Help Me Respond to an Editorial by a Right-Winger

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Tuesday February 20, 2007 · 11:20 AM PST

2007/02/20 · 11:20

I have noticed recently that my local newspaper, The Daily Tribune-News (Cartersville, Georgia) runs only editorials from right-wing talking heads like Mike Reagan, a former chair of the county Republican Party, and the like. A couple years ago, there was balance. The chair of the county Democratic Party, Howard Dean, and a local Democratic activist all had columns at one time. Now, that's changed.

But I digress. The object of this diary is not to complain about the right-wing slant of my local paper. It's to ask help in formulating a response to one column published recently.

More over the flip.

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 8:57 AM PST

2007/02/01 · 08:57

The Hill published an article highlighting some of the fundraising efforts of freshmen Democrats in the House. Apparently, many are doing quite well. David Loebsack (IA-02) has raised about $71,000. Kirsten Gillebrand (NY-20) has raised $65,000 in PAC money alone. Earl Perlmutter (CO-07) has raised $79,000. Charlie Wilson (OH-06) has raised $34,000. Paul Hodes has raised $35,000. Jason Altmire (PA-04) and Patrick Murphy (PA-08) have both raised $50,000 in PAC money alone. Zack Space (OH-18) and Steven Kagen (WI-08) have both raised $35,000 in PAC money.

As far as simple financial numbers go, this is good news. All of these candidates are vulnerable to some degree. So, if all of these House members are already off to good starts, they may be able to force out potentially strong challenges early on.

More over the flip...

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Friday January 12, 2007 · 8:59 AM PST

2007/01/12 · 08:59

We saw some movement in regards to anti-escalation legislation yesterday. Neither Senate bill (S.233 offered by Ted Kennedy and calling for the cutting of funds for escalation and S.121 which is offered by Russ Feingold calls for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq) picked up any new cosponsors.

However, both House bills (see below) picked up cosponsors. New cosponsors are in italics.

H.Con.Res.23: Offered by Dennis Kucinich

Expresses the sense of the Congress that troops not be escalated (note the use of the word "escalated") in Iraq. I may be wrong, but this appears to be a non-binding resolution. Judging from the compartively high number of cosponsors and the fact that Lynch is a cosponsor, it appears this may become a "consensus" piece of legislation, basically hot air but no substance. It gained five cosponsors, moving it to 26. The cosponsors:

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Thursday January 11, 2007 · 10:04 AM PST

2007/01/11 · 10:04

I am compiling a list of bills introduced in the 110th Congress dealing with ending, lessening, or keeping at the status quo, American involvement in Iraq.

H.Con.Res.23: Offered by Dennis Kucinich
Expresses the sense of the Congress that troops not be escalated (note the use of the word "escalated") in Iraq. I may be wrong, but this appears to be a non-binding resolution. Judging from the compartively high number of cosponsors and the fact that Lynch is a cosponsor, it appears this may become a "consensus" piece of legislation, basically hot air but no substance. It has 21 cosponsors as of 12:28 PM EST on January 11:

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Monday November 20, 2006 · 2:05 PM PST

2006/11/20 · 14:05

I am announcing the creation of Gingrey Watch, a project whose purpose is the defeat of Phil Gingrey, the current right-wing representative from Georgia's 11th District.

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Wednesday November 15, 2006 · 2:56 PM PST

2006/11/15 · 14:56

I'm thinking about creating a "Gingrey Watch" website/blog in order to defeat my "representative" Phil Gingrey. Can anyone give me some advice on how to do this? Gingrey's 71% was a total aberration. The district is similar to Bob Barr's old district, and we held him to under 55% in his first and last terms. Also, the district has a good deal of minorities, includes several colleges, and includes the moderating suburbs.

Do They Not See This?

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Wednesday October 11, 2006 · 11:00 AM PDT

2006/10/11 · 11:00

Remember back a few months ago when it came to be widely know that part of the Republicans', at least in the House, strategy was to invoke Nancy Pelosi in competitive races, hoping to tie vulnerable Democrats or Democrats mounting serious challenges to Pelosi by saying they would vote for her as Speaker. Well, that strategy apparently went nowhere.

Flash forward to post-Foley American politics. When in the hell aren't more Democrats tying Republicans to Hastert. I mean, I saw on CNN an ad from Patty Wetterling talking about the scandal. The reporter (and God, I hate CNN's political talking heads) said Wetterling's opponent, Michele Bachmann, has nothing to do with the scandal. The hell she doesn't. If elected, Bachmann, would vote to give Hastert great control over the legislative process in the House. And even if Hastert resigns, Boehner, who also knew AND gave out checks from tobacco lobbyists on the House floor, will become Speaker.

Why does it seem like an awful lot of people are missing this?

Cook Report: Good News!

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Friday June 30, 2006 · 10:19 AM PDT

2006/06/30 · 10:19

The Cook Report has been updated recently. I'm not going to detail everything, but I will mention what has changed since the last edition. Keep these heating races in mind as you make your final donations.

In the Senate races, Florida is now considered "Solid Democratic." At the same time, Virginia has moved from "Solid Republican" to "Likely Republican." There are now six Republican seats (PA, RI, TN, MT, MO, and OH) listed as tossups compared to just one Democratic seat (MN).

In the House, four Republican seats (IL-06, CT-04, NC-11 and FL-22) have moved into the tossup category, making 14 total Republican seats that are listed as tossups. That's one seat less than the total we need to take the House. And keep in mind, CA-50 was moved out of the tossup column right after the special election, so that won could conceivably become hot again should Busby shake off the gaffe and Bilbray tank. Oh, and OH-06 has been moved from "Tossup" to "Leans Democratic." So, there are now NO Democratic tossup seats. Read More

What's At Stake: How the 2006 House Race Could Effect the 2008 Presidential Race

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Tuesday May 30, 2006 · 10:48 AM PDT

2006/05/30 · 10:48

In the event of a tie in the Electoral College, the House has the right to choose the President. However, they do not vote as individuals; each state's delegation has one vote. So, in addition to the importance of taking the House, it is important to take a majority of the state delegations. One should realize that there is another House election in 2008, so what happens in 2006 will not be totally set in stone. One should also realize that there will be considerable pressure for representatives to vote for the candidate who won their state/district. However, 2006 will set a strong foundation for 2008. Plus, it would be easier to take the House delegations in what appears to be a Democratic year and defend them in 2008 than it would be to take them in 2008. Below is a run-down of all 50 state delegations, with the current make-up, seats we have to defend, and seats we can take. Be advised that I am listing only races mentioned in the Cook Report, Larry Sabato's Crystalball, and Congressional Quarterly's Website. Therefore, I will not count seats like TX-21 as they are not accepted to be comeptitive. Read More

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Some Advice Needed

Do They Not See This?

Cook Report: Good News!

What's At Stake: How the 2006 House Race Could Effect the 2008 Presidential Race