Oregon Democrat Brad Avakian, who’s running in an upcoming special House election, released a TV ad last week in which he declares he is “ticked off” at “these tea party Republicans.”The Politico story also tells us that Lois Frankel is running for the Democratic Party nomination to face West in Florida next year and using much of the same anti-Teahadist rhetoric, and Tammy Duckworth is opposing Krishnamoorthi in Illinois for the right to run against deadbeat dad Walsh (also, New Mexico Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Bernalillo County commissioner, is running in a three-candidate primary for an Albuquerque-based seat in much the same fashion).
“People are excited to see someone stand up to these thugs in Congress,” Avakian told POLITICO, arguing that he’s the only Democrat in the crowded primary field who has embraced a muscular approach against the tea party. “They haven’t been there,” he said of his opponents.
He’s not alone: Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, another candidate facing a competitive primary, has turned his virulent opposition to smashmouth GOP Rep. Joe Walsh into the central thrust of his campaign, painting himself as the most committed tea party adversary in the race. Krishnamoorthi’s campaign recently put out a press release noting that “Raja’s record of standing up to Joe Walsh is long and well documented,” pointing out that he’s written anti-Walsh op-eds, launched a petition drive targeting the congressman and even personally confronted the Republican at one of his town halls.
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Florida Democrat Patrick Murphy, who’s running for the seat held by Rep. Allen West, widely regarded as the tea party’s favorite son, said he detects a strong desire among Democrats to embrace an aggressive posture toward the conservatives who have shifted Capitol Hill rightward. Murphy pointed to the swelling Occupy Wall Street movement, which is railing against the corporate world in cities across the country, as evidence that the left is energized and looking for politicians willing to espouse a forceful, anti-conservative message.
“We said, ‘Look, if we’re going to counter this, we need to tap into the countermovement,’ and that’s the progressives out there,” said Murphy. “I think it’s important for us to be the anti-Allen West candidate, to tap into that kind of nationwide movement.”
Murphy, a construction company executive, recently purchased an ad on the liberal Daily Kos website that features a picture of West and asks viewers, “What are you prepared to do to stop the tea party?” It adds: “Speak now, or forever drink the tea.”
And let’s not forget that Florida’s Patrick Murphy is not to be confused with this guy.
On life support. Dead man walking. Down for the count. He’s toast. Stick a fork in him; he’s done. Pick your own metaphorical cliché as long as it acknowledges that this president is a goner. If you need proof, consider Gallup’s recent assessment of the president’s job-approval numbers: “Only one elected president since Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, had a lower 11th-quarter average than Obama.” And we all know what happened to Mr. Peanut. Gallup brings the president’s lousy numbers to the bottom line by showing that Obama is losing to a generic Republican in its surveys, as well as in a head-to-head with the leading Republican, Mitt Romney.I don’t know what David Hill is a doctor of, but it definitely isn’t punditry; as noted here…
...President Barack Obama leads the Republican frontrunners in the crucial swing state of Ohio.And this is from The Daily Tucker, people!
According to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday, Ohioans would choose Obama over leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney by 45 percent to 41 percent, and has a wider lead over candidates Herman Cain and Rick Perry. He leads Perry by an 11-point margin (47 percent to 36 percent) and Cain by 8 points (47 percent to 39 percent).
Obama has widened his lead over Romney and Perry since last month, and this is the first time Quinnipiac has pitted him against Cain. In September, Obama had a narrow 3-point lead over Perry, which he has now tripled. Last month, he and Romney were statistically tied, 44 percent to 42 percent, but the president has edged forward since.
House Republicans are again moving forward with legislation to limit the power of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).In response, I give you the following (here)...
On Wednesday, the House Education and the Workforce Committee is scheduled to mark up legislation sponsored by its chairman, Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.). The bill, known as the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, would negate several of the labor board’s actions this year, including a proposed regulation to speed up union elections.
What a bunch of bullshit...the NLRB is doing its job! God forbid employees get equal footing to the employer. Groups like (the Retail Industry Leaders Association, the life forms behind Kline’s bogus bill) are fronts for the 1% to prevent the 99% from being able to get ahead. They do not care about fairness in the workplace; all these bastards care about is the almighty dollar.What a shame – I’ve enjoyed shopping at Best Buys and Target, among other stores from the link…it will be tough to come up with alternatives to these outfits, but I’ll give it a shot.
Here is a list of RILA members...I suggest you contact them and let them know what you think of their group—looks like I will buying a lot more locally (I am sure going to miss Apple products though).
Update 10/27/11: Here is a terrific response to Kline from an actual small business owner.
In rough economic terms, the top 1 percent control about 40 percent of America's wealth. I asked if that was fair.When the love of my family pays the mortgage and the utility bill, I’ll let you know (nice attempt to divert the argument).
"Not particularly," shrugs (Center City lawyer George) Bochetto.
"People who work hard and make money get to keep it, and people who do not work hard or are not industrious should not be given a free ride for the rest of their lives," says (former Philadelphia mayoral candidate and magnate Tom) Knox.
(Renee) Amoore (of the M/WBE-certified economic development, health care, and management consulting firm called the Amoore Group) says, "We do pay our taxes and we reach out to help other people, too."
Since Amoore, the deputy chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, knows presidential candidate Herman Cain, I asked if she agrees with his statement that if you are not rich, blame yourself.
"You know what? Yes, I do," she says, adding "you can be rich in different ways."
Bochetto says that although "if you were a minority, it was a much rougher road," the 99 percenters who are complaining "could have been more determined, more focused and taken advantage of opportunities that are available to everybody."Really? While that one percent has seen its income “explode,” as Think Progress notes here? And can someone tell me how the top 1 percent can be paying 50-60 percent of the taxes when they take in a quarter of the nation’s income (here)?
Knox agrees that Cain has a point, but "some people never had the opportunity."
The flip side of Cain's remark was the crack from Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren that no one ever got rich on his own.
"She's a little quacky there," says Knox. "What she's trying to say is the help that you get is streetlights, roads, police. Who the hell paid for the streetlights, roads, police? That's your taxes. The 1 percent is paying 50 or 60 percent of the taxes."
To be fair, there is some other even-handed stuff in here, such as admitting that a return to the high-end rate of 50 percent that we last saw under The Sainted Ronnie R might not be so bad (good luck with that, unfortunately). However, they all decry the supposedly failed “stimulus,” when I don’t see a better idea from any of them instead (and on that, I give you this).
Also, please note that Knox didn’t say that Warren was wrong, only that she was “quacky.” Well, among other choice items, this story in Philadelphia Magazine tells us how Knox tried to eviscerate an employee pension fund to pay off creditors, which resulted in a lawsuit the employees eventually won (if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck…).
And speaking of right-wing economic delusions, I give you the following from Matt Mackowiak of the formerly Moonie Times here…
The Obama campaign clearly sees political benefit in supporting the Occupy movement, and the president has voiced public support. But Democratic pollster Douglas Schoen recently argued in the Wall Street Journal, “President Obama and the Democratic leadership are making a critical error in embracing the Occupy Wall Street movement - and it may cost them the 2012 election.”Citing the Schoen poll is particularly humorous when you find out how the “Fix Noise Democrat” jiggered the results here (and here is Mackowiak from about a year ago deriding the Dems’ attempt at conciliation with the “loyal opposition” - first bullet).
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