000
in
campaign
contributions
from
Washington
liberals
who
support
same-sex
marriage,
partial-birth
abortion
and
outrageous
tax
increases
just
like
Barack
Obama.
With
over
$16,000
in
contributions
from
politicians
who
don't
share
Mississippi
values,
it
looks
like
Travis
Childers
already
owes
a
lot
of
favors
to
national
Democrats:
$4,000
from
Miami
liberal
Rep.
Debbie
Wasserman-Schultz
$2,000
from
Democrat
Rep.
Dennis
Cardoza
$2,000
from
California
liberal
Rep.
Jane
Harman
$2,000
from
House
Democratic
Senior
Whip
Rep.
Mike
Honda
$2,000
from
Nancy
Pelosi's
best
friend
and
Education
and
Labor
Chairman
Rep.
George
Miller
$2,000
from
Democrat
Rep.
Charlie
Melancon
$1,000
from
Ways
and
Means
tax-hiker
and
Massachusetts
liberal
Rep.
Richard
Neal
$1,000
from
Armed
Services
Chairman
Ike
Skelton
Democrat
leaders
have
effectively
put
a
price
tag
on
Travis
Childers'
support
for
their
liberal
agenda
in
Washington.
Will
Travis
Childers
hide
from
the
truth
of
receiving
thousands
in
liberal
cash
just
like
he
did
with
Obama's
endorsement?
It
appears
that
Travis
Childers
has
a
lot
more
in
common
with
Barack
Obama
and
liberals
in
California
and
Miami
than
his
false
and
misleading
TV
ads
claim.
(source:
www.fec.gov)
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Dina
Titus-
Not
the
Right
Fit
for
Nevada
Posted
By:
Julie
Shutley
,
April
30,
2008
-
1:29
PM
TO
:
Interested
Parties
SUBJECT:
Dina
Titus
-
Not
the
Right
Fit
for
Nevada
Democrats
are
scrambling
after
Democrat
recruit
Robert
Daskas
dropped
out
of
the
race
against
Rep.
Jon
Porter
in
Nevada's
3rd
District.
Democrats
are
currently
urging
Dina
Titus,
who
was
defeated
in
2006
in
the
Nevada
gubernatorial
race,
to
take
on
Jon
Porter.
A
second
loss,
back-to-back,
would
be
career
ending
for
Dina
Titus,
and
reports
from
Nevada
today
show
that
Titus
might
not
pack
as
much
punch
as
Democrats
are
hoping.
√
"In
addition,
Sen.
Titus
doesn't
currently
live
in
the
district
and
would
be
at
a
substantial
fundraising
disadvantage.
She
also
has
an
extensive,
20-year
liberal
track
record
in
Carson
City,
which
Rep.
Porter
and
the
GOP
will
have
no
problem
mining.
They've
already
started."
(Las
Vegas
Review
Journal,
April
30,
2008)
√
"Instantly,
the
dynamics
of
the
3rd
Congressional
District
race
changed,
from
Porter's
facing
a
prosecutor
without
a
record
to
his
possibly
facing
a
well-known
candidate
with...baggage
from
her
unsuccessful
2006
race
for
governor."
(Las
Vegas
Sun,
April
30,
2008)
√
"Although
Nevada
Senate
Minority
Leader
Dina
Titus
(D-Las
Vegas)
has
not
yet
declared
for
the
3rd
Congressional
District
seat
now
held
by
Republican
Rep.
Jon
Porter,
the
National
Republican
Congressional
Committee
has
already
begun
attempts
to
define
her
candidacy
as
'out
of
touch'
and
potentially
'disastrous
for
Democrats.'"
(PolitickerNV.com,
April
30,
2008)
Dina
Titus
has
a
record
that
speaks
for
itself:
√
Titus
supports
giving
driver's
licenses
to
illegal
immigrants
√
Titus
voted
for
25
different
tax
increases,
including
raising
sales
and
property
taxes.
√
Titus
voted
for
the
largest
tax
increase
in
Nevada's
history.
The
fact
that
Democrat
leaders
are
wooing
her
into
the
race
is
just
another
indication
that
Dina
Titus
will
take
the
same
liberal
record
she
has
in
the
Nevada
legislature
to
Washington.
√
"Democrats
are
trying
to
woo
Titus
into
the
race
and
praising
her
abilities
as
a
candidate.
Though
she
did
not
return
calls
from
the
Sun
on
Tuesday,
in
an
e-mail
to
supporters,
Titus
said
she
has
received
calls
from
House
Speaker
Nancy
Pelosi,
Rep.
Shelley
Berkley
and
Senate
Majority
Leader
Harry
Reid
urging
her
to
enter
the
race."
(Las
Vegas
Sun,
April
30,
2008)
Dina
Titus
lost
in
2006
during
a
Democrat
tidal
wave.
With
her
record
and
political
baggage,
her
candidacy
for
Congress
will
be
over
before
it
even
begins.
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The
Bloom
is
Off
the
Obama
Rose:
Endorsement
from
Elitist
No
Longer
Smells
Sweet
Posted
By:
Karen
Hanretty
,
April
30,
2008
-
11:35
AM
The
longer
the
chaos
of
the
Democrat
presidential
primary
plays
out,
the
more
a
liability
Barack
Obama
becomes
to
congressional
candidates
running
on
the
Democrat
ticket
this
year.
Evidence
that
the
bloom
is
off
the
Obama
rose
is
Travis
Childers'
adamant
denial
he
accepted
an
endorsement
from
Obama.
Childers,
a
candidate
in
the
open
seat
of
Mississippi
's
1st
Congressional
District,
told
reporters,
"Senator
Obama
hasn't
endorsed
my
candidacy.
I
have
not
been
in
contact
with
his
campaign
nor
has
he
been
in
contact
with
mine..."
(WREG,
April
28,
2008)
However,
an
email
from
Obama's
presidential
campaign
sent
April
22nd
encouraged
supporters
to
make
phone
calls
and
turn
out
voters
for
Childers
in
the
special
election
runoff.
"Today
we
can
give
Travis
the
boost
he
needs
to
finish
strong,"
read
the
Obama
email,
"and
show
that
our
movement
is
dedicated
to
change
up
and
down
the
ballot."
(Obama
email,
WREG,
April
28,
2008)
See
the
story
by
WREG
here.
Childers
isn't
the
only
Democrat
distancing
himself
from
Obama.
North
Carolina
Governor
Mike
Easely,
a
superdelegate,
endorsed
Hillary
Clinton
today
over
the
odds-on
favorite
to
win
the
state's
primary,
Barack
Obama.
With
less
than
a
month
until
the
Mississippi
election
to
fill
the
open
congressional
seat,
the
question
to
Travis
Childers
is,
"If
not
Obama,
who?
Hillary?"
Former
President
Bill
Clinton
lost
the
state
of
Mississippi
in
1996,
and
President
George
W.
Bush
won
the
state
in
2000
with
59%
of
the
vote
and
again
in
2004
by
an
even
wider
margin
of
62%.
No
matter
how
you
slice
it,
Democrat
Travis
Childers
isn't
going
to
pick
a
candidate
favorable
to
his
district
unless
he
endorses
John
McCain.
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Gas
Nears
$4.00
a
gallon
and
Donnelly's
Energy
Policy
is
Stuck
in
the
1970s
Posted
By:
Brian
Sikma
,
April
30,
2008
-
11:01
AM
In
the
heart
of
Indiana's
2nd
Congressional
district,
the
price
for
a
gallon
of
regular
unleaded
gasoline
on
Tuesday
was
$3.75
a
gallon.
For
premium,
motorists
had
to
shell
out
$3.95
a
gallon.
The
price
of
gasoline
has
risen
over
55%
since
the
Democrats
took
control
of
Congress
in
2007
declaring
that
they
had
a
solution
for
the
high
cost
of
fuel.
So
far,
Rep.
Joe
Donnelly
(D-IN02)
has
responded
to
the
high
price
of
gas
by
holding
a
press
conference
at
a
gas
station
just
outside
of
South
Bend
saying
he
has
sent
a
letter
to
President
Bush
requesting
that
20
million
barrels
of
oil
from
the
strategic
petroleum
reserve
be
sent
onto
the
market
and
that
the
SPR
stop
taking
any
more
deliveries
until
prices
go
back
down.
According
to
Donnelly,
if
the
SPR
followed
through
on
his
plan
by
releasing
20
million
barrels
of
oil
onto
the
market,
prices
would
drop
by
about
$0.25.
That's
a
pretty
optimistic
number
considering
that
our
nation
uses
a
little
over
20
million
barrels
of
oil
a
day.
There
are
365
days
in
a
year,
Joe
Donnelly
wants
to
give
us
one
day
of
relief
from
high
gas
prices,
that's
not
a
genuine
and
meaningful
solution,
Joe.
Donnelly
has
yet
to
embrace
the
idea
of
a
federal
gas
tax
holiday
over
the
summer
driving
season
and
he
has
voted
time
and
again
to
raise
taxes
on
oil
companies
and
block
our
use
of
domestic
oil
and
gas
reserves
that
are
just
waiting
to
be
tapped
into.
Like
his
liberal
San
Francisco
Speaker,
Joe
Donnelly
prefers
to
talk
about
the
problem
of
high
energy
costs
and
blame
"big
oil"
instead
of
providing
solutions.
Another
bit
of
energy
relief
policy
that
Donnelly
is
a
proponent
of
is
the
"Federal
Price
Gouging
and
Prevention
Act."
This
bill
imposes
significant
civil
and
criminal
penalties
on
those
who
charge
"unconscionable
excessive"
prices
for
fuel.
According
to
the
Heritage
Foundation,
the
effects
of
this
bill
would
be
roughly
the
same
as
an
all
out
price
control
on
fuel
sales.
By
vaguely
defining
what
counts
as
price
gouging,
Congress
creates
an
environment
in
which
gas
retailers
must
constantly
assess
whether
or
not
their
market
driven
prices
could
fall
under
the
vague
definition
of
price
gouging
that
could
land
them
on
the
wrong
side
of
a
federal
court
case.
Taken
all
together,
Rep.
Donnelly's
proposals
to
lower
the
cost
of
gasoline
represent
the
very
worst
of
the
energy
policies
of
the
1970s.
After
four
years
of
absolutely
terrible
economic
and
energy
policies,
Americans
selected
Ronald
Reagan
over
Jimmy
Carter.
Let's
hope
that
after
two
years
of
inept
Congressional
leadership,
Americans
will
once
again
select
common
sense
over
political
hot
air
and
real
solutions
over
political
platitudes
this
November.
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Travis
Childers
Caught
Lying
About
Obama
Endorsement
Posted
By:
Josh
Shultz
,
April
29,
2008
-
1:56
PM
Here's
your
daily
does
of
outrage,
courtesy
of
Travis
Childers,
who
is
flat-out
lying
about
Barack
Obama
endorsing
him.
From
WREG-TV:
Childers
challenged
that
statement
in
the
ad.
"Senator
Obama
hasn't
endorsed
my
candidacy.
I
have
not
been
in
contact
with
his
campaign
nor
has
he
been
in
contact
with
mine,"
said
Childers
at
a
campaign
stop
in
Olive
Branch.
Travis
Childers,
who
isn't
fooling
anyone
down
in
MS,
apparently
doesn't
know
that
Barack
Obama
has
a
website.
Strange
.
This
video
captures
the
moment
quite
well
-
and
shows
Childers
uncomfortably
avoiding
the
question.
So,
what
happens
when
an
Obama
endorsement
backfires
and
you
need
to
backpedal
-
and
quickly?
Click
here
to
see.
NRCC
Press
Secretary
Ken
Spain
had
this
to
say
about
Childers
lying:
"Travis
Childers
didn't
seem
to
mind
when
Sen.
Obama
was
fundraising
for
his
campaign,
but
now
that
the
endorsement
has
become
public
and
he
is
being
scrutinized
for
it,
he
has
forsaken
Obama.
Travis
Childers
claims
to
be
a
'conservative
we
can
trust,'
but
we
are
quickly
finding
out
that
he
is
neither
a
conservative
nor
is
he
trustworthy."
Read
the
entire
report
here
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