More 2012: Lugar’s problems continue

FLORIDA: Political Wire: “The Hotline notes that the Florida Republican party has made a ‘very substantial’ television ad buy touting Florida Gov. Rick Scott's (R) record as he seeks to recover from dismal approval numbers.”

INDIANA: “Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar’s residency problems just grew more uncomfortable: He’s reimbursing the Treasury for erroneously billing taxpayers for a series of hotel stays in Indianapolis in recent years. The long-serving Senate Republican said because of staff errors, taxpayer money was improperly used to pay for about $4,500 in hotel expenses over the past decade. After an inquiry from Politico, Lugar’s office investigated and acknowledged the issue, and the senator is now taking steps to repay the money.”

The NRCC is going after a Super PAC trying to defeat incumbents and which the Wall Street Journal partially credits with taking down Reps. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) and Don Manzullo (R-IL). “As The Wall Street Journal reported this week, the National Republican Congressional Committee, which is trying to maintain the GOP’s large majority in the House, has warned that companies who help campaign against incumbents might find their services are no longer needed by some parts of the Republican Party,” it writes.

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Saw the first Rick Scott ad last night. 10 seconds into it, tv got turned off. Just like we hope Rick Scott gets turned off the governor's office!

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Reply#1 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:19 AM EDT

Not only is Scott in deep doo-doo, but Rubio may have "identity issues" as well.

There's also this:

http://www.briankanowsky.com/politics/dick-lugar-threatens-to-hold-national-security-hostage/

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#1.1 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:43 AM EDT

I was thinking of you Phine.

Honestly - Florida is not looking too swift here.

I really sometimes think the current troubles might represent Scott and any reelection chance very nicely. (is he actually from Florida originally? or did they import him?)

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#1.2 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:21 PM EDT
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Obama has made it perfectly clear he wants Americans out of our cars with his war on domestic production. I am still waiting for someone to explain how I can go on a modest driving vacation with an electric car. Those 8 hour pit stops would be a waste of valuable time. How many sheets of plywood can fit in a Volt?

Obama is trying to push America to use technologies that still are not cost competitive with oil. Obama thinks he should dictate the lifestyle of the American people instead of the other way around.

When gas is at $4 or $5 a gallon, visualize a tanker being loaded with oil from Canada about to set sail for China.

Then make sure to "thank" Mr. Obama when you vote.

The average American is paying a high price to support Obama's liberal / radical agenda.

Obama's presidency has all about campaigning. He does not care about the American people. All he wants to do is get elected for a second term so he can continue his liberal / radical war on the American Dream.

Obama is intent on rewarding the people who do not put forth an effort to better themselves and do the right things and punish those of us who do work hard to achieve and do the right things.

Anyone who had a "clunker" which was fuel efficient was not eligible for "Cash For Clunkers" but those who had bought cars with poor gas mileage were rewarded. It is those of us who work who subsidize the 46 million on food stamps many of whom don't put out much effort to better themselves. It is those of us who want to work who will be hurt by Obama's "Class Warfare" since that will send even more jobs out of the country.

Obama's "Class Warfare" is not class warfare against the rich, it is class warfare against the good American people who work hard and do the right things. More and more American people are tired of supporting the people who do not want to work hard and succeed but instead want to live off the our tax dollars (government).

Obama believes in RECKLESS SPENDING, HIGH TAXES, and INTRUSIVE REGULATION. Obama started the class warfare rhetoric and he is the enemy of freedom and the American Dream. He completely ignored the will of the people when he rammed a healthcare bill into law and he used dirty backroom deals to do it. Obama is the most divisive President in history. The sooner the American people can vote him out of office, the sooner we will see job growth.

Obama has 46 million voters which have been bought and paid for with food stamps. He has all of the public employee and private unions in his corner. The polls should not even be close. That shows how bad Obama is.

Obama is not just too liberal, he is RADICAL.

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Reply#2 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:50 AM EDT

AngryMobVoter

Obama has made it perfectly clear he wants Americans out of our cars with his war on domestic production.

WTF are you talking about??????

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#2.1 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:43 PM EDT

AMV,

Just concerning your ranting on the CARS program, your statement in patently false:

http://www.nhtsa.gov/Laws+&+Regulations/CARS+Program+Official+Information

http://www.nhtsa.gov/Laws+&+Regulations/CARS+Program+Transaction+Data+and+Reports

http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/cash-for-clunkers-eligible-vehicles.html

As far as the resat of your loony rantings, I'll just chalk them up to ignorance of the facts.

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#2.2 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 2:54 PM EDT
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Angry Mob,

If you think oil from the Keystone pipeline is coming to America, you are in for a rude awakening. All oil whether domestically produced or coming through the pipeline just enters into the global oil market to the benefit of the big oil corporations. The Canadians are going to sell the oil to those countries that offer the best price. You want to drive down prices of fuel in the US require the domestic producers to sell their oil in the US to the benefit of the US consumer. Drill baby drill only reward soil corporations.

There would be a significant number of temporary construction jobs created by the pipeline, but in the end there would only be a few hundred there to ensure maintentance of the pipeline while creating a potential environmental disaster through the country's mid section.

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Reply#3 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 12:12 PM EDT

That is right Kathy, the oil will go on the world market. Now if the GOP care to nationalize the product then it would stay here and that would be socialism of oil production. GOP can't be willing to do that could they.

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#3.1 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:06 PM EDT

Kathy - As Rep. Ed Markey asked TransCanada president,"Would TransCanada support legislation requiring Canadian oil and products refined from it to be sold only in U.S.?" The answer was no.

Sen. Wyden put forth admendment prohibiting sale of Keystone oil overseas - it was defeated 64 to 34.

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#3.2 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:46 PM EDT
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Angry Mob -The American car industry workers thank Obama for saving their jobs and the manufacturing of American cars.

Don't know about the Volt, but my Prius runs great and saves me money on gas. Now that America is making cars that can compete on gas efficiency, my next car will be American made.

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Reply#4 - Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:31 PM EDT
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