Posted on 10/23/2006 6:04:01 AM PDT by SmithL
Even with the weather-beaten "Dianne 2006" bumper strip sitting lonely on the back of her jet-black Lexus hybrid, it's nearly impossible to tell that Feinstein is in the final weeks of her re-election effort, especially when she's giving the type of nonpartisan, good-government speeches most politicians save for nonelection years.
"Everything's a campaign event,'' the 73-year-old said with a shrug. "But that's the campaigning I like best, talking about real programs to real people.''
Whether it's speaking about global warming to Silicon Valley CEOs in San Jose, sharing stories with California anti-cancer activists in Washington or opening the new Dianne Feinstein Elementary School in San Francisco, the senator usually finds herself on friendly ground.
Last week, for example, Feinstein gave the keynote address at a global warming conference co-sponsored by Novellus and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, yet never once mentioned her re-election campaign. That didn't stop Godfrey Sullivan, chief executive officer of Hyperion software in Santa Clara and a self-described "Texas Republican,'' from making his own pitch for the senator.
Feinstein, Sullivan said in his introduction, "has a reputation as an independent, commonsense voice for California, willing to work with both Republicans and Democrats.''
That's a recipe for political success, said Tim Hodson, executive director of the Center for California Studies at Cal State Sacramento.
"Dianne Feinstein hasn't started running for re-election yet because she doesn't have to,'' Hodson said. "She represents the type of moderate, pragmatic officeholder
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The Comicle is simply reposting Democrat talking points.
Another wasted opportunity to beat Dianne "URS" Feinstein.
Maybe the GOP can run Brittanie Mountz for the Senate in 2016.
"...Whether it's speaking about global warming to Silicon Valley CEOs in San Jose, sharing stories with California anti-cancer activists in Washington..."
Thank God she protects us from those pro-cancer Republicans.
It is hard to believe that this mindlessly trendy and shallow dim-wit would have an easy cakewalk reelection campaign...even in California.
That's she not challenged indicates to me that she's also lost much of her effectiveness. When they coast to re-election, and the job becomes a sinecure, they tend to do less and less.
Imagine that.....a hard line lib being elected in San Francisco...........
Somehow this in not breaking news.
Dianne Feinstein should be in jail for assault with a deadly weapon.
I am referring to the time she held a press conference about "assault weapons" (whatever that means) and swept the muzzle of an AK variant across the entire crowd.
No link. However, conspicuous in its absence is the very mention of Dick Mountjoy.
I report. You decide.
"Veteran senator has wide appeal, reputation as an honest broker"
- - - if your definition of honesty is Stalin's.
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