Posted on 10/19/2004 3:16:48 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
....She also criticized his career on Wall Street, where he sold high-yield so-called "junk bonds," describing him as part of a "culture of corporate raiders."
"The choice could not be clearer," she said during the hour-long debate, sponsored by the Maryland League of Women Voters and aired by Maryland Public Television from its studios in Owings Mills. "My opponent is a first-term-only member of the Maryland General Assembly."
Pipkin, who alleges that Mikulski has voted to raise taxes more than 350 times, pointed to a series of votes that demonstrated, he said, that she has lost touch with her constituents.
He defended his 16 years on Wall Street, saying he had "worked hard . . . honorably and honestly in the investment business," and that junk bonds had been used to finance public works and amenities such as a museum in Baltimore to honor African Americans.
"I believe it is time for a change," Pipkin said. "Going through this campaign process is a very healthy thing. After all, U.S. senators aren't royalty."
Pipkin, 47, has been waging a highly visible campaign in recent weeks, financed largely with his own money. In a series of television ads, he has portrayed Mikulski as a free-spending liberal who scrimped when it came to approving funds for troops in Iraq. "Who knew?" the ads ask......
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Mikulski is supposedly coming out after this election..
And what does she think resident Senate expert in all things financial Jon Corzine did during his time at Goldman, Sachs, invest in eco-friendly and conscience-friendly instruments?
The LIBERAL label is hurting her and she's scrambling.
***....U.S. Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski and Republican challenger state Sen. E.J. Pipkin, whose race in Maryland recently heated up with a barrage of television ads, met last night for their first debate and the war in Iraq quickly became a bone of contention.
During the hourlong face-off, Miss Mikulski, 68, stood by her vote opposing the U.S.-led war in Iraq. The debate was broadcast on Maryland Public Television (MPT).
"We had to have a plan to win the war and a plan to win the peace," Miss Mikulski said. "I wanted to go through the [United Nations] one more time so that we could have international help." ....***
http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20041018-115308-8610r.htm
Bump!
That porker's coming out? Who greased the chute?
Wish Pipkin had a better shot....too many union butt-heads in Maryland want Miss Wine-Barrel-In-A-Pants-Suit back
Butch is "coming out" of what?
It's more than that.
Back when we were active A.B.A.T.E. members, we were told to vote for her because she was open to repealing the helmet law.
Most bikers are *not* Democrats yet they blindly pilled the lever for her.
I did, -once-.
Won't make that mistake ever again.
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