In West Virginia, Senate Race Is Against Obama

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That's not to say Democrats and their allies are without their own attacks. They have seized on Raese's vast personal wealth, which he inherited, and mock him for the pink marble driveway at his Florida vacation home. Raese says the drive is peach-colored tile, and not of his choosing.

He has supported dismantling portions of the federal government, including the departments of education and energy. "When was the last time they made energy?" he recently asked employees of an insurance company.

But Raese's anti-government rhetoric has its limits.

When a Delta Airlines pilot complained to Raese about what he calls unfair deals that allow international companies to buy U.S. planes at lower interest rates than U.S. companies, the candidate vowed to use the Justice Department to go after such sweetheart deals.

 

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Why do you think the (3) Insurance Company's gave John Boehner 10,000 dollar, who they think will probably be the next Speaker of the House.

Some Democrats have painted the industry as the enemy of efforts to improve the health-care system. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called insurers “villains,” WellPoint head Angela Braly was hauled before Congress in February to explain what Chairman Henry Waxman called “a breathtaking increase” in customer premiums, and Obama warned the industry in June not to undermine the law’s implementation.

Many of the insurer campaign contributions are aimed at congressional Democrats’ top Republicans rivals. WellPoint, Humana and Aetna Inc. gave $10,000 to House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, who would probably take Pelosi’s job as speaker if Republicans win the House. Representative Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee headed by Waxman, got $4,500 from WellPoint. Many of the other contributions are to Republican candidates trying to knock off vulnerable first-term Democrats.

Shirley of TN 5:21PM October 05, 2010

For the past year and half, Republicans have done little else but urgently demand that the federal government drastically cut spending to reduce the deficit. However, like much of the rest of their agenda, Republicans have been remarkably vague on what they would actually cut.

In interview after interview, journalists have pushed, and even begged, GOP leaders for specifics, always to no avail. When pressed, they hem and haw, often appearing uncomfortable — and in the case of Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH), visibly angry — but can offer nothing more than cop-out answers like repealing unsent stimulus money or an “across the board” cut on all spending. ThinkProgress has compiled some of the more embarrassing of these moments:

The video features, respectively, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ), California GOP Senate nominee Carly Fiorina, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. John Boozman (R-AR), Gregg, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-AZ). This represents a large portion of the GOP leadership, but there are countless other examples as well.

Fiscal conservatives and tea party activists had been hoping that the House GOP’s recently released “Pledge to America” would finally offer specifics on major government cuts — they were almost universally disappointed. After racking up huge deficits under President Bush, Republicans still have no idea — or perhaps desire — to get spending under control

This is the answer to the Republican's Spending and Deficits show. They want to do away with Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, but doesn't know how the Voters will feel about that. This is an idea that came from koch's Industries

Shirley of TN 5:01PM October 05, 2010

The Republicans want to make sure the Richest 2% stay Rich, therefore by talking about Spending and Deficit, saying if President Obama let the Bush Tax expire, this will affect the Deficit.

President Obama and Fmr George W Bush both were spending money to save the Country from a Recession.

Today the American's are buying into the Tea Party Movement, not knowing who they are electing, Joe Miller, Chirstine O'donnell, John Raese, Sharron Angle, Meg Whitman, etc. A person on Foxnews called these Candidates Unexperienced that the Tea Party is trying to send to Washington D.C.

W. Virginia voters know what they have in Joe Manchin, but do you know John Raese just as well.?, i hope so, because this candidate plan along with the other Tea Party candidates will be worst than what the Democrats is doing. check out "Ryan Paul House Gop Tax Plan 2011 Level, and Ryan's Paul House GOP Budget.

Shirley of TN 4:42PM October 05, 2010

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