As “Feeble Field” Of Massachusetts Senate Candidates Continues To Underwhelm All the way back on May 26th, Democrat Party leaders in Washington threw their current field of Senate candidates under the bus and boldly declared that they expected their party to yield “a great candidate” to challenge Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown “in a few weeks.” While that statement was met with anger and criticism by Massachusetts Democrats opposed to those in Washington picking their candidates, that anger seems to have changed. Fifty days later and with his current crop of candidates failing to gain momentum in their respective Senate bids, Massachusetts Democrat Chairman John Walsh today reversed course and welcomed Elizabeth Warren – the favored choice of the Washington D.C. establishment – into the Massachusetts Democrat primary mix. In today’s Boston Globe, Walsh told Joan Vennochi that he “would love it if she were interested in joining the race” and…
After Failing To Pass Any Budget For 806 Days, McCaskill Turns To Personal Attacks
Says Republican Leader Has “Lost His Mind” For Opposing Her Job-Killing Tax Hikes, Fighting For Balanced Budget She Repeatedly Promised To Support As a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006, Democrat Claire McCaskill promised Missourians she would support a balanced budget in Washington – even saying just two weeks ago that it “would be great” to have a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. Instead, it’s been 806 days since McCaskill and her fellow Senate Democrats passed any federal budget, much less a balanced budget. But rather than take responsibility for her broken promises and failure to perform this basic job function, McCaskill is opening the door to a trillion-dollar job-killing tax hike and resorting to personal attacks – saying on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” today that raising taxes on families and job creators could give the federal government “easily $1 trillion over the next ten years, and probably multiples of that… for…
Manchin Flip-Flops, Is Now Open To Rubber-Stamping Obama’s Job-Killing Tax Hikes
Refuses To Answer A Very Simple – Yes Or No — Question When Asked After telling West Virginians just weeks ago that he doesn’t “believe in tax hikes” as a way to address the federal government’s massive deficits and record $14.3 trillion debt because “[w]e have to start living within our means in this country,” it appears that liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is flip-flopping, and is now open to supporting his friend President Barack Obama’s job-killing tax hikes on West Virginia families and job creators. As The Weekly Standard reports: Despite press reports that have indicated Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia would not support a debt ceiling deal that involves tax hikes, the senator won’t reveal, when asked in person, where he actually stands on the contentious issue… Democrats wanted more than just closed loopholes to raise tax revenues, including expiration of the renewed Bush tax cuts,…
NRSC Memorandum
NRSC MEMORANDUM To: Republican U.S. Senate Candidates From: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), NRSC Chairman Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Re: The Democrats’ Disingenuous Attacks The National Democrats’ 2012 election strategy is clear: First, ignore America’s impending financial crisis; and second, mislead Americans on entitlement reform. Indeed, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz recently admitted on the record that the focus on Medicare is a “tactical” political ploy by the Democrats. Independent fact-checkers have repeatedly shown Democrats’ assertions and attacks are flatly false – but “political tactics” trump facts for Democrats. Obviously, Washington Democrats are not going to hold back on their misleading tactics – and it’s becoming clear that they are willing to use the full resources of the Executive Branch to help them execute it. In fact, the Obama Administration may go so far as to send letters to Social Security and Medicare recipients, or to federal employees, including…
With Trial Lawyer Fundraiser In New York City, Tester Reaps Reward For Rubberstamping Obama Agenda
After Promising To Return To Montana “Every Weekend,” Self-Styled Dirt Farmer Instead Jets To New York City For Swanky Trial Lawyer Convention As a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006, Democrat Jon Tester presented himself as a different sort of politician and promised Montanans he would “be back in this state every weekend” because “they need the greatest representation, not encumbered by high-dollar lobbyists.” Boy, what a difference five years makes… Facing an uphill reelection battle after rubberstamping President Barack Obama’s liberal Washington agenda, Tester has been returning to his political roots by raising campaign cash from big-city liberals in places like Nancy Pelosi’s hometown of San Francisco – where one member of Tester’s left-wing fundraising base showed her concern for Montana issues by exclaiming “[s]omehow the crowd got into this discussion on wolves, which is apparently a thing.” Now Politico reports that, to borrow a phrase from Frank Sinatra,…
As Webb Comes Out Against Tax Hikes, Kaine Once Again Stands With Obama
Virginians Reminded Of Kaine’s Long Love Affair With Tax Hikes As Former DNC Chairman Stands To Left Of Fellow Democrats As Virginia U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today becomes the latest Senate Democrat to come out against President Barack Obama’s plan to raise taxes by trillions of dollars, liberal former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine continues to stand with his fellow Washington party bosses in demanding higher taxes on Virginia families and job creators. As Politico reports: Virginia Sen. Jim Webb said Tuesday he had concerns about raising income taxes as part of any debt-limit deal, the latest Democrat to complicate President Barack Obama’s push to tax the wealthy as part of a major deficit-reduction package. Sen. Ben Nelson also last week said he would oppose tax increases as part of the deal as well… “During my time in the Senate, I have consistently opposed the notion of increasing revenues through…
Carly Fiorina Named NRSC Vice Chair
National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chairman U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that businesswoman and civic leader Carly Fiorina will join the organization as a Vice Chair for the 2012 election cycle. Serving alongside Cornyn and NRSC Vice Chairman U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Fiorina will amplify Senate Republicans’ focus on healing America’s troubled economy, and assist with the NRSC’s crucial fundraising efforts in support of a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. “I’m pleased to welcome my friend Carly Fiorina to the NRSC team, where her many business and civic achievements will make her an invaluable leader and fundraiser during this critical election cycle,” Senator Cornyn said today. “I look forward to working with Carly to elect strong Republican Senators who will finally put a stop to President Obama’s failed tax-and-spend agenda, and instead promote the economic growth and job creation Americans so badly need.” Former Chairman and…
Tester & Fellow Democrats Continue To Play Politics With Medicare
Washington Post Writer Pulls Back Curtain On Senate Democrats Putting Politics Ahead Of Passing Bipartisan Reforms For those who have been following the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations and questioned the difficulty of both parties reaching a bipartisan agreement, a new report by a left-leaning blogger for the Washington Post is instructive. The Post’s Greg Sargent reports that Senate Democrat campaign strategists who are overseeing U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-MT) re-election bid have concluded that passing much-needed Medicare reforms will squander their efforts to score political points by scaring Montana seniors. This comes despite even President Obama making clear that everything should be on the table to start reining in our out-of-control federal debt. Top Democrats in charge of keeping the Senate in Dem hands and maintaining the political health of the party — DSCC chair Patty Murray and messaging chief Chuck Schumer — have privately expressed frustration that deep Medicare…
Manchin & Fellow Democrats Continue To Play Politics With Medicare
Washington Post Writer Pulls Back Curtain On Senate Democrats Putting Politics Ahead Of Passing Bipartisan Reforms For those who have been following the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations and questioned the difficulty of both parties reaching a bipartisan agreement, a new report by a left-leaning blogger for the Washington Post is instructive. The Post’s Greg Sargent reports that Senate Democrat campaign strategists who are overseeing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) re-election bid have concluded that passing much-needed Medicare reforms will squander their efforts to score political points by scaring West Virginia seniors. This comes despite even President Obama making clear that everything should be on the table to start reining-in our out-of-control federal debt. Top Democrats in charge of keeping the Senate in Dem hands and maintaining the political health of the party — DSCC chair Patty Murray and messaging chief Chuck Schumer — have privately expressed frustration that deep Medicare…
Menendez & Fellow Democrats Continue To Play Politics With Medicare
Washington Post Writer Pulls Back Curtain On Senate Democrats Putting Politics Ahead Of Passing Bipartisan Reforms For those who have been following the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations and questioned the difficulty of both parties reaching a bipartisan agreement, a new report by a left-leaning blogger for the Washington Post is instructive. The Post’s Greg Sargent reports that Senate Democrat campaign strategists who are overseeing U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) re-election bid have concluded that passing much-needed Medicare reforms will squander their efforts to score political points by scaring New Jersey seniors. This comes despite even President Obama making clear that everything should be on the table to start reining-in our out-of-control federal debt. Top Democrats in charge of keeping the Senate in Dem hands and maintaining the political health of the party — DSCC chair Patty Murray and messaging chief Chuck Schumer — have privately expressed frustration that deep Medicare…
