Reid protects home state at expense of others

Tue Sep 29 — 1:56pm

You have to wonder what Barbara Boxer, Dick Durbin or Bill Nelson think about their Majority Leader cutting a "special deal" at the expense of their home states, as reported by the New York Times’ Robert Pear: The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, has secured a special deal protecting his state against the costs of expanding Medicaid under one of the major health care bills moving through Congress. Mr. Reid, a Democrat, complained about the impact on Nevada when the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus, Democrat of Montana, unveiled his bill on Sept. 16 ... Under Mr. Baucus’s original proposal, the federal government would have paid 87 percent of the new costs in Nevada. Under the modified version, the federal government would pay 100 percent of the new costs for the first five years ... The changes came at the expense of other states, including California, Florida and Illinois, which would see significant increases in state Medicaid spending under the new formula.

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Tell Reid to Take a Stand on the Public Option!

Mon Sep 28 — 9:33pm

Tell Senator Reid to take a position on the public option by clicking here.

 

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Chairman Cornyn Irks Reid

Mon Sep 28 — 2:21pm

Senator Reid seems to be becoming increasingly frustrated by the criticism coming from Senator Cornyn and the NRSC.

The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram has more on the story.

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Friday Round up

Fri Sep 25 — 2:09pm

A few must reads in the news and on the blogs:

From the Washington Post: Democrats Are Jarred by a Drop in Fundraising.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal has an editorial titled, "Reid Blocks ACORN Probe."

Illinois' Marathon Pundit offers insight into SEIU's endorsement of Alexi Giannoulias.

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Vote for your favorite stimulus sign

Thu Sep 24 — 2:05pm

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Reid Rejects Investigation into ACORN

Wed Sep 23 — 4:19pm

Majority Leader Harry Reid rebuffed a Republican request that he call Senate hearings and an investigation into recent allegations against the scandal-tainted community organizing group ACORN … Reid made the comments in letters to 28 Republican senators, who had asked for the investigation into the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The liberal-leaning group has faced heavy criticism following the release last week of a video showing ACORN employees apparently advising a couple, posing as a prostitute accompanied by her pimp, about how to conceal their line of work, evade taxes and handle undocumented, under-age sex workers … The group of GOP senators, led by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn of Texas, lodged the request Sept. 17 amid a flurry of legislative activity related to ACORN.

Full story here.

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White House to take aggressive role in state races

Tue Sep 22 — 1:59pm

The New York Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press are all reporting today that the White House is undertaking an unprecedented role in the 2010 mid-term elections. Washington Democrats are hoping to use the power of the Obama White House to hand-pick their candidates, raise money, and devote resources to ensure Democrats expand their governing majorities.

We can't let that happen.

The GOP saw impressive gains in August - the NRSC outraised our Democrat counterparts by almost a million dollars, Americans spoke out in huge numbers against the Democrats' plans to enact a government takeover of American health care, and many liberal incumbents saw their polling numbers take a steep dive. We cannot let these hard-earned successes be erased by a White House political machine that is intent on meddling like never before. Your donation of $36 - one dollar for every open seat in 2010 - will help build Republican ranks in the Senate and helpstop the liberal policies of tax-and-spend and government expansion.

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Two Must Reads

Mon Sep 21 — 2:57pm

Time Magazine has a great piece titled, "Senate Democrats Grapple with a Suddenly Less Promising 2010."

A highlight:

But then suddenly things started changing. The political scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and now Senator Roland Burris handicapped the Democrats' chances of keeping Obama's old Senate seat. Governors in Colorado and New York appointed two relative unknowns to fill Hillary Clinton and Ken Salazar's shoes, respectively, both of whom left for the cabinet. And then Ted Kennedy died, prompting a Massachusetts special election due to be held in January.

Louisiana's the Daily Comet looks at Charlie Melancon's health-care problem.

 

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NRSC Outraises DSCC For 2nd Month!

Fri Sep 18 — 2:54pm

Great news...the NRSC has outraised the DSCC for the 2nd month in a row!

Some news articles on this are:

· The Hill: NRSC Outraises DSCC For Second Month

· CNN: Senate GOP Bests Democrats In Fundraising

· Roll Call: NRSC Raises $3 Million In August

· Politico: NRSC Outraises DSCC Two Months In A Row

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GOP surging with female recruits for 2010

Thu Sep 17 — 4:52pm

The Hill’s Aaron Blake writes on the increasing number of strong female candidates in the 2010 GOP recruiting class. It’s been a while since Republicans recruited as many solid candidates as they have this cycle, so that’s part of the reason for the surge in female candidates. But the GOP already has more female recruits than do the Democrats, and they could wind up with women running in about half of their big challenger and open-seat races in 2010.

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