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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 3:15:27 PM
From: Sedohr Nod	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

it’s not like the budget gets reduced by any amount of money As fine of a reason as any to fire them all.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 4:25:41 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 224748

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Saturday, July 31, 2010 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -20 (see trends). rasmussenreports.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 5:55:51 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

California Rep. Waters may face fall ethics trial By LARRY MARGASAK, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 31 news.yahoo.com WASHINGTON – A second House Democrat, Rep. Maxine Waters of California, could face an ethics trial this fall, further complicating the election outlook for the party as it battles to retain its majority. People familiar with the investigation, who were not authorized to be quoted about charges before they are made public, say the allegations could be announced next week. The House ethics committee declined Friday to make any public statement on the matter. Waters, 71, has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest involving a bank that was seeking federal aid. Her husband owned stock in the bank and had served on its board. New York Democrat Rep. Charles Rangel also faces an ethics trial this fall on charges that include failure to disclose assets and income, nonpayment of taxes and doing legislative favors for donors to a college center named after him. Both Waters and Rangel are prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the trials would be an embarrassment for the group. Dual ethics trials would also be a major political liability for Democrats, forcing them to defend their party's ethical conduct while trying to hold on to their House majority. While Rangel is a former chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Waters is a prominent member of the House Financial Services Committee. Waters came under scrutiny after former Treasury Department officials said she helped arrange a meeting between regulators and executives at Boston-based OneUnited Bank without mentioning her husband's financial ties to the institution. Her husband, Sidney Williams, held at least $250,000 in the bank's stock and previously had served on its board. Waters' spokesman has said Williams was no longer on the board when the meeting was arranged. Waters has said the National Bankers Association, a trade group, requested the meeting. She defended her role in assisting minority-owned banks in the midst of the nation's financial meltdown and dismissed suggestions she used her influence to steer government aid to the bank. "I am confident that as the investigation moves forward the panel will discover that there are no facts to support allegations that I have acted improperly," Waters said in a prior statement. The committee unanimously voted to establish an investigative subcommittee to gather evidence and determine whether Waters violated standards of conduct. Waters, like Rangel, could settle her case by arranging a plea bargain with the ethics committee. So far she has decided instead to fight.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 5:58:15 PM
From: lorne	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224748

Democratic congressman fires staffer for 'Jewish money' list New York congressman Mike McMahon fires his communications director after his reelection campaign staff released a list of 80 Jews who had donated to the campaign of McMahon's Republican rival. By Natasha Mozgovaya 30.07.10 haaretz.com Despite the upcoming congressional elections November, Jewish Democrats and Republicans found themselves awkwardly united this week, following the embarrassing public relations lapse of Democratic congressman Mike McMahon's reelection campaign, whose staff released on Thursday a list of 80 Jewish donors who contributed to the campaign of his Republican rival, Mike Grimm. The point was to show that Grimm’s campaign money doesn’t come from his district - but not surprisingly, the “Jewish money” became the main point of discussion. “This is a United States congressman that's segregating people out by their religion,” concluded Grimm. In an attempt to minimize the damage, McMahon’s communications director Jennifer Nelson - who was quoted by the New York Observer as saying: “There is a lot of Jewish money, a lot of money from people in Florida and Manhattan, retirees." - was fired. McMahon, who represents New York's 13th district, repudiated Nelson's comments saying they were “entirely inappropriate” and “unauthorized”, and added that he was “outraged” by them. For the Jewish Republicans, however, it wasn’t the end of the story. Republican Jewish Coalition Executive Director Matthew Brooks said on Friday in a statement that "in more than 25 years in politics I have never seen anything more despicable and offensive than this” "Congressman McMahon has fired his communications director, but what about the other staff involved? Who asked for that list to be compiled? Who approved that action? Congressman McMahon needs to do more than apologize for 'inappropriate comments' - he must be held accountable for actions that his campaign staff took to count Jews supporting his rival," Brooks said. “I don't think this is something that should be swept under the rug. Seeing such bigotry from a sitting congressman's campaign is deeply troubling." Even the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) President and CEO, David Harris, had to denounce the McMahon campaign’s lapse. ”It is never acceptable to 'count Jews' in this way or to perpetuate age-old stereotypes about the Jewish community”, he said. “While McMahon took an important first step by holding his spokesperson accountable for her inflammatory statements, many unanswered questions about the incident remain. We strongly encourage Representative McMahon to work quickly and appropriately to address the deeply irresponsible actions taken by his campaign.”

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 8:05:15 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 224748

Patty Murray confirms that government spending is out of control.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (88452)	7/31/2010 10:26:04 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224748

Three months before the midterm elections, the idiot is stepping up his involvement in the fight to preserve the Democratic Party’s control of Congress. But advisers said he would concentrate largely on delivering a message, raising money and motivating voters from afar, rather than on racing from district to district. It is a vivid shift from the last two elections, when idiot Obama was the hottest draw for Democratic candidates in red and blue states alike. And it highlights the tough choices Democrats face as they head toward Election Day with the president’s approval ratings depressed, Republicans energized, the economic slump still lingering and two veteran House Democrats now facing public hearings on ethics charges. Democrats who are on the ballot hope to make the election about issues other than idiot Obama, including the benefits to their constituents of the health care and stimulus legislation and the argument that voting Republican means a return to the policies of President George W. Bush. That line of thinking is largely shared inside the West Wing, where advisers are trying to determine the balance between using idiot Obama to inspire voters and keeping him from becoming a defining negative presence. Already, idiot Obama is popping up more as a target in Republican campaign advertisements than as a positive presence in Democratic ones.