That Didn't Take Long!

In 2010 the Democratic candidate in the New York's 26th Congressional District got just 26 percent of the vote. Even in the very good Democratic year of 2008, the Democratic nominee got just 40.5 percent. Last night Democrat Kathy Hochul won NY 26 with 47% of the vote. Her message: "Republicans have proposed a budget that will end Medicare but keep subsidies for Oil companies and tax breaks for the wealthy, and (her opponent) Jane Corwin supported that".

So did Virginia 6 CD Bob Goodlatte...

This is a CD that has not had a Democratic Representative since Lyndon Johnson was President...



Republicans think they have a mandate for radical rightwing social engineering. They are wrong, very wrong.

GOP Budget - "Rightwing Social Engineering".

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Question for House Republicans like Bob Goodlatte: What makes you think that any private insurer is going to offer affordable health care insurance to 65 year old people once you take away Medicare?

Webb & Warner - Hands Off Medicare!

Virginia Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner to Eric Cantor: "You're Right, Republicans need to look elsewhere, Americans don't want you to destroy Medicare in order to give tax breaks to millionaires."

I guess the boy needed some reminding...

Getting it Done!

Leadership on the Budget...

Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Saxby Chambliss

Provide A Study in Bipartisan Leadership With

"The Gang of Six"

As Mr. Obama and Republican leaders have warred publicly over the budget, this small group of senators has spent four months in dozens of secretive meetings in offices at the Capitol and over dinner at the suburban Virginia home of Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat.
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President Obama’s call on Wednesday for a bipartisan group of lawmakers to craft a compromise deficit-reduction plan by July left lawmakers wondering if he aimed to obliterate or aid an existing bipartisan group already carrying out the same task.

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"Pray for the Gang of Six" - Former Senator Alan Simpson

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The “Gang of Six,” are Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, and Richard Durbinof Illinois and Republican Sens. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia,Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, and Mike Crapo of Idaho.

Ryan's gift to the President? Interesting...

 "Thanks to Ryan, everything - the ridiculous farm subsidies, the inefficient job-training programs, even the defense budget - is now on the table. Indeed, Ryan has bestowed a remarkable gift upon the President: his radicalism has framed the moderate, financially prudent profile for Obama's coming campaign."
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The Republican Recovery Plan

This is it, real simple. Got it?

Courtesy of today's LA Times.