civilized ku # 229-33 ~ politics
Monday, October 26, 2009 at 08:47AM 
Political fundraiser # 1 • click to embiggen
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Political fundraiser # 4-5 • click to embiggenEarly Friday evening the wife dragged me to a political fundraiser.
One of her law partners is running for the US Congress - the only Congressional election this year - on the Democratic ticket. The seat is the one vacated by John McHugh after he was appointed Secretary of the Army by President Obama. McHugh is a Republican and his former Congressional seat has been occupied by a Republican since the Civil War.
With only a week to go before the election Bill Owens holds an 8-9 point lead over his 2 opponents - the Republican candidate, and an ultra-conservative nut-job independent (the so-called, "true" Republican) who is conveniently splitting the Republican vote.
The Republican National Committee has hung the Republican candidate out to dry - very little funding whereas Owens has the complete backing of the DNC which means beaucoup $$$$, a fundraiser by President Obama, email campaign from Bill Clinton - because she does not pass the RNC litmus test on a number of issues, especially the 2 biggies. She is pro-choice and pro-civil unions.
It appears that the RNC is sending a message to the rank and file office holders - tow the line because we will eat our own.
Reader Comments (3)
No matter which candidate wins it'll be business as usual - fleece the citizenry.
Mike
What do you mean by "fleece the citizenry"?
Taxes?
Steal their monies, waste their energies, fail to keep promises made, break the Republic, kill civilians around the globe. There are many ways the Junta in DC fleeces the citizenry.