From The Roots
Mark Kirk Excoriated For Fearmongering
Not a good day for embattled Illinois Republican Mark Kirk.
First, he
from Rich Miller in the Chicago Sun-Times over his rhetoric on Guantanamo detainees:
Kirk's over the top, hyperbolic, error-riddled, extremely partisan fear tantrum finally tipped the media against him. Just about every significant newspaper in Illinois, including this one, which endorsed Kirk's re-election last year, mocked Kirk's meltdown and severely chastised him for needless and baseless fear-mongering.
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Kirk is clearly showing that he's far too susceptible to our disgusting and mindless national political wars, which endlessly play out on those idiotic cable TV "news" channels. And all this makes me question how Kirk would behave if he were elected next November.
Undaunted,
Kirk kept his fear-mongering up
, switching topics to mammograms. Kirk emailed his supporters with a deceptive email claiming that:
This month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended eliminating mammograms for women ages 40-49. The panel concluded that while thousands of women’s lives would be saved by ...Read more...
06:00 PM Nov 30, 2009 - 0 comments permalink
Things To Be Thankful For
DSCC Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez sent this holiday message to DSCC supporters:
Dear Friend,
There's a lot to be grateful for this time of year - family, friends, good food. And progress. A Democratic president and Congress make all the difference.
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09:34 AM Nov 25, 2009 - 0 comments permalink
Ayotte Finally Decides On Jim DeMint Question (She Likes Him!)
We’ve always known that it takes a while for Kelly Ayotte to make up her mind on pretty much any political position, but none more obviously than the “Jim DeMint question”.
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06:20 PM Nov 23, 2009 - 0 comments permalink
Paving The Way For Health Care Reform
Today, the Republican Senate Caucus, including Senators Richard Burr, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, and admitted sinner David Vitter, attempted to stand in the way of the most significant health care reform package since Medicare.
Thanks to a united Senate Democratic caucus led by Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Republicans failed. But their naked and cynical attempt to stymie any semblance of reform on this critical issue will not be forgotten.
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09:40 PM Nov 21, 2009 - 0 comments permalink
The Governor Is Focused On...
In the interest of politeness, please do try to stifle your laughter as you read the following quote from a hapless Charlie Crist spokesman:
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04:50 PM Nov 19, 2009 - 0 comments permalink
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