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ME-Sen: Local TV provides follow-up to Collins piece

Mon May 19, 2008 at 06:06:48 PM PDT

Kagro X had this diary on Friday that links to the original video, an expose about Susan Collins tenure as chair of the Senate's HS&GA Committee, the one tasked with overseeing ALL Federal contracts. Watch the first video before you view this follow-up:

The important part is at the end, where the Collins campaign strategy is made clear: do not deny the truth, but attack the messenger that brings it:

Most importantly on this point, neither Sen. Collins nor Rep. Allen dispute the key facts we tried to establish: that waste, fraud, and abuse did occur in Iraq and that a lack of oversight was a factor.

Their dispute is about who's to blame, and what should have been done about it in Congress.

I'll remind you of what Collins thought was more important than Iraq here, things like unused airline tickets and empty office buildings.

Tags: ME-Sen, Susan Collins, Tom Allen, Iraq, HS&GA, Maine, WGME, Senate, 2008 elections (all tags) :: Previous Tag Versions

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