Wisconsin AG Van Hollen Won't Commit to Debates

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Wednesday September 08, 2010 · 2:40 PM PDT

2010/09/08 · 14:40

Wisconsin's Republican Attorney General JB Van Hollen has been avoiding debates with his Democratic opponent Scott Hassett. Today, Scott Hassett challenged Van Hollen to a series of 4 debates to which Van Hollen's campaign manager responded by implying that Van Hollen is too busy with his job to allow voters the chance to evaluate the candidates side by side:

..."But the attorney general still has a job to do running the Department of Justice. Certainly there will be a debate but not because Scott Hassett is desperate," Schmitz said.

In a "letter that Hassett wrote to Van Hollen, he wrote:

"Over the summer, there have been several groups that have asked both of us to appear at candidate forums, including the State Bar of Wisconsin. You have either refused to attend those forums with me or, in the case of the State Bar, have avoided committing to a joint appearance for nearly two months. While I realize that old-school political wisdom says that incumbents should avoid appearing with their opponents, I think Wisconsin voters deserve better. I would hope you agree.

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Saturday March 22, 2008 · 7:50 AM PDT

2008/03/22 · 07:50

Today's story at Washingtonpost.com on Hillary's Borne Adventure-like exploits is too rich not to share.

You may recall the comedian Sinbad called Hillary out on her exagerated claims of daring-do. So what does Hillary respond? She ups the ante!

Now she is telling hair-raising stories of sniper fire on the tarmac! Check out the photos and video at the link! That's not Hillary ducking down to hug a little girl during a ceremony on the tarmac! She's ducking sniper fire!!!

Hillary's Balkan Adventures, Part II

I can't wait for the next installment of this adventure. Maybe she can tell us how she single-handedly captured the enemy.

Wyoming Dems could use some love

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Friday March 07, 2008 · 7:45 PM PST

2008/03/07 · 19:45

Wyoming Dems are enjoying the attention of their upcoming caucuses. I found myself googling my way to the state party website.

I was thinking that it would be fun to lend a hand to the underdog party in Wyoming by making contributions to the party coffers and send a message at the same time. So, here's the idea:

Barack Obama supporters make a $26.00 dollar contribution (the numbers 2&6 being Barack Obama's initials per the telephone numbering system. Hillary Clinton's initials would equal $42, so let's flip them to $24.

Wyoming only gets this kind of attention every 50 years or so, so let's help them enjoy it. Now is likely their best party building oppportunity as well so a few extra bucks now I'm sure would go a long way.

Contribute at: www.wyomingdemocrats.com

What John Edwards should do

Kryno

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Friday January 04, 2008 · 6:46 PM PST

2008/01/04 · 18:46

I’m an Edwards fan. I’m irritated by the lack of media coverage of Edwards’ candidacy, pre- and post-Iowa. It seems every media commentator jumps from Obama to Clinton (do not stop at Edwards!) in their assessment of Democratic Party dynamics.

I only catch snippets of John Edwards speeches (I don’t have cable TV and thus am limited to regular TV & web). I observe the most often covered lines from Edwards are about "fighting corporate influence in our government" or some such variant.

Well, I just don’t think it’s connecting. I agree that corporate interests are calling most of the shots, but I don’t think Edwards words are connecting. So, I suggest Edwards team hit the thesaurus and start retooling his stump speech ASAP. In particular, I think Edwards is playing corporations wrong.

Kryno

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Monday June 18, 2007 · 6:56 PM PDT

2007/06/18 · 18:56

This was posted by local activist in Madison, WI on a progressive discussion group. I thought it worthy of sharing:

As individuals we can only do so much at a time, we all have our own priority issues, and what I hear here is an expressed desire to have the full weight of the Democratic Party focused in on what each one of us wants in exchange for our loyalty, whether it’s pushing impeachment, fully finding public education, universal health care, women’s rights, LGBT rights, environmental sustainability, clean energy, lower profits for oil companies, ending the war, getting Democrats elected, etc., etc..

Kryno

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Sunday February 25, 2007 · 9:12 PM PST

2007/02/25 · 21:12

Among believers in Al Gore running for president, this evening was a milestone in the campaign leading up to Al Gore's run for the presidency. Two Oscars for AIT (An Inconvenient Truth): One for Best Documentary and One for Best Song (congrats Melissa Etheridge).

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Saturday February 10, 2007 · 6:26 AM PST

2007/02/10 · 06:26

John Edwards was on MTP recently and spent some time explaining his vote for the war (or to give Bush the authority....). Barack Obama's been making an issue of his early opposition to the war, and Hillary's been spinning her record. I offer up the following to show the potential candidate with the most credible record on the war:

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Wisconsin AG Van Hollen Won't Commit to Debates

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Wyoming Dems could use some love

What John Edwards should do

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Dem Candidates' Credibility on the War