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September 10, 2006
It's called politics; get over it
This article is a little ridiculous and its headline is misleading: In Pivotal Year, GOP Plans to Get Personal.
I am really tired of people trying to label truly political arguments and pretend they are "personal attacks." This headline wants you to believe that the GOP is going to get all nasty and start campaigning on people's extra-marital affairs, closeted gay children, past drug use, mentally impaired spouses, etc. THAT is a personal attack. So when reading the article, this is what we find:
- Attack on a candidate for suing 80 people
- Attack on candidate's votes on border security and immigration issues
WOW! How outrageous! And check this stunning admission by the heir apparent to chair he NRCC::
In a memo released last week, Cole, who is running to succeed Reynolds at the NRCC, expanded on that strategy. The memo recommended that vulnerable incumbents spend $20,000 on a research "package" to find damaging material about challengers and urged that they "define your opponent immediately and unrelentingly."
So I guess, its appalling for a candidate to research their opponent. And its stunning (well, not really for the WaPo) that there was no discussion of the DSCC, and they could possibly be doing anything similar...perhaps, like illegally obtaining credit reports of the Lt. Governor of Maryland perhaps? The GOP should just lay down and lose?
"When all [Republicans] do is launch potshots, they look like they're trying to cover up the fact that they have no solutions" said Phil Singer, communications director for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Again, the challenger needs to state what their alternative solution is and it is perfectly acceptable for an incumbent to point out that they are not an alternative to him/her.
Posted by Aaron at September 10, 2006 10:11 AM
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Covering up your own lack of ideas is called politics; get over it.
Posted by: paul at September 10, 2006 10:32 AM
So is pointing out your candidates lack of ideas as well, Paul.
Look a few posts down to the wonderful Elanor Clift's advice for Dems not to get "suckered" or whatever int ooffering a plan of their own.
Posted by: aaron at September 10, 2006 03:09 PM
This is just way too funny. The Pro-business GOP is going to run ads going after a business owner for attempting to collect on accounts receivable to the business? Are they not aware that there are entire businesses dedicated to collecting healthcare receivables from those who have the ability to pay, but simply don't. (http://www.ncogroup.com/industries/healthcare/bad_debt.aspx). Are they not aware that regulations dating back to the Reagan era require that Federally Qualified Health Clinics show that they have used every legal means to collect bad debt if that bad debt exceeds a certain percentage of all receivables? In other words, to remain a Federally qualified clinic, you have to prove not only that you were aggressive in your collection efforts, but had a certain amount of success. A GOP catch 22 if there ever was one.
Does this mean that the GOP thinks that it is WRONG for a business to attempt to collect bad debts? or is it just wrong for businesses owned by Democrats?? Or is it just wrong for businesses involved in health care? How about Bill Frist? Are they saying that the Hospital Corporation of America never attempted to collect bad debts through the courts? That would be a laugh.
What a bunch of slimy hypocrites.
Posted by: KeithS at September 11, 2006 11:32 AM