ELECT A BUSH MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE
DEFEAT CLINTON/GEPHARDT DEMOCRATS!
Posted on 09/30/2002 6:42:25 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
DeLay Puts His Weight Behind Local Candidate
“The fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives came to little St. Leo on Sunday. House Majority Whip Tom DeLay headlined a fundraiser…for fellow Republican and congressional candidate Ginny Brown-Waite. Brown-Waite hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Rep. Karen Thurman in the District 5 House race. And DeLay, in line to become speaker of the House, needs Republican wins to keep his party’s six-seat advantage. ‘We are not in the mind-set of just hanging on…We are looking to grow,’ said DeLay, R-Texas. Thurman’s reluctance to support past Republican plans to balance the federal budget shows she is ‘too liberal’ for newly re-aligned District 5, DeLay said.”
Tampa Tribune, September 30, 2002
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Key House Race Loses Steam
“Six months ago, the congressional race between [incumbent] Ric Keller (R) and Eddie Diaz (D) had all the makings of a political blockbuster. Now, however, the race for a key House district in the heart of Central Florida has virtually dropped from the nation’s radar screen. Diaz…has struggled to gain momentum. His most recent financial report – filed a month ago – showed little campaign money left. For all the early interest in the District 8 race, political analysts no longer consider Diaz a major threat to Keller.”
Orlando Sentinel, September 29, 2002
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GOP Is Seen Ahead by Nose in House Races
“With six weeks to go, Republicans appear to hold a slight edge in this year’s fight for control of the House, according to interviews with politicians and analysts around the country and examinations of local polls. The Democrats have failed so far to realize their hopes of galvanizing voters nationally with domestic issues like the sluggish economy, Social Security or corporate corruption, perhaps because of the dominance of news about Iraq. Another Washington analyst, Stuart Rothenberg, said ‘If the election were held today, I think the Republicans would probably pick up a few seats.’ Only once since 1934 has a president’s party gained House seats in a midterm election. The Democrats did in 1998.
New York Times, September 27, 2002
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Cheap Shots From Gore
“The tone of the speech is best reflected in Gore’s contemptuous dismissal of the U.S. victory in Afghanistan as ‘defeating a fifth-rate military power.’ Why didn’t the Clinton administration go after this fifth-rate military power? They did nothing. Gore now scorns the success of the man who did something. Considering the glass house he inhabits, Gore’s attack on President Bush is remarkably ad hominem. He implies that Bush is going after Iraq to distract attention from not finding bin Laden and for electoral purposes.
“…Operation Desert Fox occurred right in the midst of the House debate on impeachment. The timing was so wag-the-dog precise that it actually caused a postponement of the vote, with some Democrats suggesting that the impeachment proceedings be canceled and left to the next Congress.
“The New York Times reports that Gore wrote the speech ‘after consulting a fairly far-flung group of advisors that included Rob Reiner.’ The current foreign policy of the United States is the combined product of Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Paul Wolfowitz and Bush. Meanwhile, the pretender is huddling with Meathead.”
Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post, September 27, 2002
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BIPAC Endorses Republicans Diaz-Balart and Feeney
The Business Industry Political Action Committee of America (BIPAC) has endorsed the following candidates in Florida's newly redistricted congressional seats 24 and 25. BIPAC is an independent, bipartisan organization founded in 1963 as the nation’s first business PAC. It has earned a reputation both in Congress and in the media as the pre-eminent source of political intelligence for business.
“As chairman of Florida’s state senate Ways & Means Committee, Mario Diaz-Balart (R) spearheaded and passed the largest cut of wasteful government spending—while increasing the amount of funding for education in the budget—in Florida's history. He plans to champion and support legislation that preserves and promotes international competitiveness and trade when he reaches the US Congress.
“Tom Feeney (R) has an excellent record in the state legislature, particularly on resolving tort reform matters. In 1998 he passed what was the most pro-business tort reform in the nation which included caps on punitive damages and limitations on joint and several liability. He practices real estate law in Orlando. Harry Jacobs (D) is a personal injury lawyer, who had raised maximum contributions from five unions and the trial bar by the end of June.”
BIPAC Website, September 30, 2002
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