Morning AB, ALL....
Once again, thank you AB for dutifully doing this thread. Look forward to it every Sunday morn.
Folks, I’m at my wits end, alternately upbeat and positive and then down and discouraged.
It’s this Senate race...Mike Castle versus Christine O’Donnell.
Mike Castle, in summary, was once Delaware’s Governor, two terms. He then ran, won, and occupied since the early 90’s, Delaware’s one and only seat in America’s House. Delaware is one of few states with MORE Senators than Reps.
Now Mike Castle wants to ascend to fill Joe Biden’s vacant Senate seat. This would, in congress-speak, be a promotion as Castle would now only have to answer to the taxpayers once every six years or so and will be one of 100 instead of one out of 430 or so.
Mike Castle, just to complete the picture, recently was one of only two Repubs in the House to vote FOR Cap and Trade and for that awful DISCLOSE act. He also voted against the Iraq surge, for TARP and all Obama spending packages, for foetal stem cell research....anything liberal or Democrat, Castle was there with a yea vote. He did vote AGAINST Obama care but the day after he said he would not support any kind of repeal of the bill.
He’s awful folks. Worse than the Maine sisters, he makes Lindsay and McCain look like pikers.
And now he wants to be seated...not this coming January...but during this upcoming Lame Duck session when Castle can smile and help the Dems force through their remaining agenda such as Card Check (yes, Castle supported this), Cap and Trade....YES...he supported this.
The gloves are off in this part of Delaware and Castle’s forces, including Blue Bloods in the local GOP, are....dear Lord you’ve never seen viciousness like this.
Christine O’Donnell has run before in Delaware...in fact she was...please note...the GOP nominee in 2008 to run against Joe Biden. Christine’s also run in 2005 on a write in...in short, she’s been around. Some call her a periennial candidate but I’d argue she’s not there yet. She can’t get a foothold in this state except maybe this year when the public is infuriated with those in power.
They cast her as a devil woman, out spending campaign money on rents and such. She didn’t pay her campaign workers. She’s a nut case, accusing that she’s being stalked.
I know Christine’s story as I know Christine fairly well. I’d be happy to elaborate on the lies being said about her but for now, here’s the bigger thing to keep in mind....the Delaware GOP nominated her in 2008. They urged us to vote for her. NOW she’s an awful person that will ruin our world.
WAS THE DELAWARE GOP LYING THEN OR ARE THEY LYING NOW?
Folks, even on FreeRepublic they’re out and about, the entrenched, those who will offhandedly spread lies. Mike Castle’s got a lot of power. Until recently his campaign ignored Christine but The Tea Party Express endorsed her recently and poured big bucks into her campaign.
The Castle campaign is now scared and running attack ads against her...awful things....lies.
Any way, keep a sharp eye out. Some operative might get on this thread and lambaste Christine. This has been going on all weekend on FreeRepublic. Though they seem to only jump on threads with her or Castle’s name on it.
I know politics is dirty business but folks, if you know me one bit, and I know I’m just a name but over the years we’ve talked, fought and cried. If I have one ounce of credibility with any of you, believe me that Christine O’Donnell is a very, very nice woman, the sort of woman America should cherish. She’s a devout Christian, just a pleasant nice person with a burning urge within to try and change the direction of this country, in however a manner she can.
You’d all love her.
She’s not perfect. She’s had financial issues in her past and I’ll be glad to elaborate. I’m so tired of talking about it but I have investigated it all and it’s a big nothing of nothing burgers....college loans that took long to pay, IRS audits caused by poor bookkeeping. Christine’s long suit is NOT bookkeeping, though I’m sure Castle and Biden spend hours every day tracking, sorting and documenting their expenditures. The IRS granted her relief once she got the backup, read it with my own lying eyes.
At one point Christine was about to have her house foreclosed on. She didn’t stick the taxpayers with the bill. She arranged, I suspect, for a boyfriend to purchase the house but I speculate here.
All across America folks have had their homes foreclosed on. Many just sit in them until forced out, many up and left. Christine handled it.
Is it against some kind of rule that a poor person can’t be a U.S. Senator? Mike Castle himself voted for TARP to give money to big companies such as banks, GM etc that spent their way to the poor house but it’s some kind of major sin when a single struggling woman has money issues?
Again, these money issues are minor. As I’ve learned, I’ve had waaaaay more money issues in my own life.
But it’s all they have. She didn’t get Arab money to pay for her college. She doesn’t sleep around. They’ve got no big crimes in her past...she’s 40 years old.
Just some bills that she DID eventually pay.
I’m very demoralized. Talk about being mean....I’m just not believing the attacks on this citizen of our country and all to protect who?
Mike Castle?
On a lighter note, I’d like for y’all to note that I am very much alive this morning despite Earl’s attempt to annhialate me.
Heh.
All the cable channels had folks out, all wearing scary rain gear, hoods, boots....up and down the east coast. I got up Friday morning and the breezes were whipping up.
Every morning, due to such as cholesterol and excess sugar and such, I got out around 8 am and walk, jog, exercise, and play with dog. Yeah, I walk around in circles, jog too, yes I do. We got a ring around our yard looks like the kind of thing horses walk on...those kiddie ride things.
And since husband had leg artery bypass he needs to walk so he comes out and joins me so there we all are, walking around in circles, two humans followed by dog.
We play with dog, throw ball, frisbee. I also exercise to stretch muscles with a dream that some day, in a land far away, my stomach will stop flopping as I jog around my beloved track.
Anyway, I was wary of Earl as the cable folks been telling me to mind the skies, have plenty of water. My hope was that Earl would let me get in my morning exercise session as I’m always a grouch if I can’t get out there.
I had to cut some of my routine short as the rains began. I wasn’t worried. Earl would only skate by the Delaware coast, the weather pundits told me, but there would be rain and winds and don’t even THINK about surfing in that churling ocean.
I was happy in that my plants needed watering but when possible I like to allow nature to provide wet stuff. All week I ignored their droops and told them to hang in there, Earl was coming.
We all did finish our morning routine and the rain was coming down...softly, very softly....but I scolded the thirsty plants and told them to have patience.
All day I looked at the skies, which were grey-ish. The breezes were kicking up. “Soon” I told husband...”soon Earl will surely give my plants some watery relief”.
I took my afternoon nap and woke up. I saw something yellow streaming in the window. THE SUN WAS OUT!
My plants all over my beautiful late-season gardens were drooping like wilted spinach. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO EARL???
Folks, I had to go out and water my suffering flowers.
This, right in the middle of a damn hurricane.
When's the primary ? Is it open or closed? What accounts for Castle's apparent popularity..a megabucks smear campaign ? We're very interested in your unique perspective. Our job, I assume, would be send money to C O'D
Interesting, Fishtalk. I am all for Christine, although, compared to you, I know almost nothing about the race. I just know that Castle is a Rino and I’m sick of that breed. It should be neutered so it can’t reproduce.
It also sickens me that the Republican establishment seems to be working hard for ‘their own’ instead of supporting ‘upstart’ conservatives.
As Mark Davis said (and he gets it right occasionally) Republicans should stay out of these primary battles, let them play out honestly, and then support the winner.
What is your best guess? Will Christine prevail over Castle?