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The most immediate beneficiary was McCollum, an uncharismatic, but highly experienced elected official, who declared his candidacy. Another was Democrat Alex Sink, whose quest for statewide office was given immediate credibility by the prospect of not having to challenge the popular Crist. Also emboldened to run was former health care executive Rick Scott, a wealthy Naples multi-millionaire who made a fortune in as the head of the mammoth Columbia/HCA hospital chain – and who spent a significant portion of his net worth on this race.
Her opponent is Joe Miller, a Kansas-born war hero and West Point graduate who practices law in Fairbanks. Miller, 43, has been endorsed by Mike Huckabee – and, more relevantly – by Palin. Palin has not campaigned in person with Miller, but she has taped ads that directly go after Murkowski and the Republican establishment she once bested, but did not slay.
Reporters who have covered McCain for the past dozen years hardly recognize him anymore, but journalists are no longer his constituency – angry or anxious Arizona conservatives are. As for J.D. Hayworth, he seems consigned to his fate, but he's hardly happy about it: On Monday, in an interview with CBS News, Hayworth called McCain "cynical" and described him as "a political shape-shifter," a parting shot clearly calculated to help McCain's Democratic opponent in November – most likely a young Tucson city councilman named Rodney Glassman.Everyone blaming the Dem's and Obama need to take a moment and read what Bush said in a 40 minute televised National Speech shortly after he was elected. He certainly did create this "Doomsbay Economic Mess among other Things". Now, who started this mess we are now in? Everything he said in his speech did come true!! America YOU NEED A REALITY CHECK!! Below are excerpts of Bush's Speech. "My fellow Americans," Bush said, "at long last, we have reached the end of the dark period in American history that will come to be known as the Clinton Era, eight long years characterized by unprecedented economic expansion, a sharp decrease in crime, and sustained peace overseas. The time has come to put all of that behind us." During the 40-minute speech, Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years. "You better believe we're going to mix it up with somebody at some point during my administration," said Bush, who plans a 250 percent boost in military spending. "Unlike my predecessor, I am fully committed to putting soldiers in battle situations. Otherwise, what is the point of even having a military?" On the economic side, Bush vowed to bring back economic stagnation by implementing substantial tax cuts, which would lead to a recession, which would necessitate a tax hike, which would lead to a drop in consumer spending, which would lead to layoffs, which would deepen the recession even further.
September 10 2010 at 4:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply""""It started with conservative insurgent Marco Rubio's challenge to Gov. Charlie Crist's bid for the GOP Senate nomination,""" Sort of sounds like the writer believes the GOP Senate nomination rightfully belongs to Charlie Crist. Ok fine. So then we must look at Marco Rubio's challenge to Crist as a redistribution of power and returning this senate seat to it's rightful owner(s).
September 03 2010 at 9:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI wish people would just get off the impeach them all boat. Vote em out if you want but to continually keep bringing up impeachment just shows your ignorance of the whole system. Both sides have their own agenda and we are not it. Neither party has any idea of what the middleclass want or need. One side is for handouts and the other is for the rich.
August 24 2010 at 2:51 PM Report abuse Permalink +10 rate up rate down ReplyFor all the talk about throwing the bums out, it appears to be just that -- all talk. So far, incumbents have won all but about 5 primary races. The old story holds true -- everyone hates politicians, except for their own.
August 24 2010 at 1:00 PM Report abuse Permalink +7 rate up rate down ReplyI am not a Tea Party person, but have to take my Mom to all the meetings. Came back from driving her to vote and had to ask why most of her friends did not vote today. She said most of them are not registered!!!! Could not believe it. The are all over 40. What is up with that.
August 24 2010 at 3:14 PM Report abuse Permalink +9 rate up rate down ReplyThis article is very interesting. I found the verbiage to be even MORE INTERESTING: the use of the word "insurgents." Isn't that what the liberal mainstream media tenderly calls Muslim terrorists??? I think it's a stupid choice of words. Plus, what is the point in using this word except to malign any conservative-leaning politician?
August 24 2010 at 1:00 PM Report abuse Permalink -7 rate up rate down ReplyHere we go again. Vote out the demokrats, vote in the republikans, vote out the republikans, vote in the demokrats. They all have had a hand in our countries demise. When it takes $20,000,000.00 to run for congress, it tells me, they already have the money, all they want now is the absolute power. We are way over due for term limits, but that takes changing the law, and who does that? Our country is run by a democratic dictatorship.
August 24 2010 at 12:59 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyI saved my gas and time this time around. Seems to me that there is only one party that fights amongst itself to try to justify its own existence. Any viable candidate gets filtered through the electoral process. That's what happened to McCain way back when. He figured out that he couldn't win being viable because the deck was stacked against him. Ron Paul is another example. The machine chews up and spits out these guys. Why waste my time and gas?
August 24 2010 at 12:20 PM Report abuse Permalink -9 rate up rate down ReplyFollow Politics Daily
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