Renee Ellmers (R-NC), took on Henry Waxman (D-CA) in spectacular fashion today in a joint House-Senate hearing on the payroll tax cut extension. “What you say is completely and totally incorrect.” Unfortunately a transcript is not yet available, but Rep. Ellmers takes the whole committee to task on ineffectiveness, useless rhetoric, and grandstanding, in a classic rant. It is especially satisfying to hear someone in Congress call out Democrats on their use of “emergency” rhetoric after failing to take care of any of our economic problems, or even pass a budget, last year. More of this, please.
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“Let me go on. I’m not yielding my time.”
The new symbol of the GOP 89 Republicans defied the will of the American people by voting with Nancy Pelosi and 148 other Democrats against de-funding the Libyan war. Un-fricking believable. Some really strange names on this list: Ellmers, West, Poe, Ron Paul, Pence, Blackburn, Quayle, Steve King, Rogers (MI). Some observations: The neocons thought
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Like the Lions, Toothless Republicans Disappoint
Rep. Bob Etheridge, the North Carolina Democrat who made headlines earlier this year by manhandling a student who approached him with a video camera , has called a 3 p.m. ET press conference where he is expected to concede to Republican Renee Ellmers. Backed by Tea Party activists, Ellmers was the only GOP challenger in the nation to run a campaign ad about the Ground Zero Mosque controversy . According to WXII-TV in Raleigh , a recount confirmed that Ellmers defeated Etheridge by about 1,500 votes. The
Bob “Who are you?” Etheridge took another hit this morning from Americans for Job Security. Sucks to be Etheridge this go round. Meanwhile, Renee Ellmers is within striking distance. The Democrats are looking at losing a seat that should never have been in play at all. Thanks for that, Bob.
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New Ad Anwers Rep. Etheridge’s Question…
Certainly you remember Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, who a couple of months ago showed his passion for reportorial transparency: Well unsurprisingly, yesterday former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed his Republican opponent , Renee Ellmers. The best the Etheridge campaign could come up with in response is
