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Sucker Punch to the Gut
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. This is a great ad, it’s what Glenn Nye needs to run to win in this district, and we don’t want Boehner in charge. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Let’s look to 2012, VB progressives!
Hmmm… how should I respond?
I’m thinking the second option… “crying in our beer”. I’ll chase it down with the celebratory champagne. Funny how Karen didn’t mention the “R” name in this FB invite.
Who’s more dazed and confused… Democrats trying to support Nye or teabaggers trying to support Rigell?
Webb should campaign for Nye
Birds of a feather should flock together. And why not come here to rub salt in our environmental wounds. Drill baby drill too!
Glenn Nye Gets What He Asked For?
A couple of Virginia’s liberal blogs are in a tizzy in reaction to “Democrats Plan Political Triage to Retain House” in yesterday’s New York Times.
“In the next two weeks, Democratic leaders will review new polls and other data that show whether vulnerable incumbents have a path to victory. If not, the party is poised to redirect money to concentrate on trying to protect up to two dozen lawmakers who appear to be in the strongest position to fend off their challengers.”
As Nye’s name has appeared on many lists of the “Top 10 Most Vulnerable”, he’s surely on this DCCC list as well. But as Roll Call points out, Nye has distanced himself from the House Democratic leadership, “going against the party line almost a third of the time”, and opposing health care legislation. In consideration of the 2nd’s heavily conservative leaning, making the Dems’ cut list may be what he wanted all along.
So, it’s looks like it’s finally official. Nancy Pelosi has signed the divorce papers that Glenn Nye served on her awhile ago. No love loss there! So be it, if that’s what it’ll take for him to beat his nutcase opponent.
Mark Warner Rallies for Glenn Nye
Video source: Virginia Beach Democratic Committee. Video of Rep. Glenn Nye on the flip…
Please think of the alternative!
As David Campbell points out… “Liberals who want to punish Nye by staying home on election day should consider the alternative.”
Sorry to make you vomit in your mouth so early in the morning!
Yes, a lot of us are incredibly disappointed with Glenn Nye. How easy it has become to bash Nye by those that don’t live in the 2nd district. Righty Rigell could otherwise be my representative in Congress. It’s bad enough having total GOPpers representing the Beach in the GA, but Rigell coupled with McDonnell and a likely GOPper majority amongst Virginia’s delegation to Congress is going to be miserable, especially for us in the Beach.
I have a Glenn Nye bumper sticker on my car and his yard sign in my front yard. Over the weekend, I’ll put up some Nye support stuff on this blog. So, go ahead progressives. Start bashing us at VB Dems for supporting Nye.
For God’s sake, Righty Rigell, as announced in today’s Virginian-Pilot, has signed the Tea Party pledge. Great, our potential new congressman has pledged himself to a group founded on hate and racism. More vomit in my mouth!
Nye Needs To Take A Cue from Cantor
Rep. Glenn Nye needs to take a cue from Rep. Eric Cantor and, like Cantor, at least mention how “last year I think the state received somewhere around $3 billion of stimulus monies.” (Source)
That stimulus money really saved Virginia’s hide! Glenn needs to list out examples of the jobs saved, programs salvaged and contributions made to the surplus Virginia enjoys today.
Notes from Last Night’s Debate
I’m sure VBDC Chairwoman Susan Mariner and others wouldn’t mind if I posted here some of the Facebook comments on last night’s debate.
Susan writes: “My opinion of the debate: Debate goes to Nye on substance and poise. Golden gets second on style. Rigell gets third for a Sarah Palinesque understanding of issues and freaky animatronic mannerisms. Hope that’s the way it goes in November too.”
“I was proud of Congressman Nye. He was respectful, knowledgeable, and stayed on the message.”
“Rigell was inauthentic and vapid. Main thing I took away from his performance was images of his intermittent and bizarre yelling for emphasis (if you don’t have anything particularly intelligent to say, at least say it really loudly???) and the disconcerting plastic smiles he delivered on cue.”
“I am totally a fan of Kenny Golden’s flamboyant and entertaining style even though I disagree with most of his platform.”
“He [Rigell] said that he opposed the bailout. Of course he also opposed the stimulus plan, and yet he took $400K in Cash for Clunkers money. So I guess his opposition is more about OTHER people getting stimulus money rather than him.”
The best comment however goes to Susan’s FB friend, Cole:
Rigell on the Economy: Fire Pelosi. Tax Cuts. I run a business. Fire Pelosi.
Rigell on Immigration: Leave Arizona Alone!
Rigell on Healthcare: Don’t fund Obamacare. Hehe. I’m clever. Obamacare.
Rigell on Afghanistan: This is Sparta!
Editorial Rules
A letter to the editor in today’s Virginian-Pilot violated what many newspapers consider to be its editorial rules. The letter both bashed one candidate and praised another. I like the rule where the writer has to pick one or the other. It can’t do both. I don’t even want to see “vote for _______” at the end of a hit piece.
The other editorial rule that should be employed is not to print pro- or con- candidate LTEs at least one week prior to the election. The paper needs to allow time for publication of responses to that hit piece.
The Sucking Soul-Crushing Senate
“It sucks,” said Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.) (House Democrats Rip Senate Colleagues: Their Lethargy Is Going To Cost Us Seats In 2010), “and I mean it literally. It sucks the energy out of the room and it sucks the urgency out of what we do… The lack of urgency from the Senate on these jobs bill is soul-crushing.”
This reality lends more to my current attitude that elections are a crap shoot. “What’s in it for me?”, is always the prevailing motivator for all too many electeds to demands the public is making to see some legislative inertia. And “while a fair chunk of the Senate was immune from direct, electoral blowback, every member of the House would have to deal with the taint”.
“They say the senate has a luxury of time, six-year cycles for elections,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus. “But these last 18 months have, in memory, have not only been the most frustrating but the inertia created in the Senate is what is jeopardizing Democrats and progressives’ opportunities in the midterms. It is not our lack of action. It has been their lack of action.”
Ironic, but if an anti-incumbent wave tosses a great number of Democrats to the curb this November, it won’t discriminate between those Dems that at least tried to accomplish things like Perriello and those that didn’t.
A Campaign to Get Excited About!
Never mind Glenn Nye’s campaign. Elections around here are a crap shoot anyway. Time and energy is limited so why not get behind a candidate with courage and conviction who needs and appreciates our support.
Here’s two articles of interest supporting Rep. Tom Perriello:
Tom Perriello And Marco Rubio Have Massive Fundraising Quarters (Huffington Post)
Nye, Perriello take different approaches to re-election (RTD)
Here’s also his report on “How the Clean Energy Economy is taking off in the 5th District: A News Round-Up“.
WE MUST RETURN TOM TO WASHINGTON!!! He’s exactly the legislator we need. He represents everything we hold dear. http://www.perrielloforcongress.com/
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