NRCC Swift Boating of Francine Busby

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Saturday April 22, 2006 · 12:00 AM PDT

2006/04/22 · 00:00

The National Republican Congressional Committee released a television ad in San Diego today that is filled with outright lies and a blatant disregard for the truth that is breathtaking even for the Republican Party.

The ad represents a new low for a party that had pretty much plumbed the depths of sleazy political dirty tricks. Unlike 2004's Swift Boat attacks on John Kerry, this ad comes directly from the Republican Party. This ad couldn't have hit the air in San Diego without the approval of county Republican leader, Ron Nehring.

This ad is filled with such massive lies and slanderous statements that any honest Republican should disavow it on sight. Here are the lies and some of the direct repudiations from the Busby campaign. Read More

10 Years Isn't Enough For Cunningham

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Friday February 17, 2006 · 11:12 PM PST

2006/02/17 · 23:12

Federal prosecutors presented a San Diego court with a recommended sentence for former congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham. You can read the entire sentencing memorandum here or check out the San Diego Union Tribune's shorter version here.

Having admitted unparalleled corruption, defendant Randall H. Cunningham now comes before the Count to be sentenced for his stunning betrayal of the public trust. Cunningham used his status as a war hero to get into Congress, and then he used his Congressional office to get rich. In doing so, Cunningham reneged on his obligation to execute his office with conscientious, loyal, faithful, disinterested, and unbiased service. The length, breadth, and depth of Cunningham's crimes against the people of the United States are unprecedented for a sitting Member of Congress. So too, should be his sentence. Read More

CA-50 More Immigrant Bashing

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Monday January 02, 2006 · 10:43 AM PST

2006/01/02 · 10:43

Former San Diego Congressman Brian Bilbray has joined in a lawsuit against the California university system. The Class action lawsuit contends that the children of illegal aliens are allowed to attend California colleges and universities as if they were California residents, while students from outside California are required to pay out-of-state tuition to attend state schools.

Of course the motivation here is the same sorry old immigrant bashing crap that has plagued California for 150 yeas. This is just a new twist. And, as Bilbray's presence demonstrates, the crew joining this lawsuit is not looking for fairness, they are looking for political gain.

Bilbray, you see, is one of the Republicans in the running for Randy "Duke" Cunningham's seat in the CA-50. Although he has been working as a lobbyist for anti-immigrations groups since he lost his seat in the CA-49 to Democrat Susan Davis in 2000, Bilbray's anti-immigrant credentials aren't as radical as those of his primary Republican opponents in the 50th District special election field. So, Bilbray is using his children as a tool to insert himself into the lawsuit. Read More

Doolittle, Delay, Abramoff - Family Ties

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Tuesday December 27, 2005 · 8:16 AM PST

2005/12/27 · 08:16

Interest in California Congressman John Doolittle's ties to Jack Abramoff is beginning to shine the light on some very interesting fund raising practices and associations of the powerful Northern California (CA-4) representative.

One of the central issues under investigation is the relationship of the company owned by Congressman Doolittle's wife and several shady operations that fall under the Abramoff/Delay umbrella. Julie Doolittle is the president of Sierra Dominion Financial Solutions, a company that does fundraising for her husband's powerful Superior California Federal Leadership Fund, a political action committee (PAC). Read More

CA-4 Doolittle May Have Done-A-Lot

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Monday December 26, 2005 · 12:06 PM PST

2005/12/26 · 12:06

Powerful California Congressman John Doolittle (CA-4) is finding himself under some intense scrutiny in his own district for his ties to Republican rainmaker, Jack Abramoff and Duke Cunningham money man, Brent Wilkes.

The Auburn Journal takes a close look at Doolittle's connections and denials. The Journal points out that Doolittle's links with the growing circle of Republican scandals is finally starting to resonate in his eastern California district.

"Tied to the headline-grabbing Abramoff scandal, linked by his close association to embattled former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, and with funding for the political action committee he administers coming from co-conspirators in the "Duke" Cunningham political corruption case, Doolittle has become embroiled with dozens of other lawmakers in a series of developments that threaten to bring down the Republican House majority his party has held since the mid-1990s.

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CA-41 Jerry Lewis - More Republican Pay-to-Play

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Friday December 23, 2005 · 8:40 AM PST

2005/12/23 · 08:40

Representative Jerry Lewis' (CA-41) close ties to big buck lobbyists and the expanding Republican earmarking scandal are highlighted in an article appearing at the top of today's San Diego Union Tribune. Copley New Services Jerry Kammer shows the close linkage between Lewis and San Diego congressman turned lobbyist, Bill Lowery.

"From powerful positions on the House Appropriations Committee, California Rep. Jerry Lewis has greenlighted hundreds of millions of dollars in federal projects for clients of one of his closest friends, lobbyist and former state Congressman Bill Lowery.

Meanwhile, Lowery, the partners at his firm and their clients have donated 37 percent of the $1.3 million that Lewis' political action committee received in the past six years."

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Wednesday December 21, 2005 · 11:04 AM PST

2005/12/21 · 11:04

Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-52) has had a pretty high media profile lately. In just the last few weeks, Hunter, who is Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, opposed the McCain anti-torture amendment; proposed building a fence along the entire US-Mexico border and the study of a similar barrier for the Canadian border; AND attempted to steal 53,000 acres of the Channel Island National Park.

Duncan has been a busy, busy boy, lately. Of course being a close associate of Cunningham pay-for-play Co-conspirator #1, Brent Wilkes, may be part of Hunter's inspiration to change the subject in public. Read More

Cunningham Not An Isolated Incident

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Wednesday December 07, 2005 · 8:41 PM PST

2005/12/07 · 20:41

Republican apologists want voters to believe that criminals such as Former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham are aberrations in their ranks. Certainly, most of the Republican members of Congress are honest and hardworking public servants. But, the simple reality is that it wasn't until the ascension of George Bush, Tom Delay and Bill Frist that the Republican circus of corruption completely took over Washington.

Duke Cunningham appeared to be nothing more than a cartoon Republican loudmouth. He was clearly more interested in representing defense contractors than his less well heeled constituents, but early in his career it appears that the extent of his pay-for-play activity was limited to the kind of services that could be purchased via legal campaign contributions and gray area perks such as private jet air travel and "campaign trips" to golf friendly locations. Read More

Bush Still Won't Act to Help

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Monday October 17, 2005 · 5:36 PM PDT

2005/10/17 · 17:36

Today's Los Angeles Times reveals that despite his multiple trips and photo ops in the hurricane devastated Gulf Coast, President Bush is doing virtually nothing to actually help in the recovery process.

"Almost two months after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast and a month after promising in a nationally televised speech to help rebuild the region "quickly," President Bush has settled on a cautious, piecemeal approach that even many members of his own party fear will stall reconstruction and sow economic disarray.

Bush has made highly publicized trips to Louisiana and Mississippi on average of once a week since the storm, but the administration has yet to introduce legislation for two of the three proposals the president highlighted during his September speech from New Orleans.

But if administration work on reconstruction is proceeding, it seems not to be occurring with anything like the urgency and decisiveness that Bush suggested it would when he stood before the cameras in a darkened and largely deserted New Orleans for his Sept. 15 address."

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Saturday October 15, 2005 · 8:29 PM PDT

2005/10/15 · 20:29

Next year, Americans will have the chance to repudiate the Republican Culture of Corruption all across this country. Despite the absolute incompetence of the Bush Administration and blatant corruption of Republicans such as Tom Delay, Bill Frist, Randy Cunningham, the list goes on; every race to unseat a member of the corrupt Republican regime is going to require an incredibly difficult effort and lots of money.

In CA-50, the opportunity is great. Incumbent Republican Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham is enmeshed in a bribery and conspiracy scandal that has already forced him to announce his retirement at the end of this term. Of course, if indictments are handed down before the end of the year, the resulting controversy might cause Cunningham to resign.

There is a viable, powerhouse Democratic candidate in place and running hard in CA-50. Francine Busby took the fight to Cunningham last year. She lost the race, but didn't give up the fight. With a solid organization in place, party support and, MOST CRITICALLY, a candidate who stands for something, Busby is a contender in what has been a safe Republican district.

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Sunday October 09, 2005 · 10:40 AM PDT

2005/10/09 · 10:40

Environmental rapist and Republican Congressman Dick Pombo (CA-11) is also a charter member of the Republican Circus of Corruption. According to the Lodi News-Sentinel, Pombo collected $13,000 in contributions from Alaskan construction interests as he began a major push to open ANWR to oil companies.

"Last month, Pombo used his position as chairman of the House Resources Committee to further his longstanding goal of leasing land for oil drilling in part of ANWR, which spans 19 million acres of northeast Alaska. The committee is expected to include a provision to open ANWR in a budget reconciliation bill later this month..."

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Friday October 07, 2005 · 8:03 PM PDT

2005/10/07 · 20:03

San Diego Union Tribune discloses today that, shortly after his appointment to the House intelligence committee in 2001, Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham sent a letter to ADCS Inc. founder and chief executive, Brent Wilkes. In his letter, Cunningham informs Wilkes of his desire to work closely with the defense contractor.

"I have long benefited from your expertise on major defense issues before Congress, and have appreciated the opportunity to work with you on key service funding priorities. With my new assignment, I see even greater opportunities to work together in support of our national security and intelligence communities."

Essentially, Duke was letting Wilkes know that he had been given the key to the bank and his close friends and key contributors were now in line for free samples from the vault. Read More

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