Don't Pack Your Bags Quite Yet Kathleen...
Governor Sebelius has probably been doing back-flips with the Washington Post’s recent prediction that she might indeed be Barack Obama’s pick for Vice President. Why shouldn’t she. She abandoned Kansas and her moral upbringing to set herself up for this. In her terms as governor, Kathy has succeeded in creating a larger-than-ever bureaucracy while stifling economic growth by way of blocking the Holcomb plant. Even with CO2 re-capturing, she has continued her fight in this effort thus denying Western Kansas with the shot of energy it needs, all in the name of “environmentalism”. She abandoned her Catholic upbringing and teaching to define herself as a true Democrat. Recently, Archbishop Naumann asked Sebelius to refrain from partaking in communion for her record on abortion.
Sebelius proved ineffective in her home state of Ohio. Her Kansas taxpayer-funded campaign trips to assist Obama certainly weren’t something most Kansans approved of. With recent polling indicating her approval rating on the decline, one would think she’d pay attention to what Kansans think. But who cares? She no longer is talked about as a 2010 Kansas Senatorial candidate. She has her eye on something in D.C.
Ric Anderson’s article in the Topeka Capital Journal today outlined the reasons Obama probably won’t pick Sebelius to be VP. Mainly, she lacks foreign relations experience. Anderson explained that most pundits throw Kathleen’s name into the hat only to provide some variety in their lineup. Of course, Kathy is probably listening to the Washington Post instead of Ric Anderson. After all, listening to Kansans isn’t something she’s been doing for a long time.
Just curious. How does SRK know that Kathleen spent state money to go to Ohio to campaign for Obama? Just curious. Wouldn't want to see inaccuracies on this site. Heaven forbid. Let's ignore Cheney and Bush's congressional campaign trips to KS at taxpayers' expense at the same time.
As long as Naumann was condemning Kathleen for vetoing the bill that would have allowed a grabbag of relatives, including grandparents, to get their county attorneys to intevene, at taxpayer expense, in abortions that might clearly be medically necessary, you'd think he might have also told Brownback to stop taking communion as long as he continues to enthusiastically support the war in Iraq that has caused perhaps a million deaths, the widespread destruction of that country's infrastructure, two million internal refugees and an equal number of external refugees who have fled the country, corruption on a scale perhaps unparalleled in history and over four thousand deaths of young American military including the hundreth U.S. woman to die in that sorry theater, just this past week. A young man who went to college in Ottowa KS died in that same blast. Let's not forget the $3 trillion price tag, mostly borrowed from countries such as China that now have us by the short hairs, money that could be spent on SCHIP and other domestic programs.
Sam, by the way, voted against allowing eligible pregnant women to enroll in SCHIP:
S CON RES 70: Boxer Amdt. No. 4379
Now there's a "pro-lifer" for you.
I'm looking forward to what Ron Paul has to say at the convention.
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and yet Kathleen has never recieved as many votes as same has.....interesting. Sucks to be in the minority eh Frank?
Hey Frank, that is your dead mother in the den calling......better get away from the computer and see what she wants.
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If your spelling and grammar were a bit better, I might be able to understand what you mean by that comment.
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I wold rather be bad at grammar and spellin than be a looney wack...aka Frank.
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Well, the first half of your wish has apparently been granted.
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This whole story is the result of a SeeBS-ordered blog swarm. She can't wait to get out of here...so keep your fingers crossed.
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i don't know what that means...
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(See below: Air Force 2 costs $57,000 an hour to operate)
Voters in Mississippi's 1st Congressional District went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a runoff for a special election to fill that district's seat in the House of Representatives. The seat had been in Republican hands since 1995, but former Rep. Roger Wicker was recently appointed to fill Trent Lott's spot in the Senate, which left Wicker's old job up for grabs. The Associated Press has now called the election for Democrat Travis Childers; he defeated Republican Greg Davis.
Both national parties had thrown considerable resources into the race. According to The Hill, "Both national party House committees plugged more than $1 million into the race, and spending by the candidates and outside groups like GOP-backing Freedom’s Watch pushed the race over $5 million total." Vice President Dick Cheney also traveled to the district to campaign for Davis.
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yea, but the campaign has to cover those costs. It has always been that way.
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I don't believe that's true. I think the campaign only has to cover the cost of Cheney's first class ticket. The taxpayer eats the rest. When Cheney (twice) and Bush came to rescue Ryun two years ago, the costs of the transport were far higher than the money raised with $1,000 photo ops.
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the campaigns do not pay for visits from the VP or the President- the taxypayers do.
not saying i have a problem with that, that's just reality
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I stand corrected. My figures regarding the cost of operating AF-1 are four years old. With the escalating price of fuel, salaries, etc., it must be hugely more than that now. Also, the campaign must pay the (minimal) cost of tickets, but for just one or a handful of people. Here's a story from USA Today four years ago:
"Even when the White House deems a trip as political, the cost to Bush's campaign is minimal. In such instances, the campaign must only pay the government the equivalent of a comparable first-class fare for each political traveler on each leg, Federal Election Commission guidelines say."
"Usually, that means paying a few hundred or a few thousand dollars for the president and a handful of aides. It's a minuscule sum, compared to the $56,800-per-hour the Air Force estimates it costs to run Air Force One."
"It is an advantage that Bush and other presidents before him have enjoyed. President Clinton frequently was criticized by Republicans for his record-setting use of Air Force One in the campaign season, and Bush is exceeding Clinton's pace."
" 'It's really something that's abused,' said Bill Allison, managing editor of the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit, government watchdog group."
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For anyone who cares- new 2nd District poll shows Jim Ryun beating Lynn Jenkins by 44 points.
More at http://www.boydabloc.com
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There goes the GOP's chance of retaking that seat. Ryun still has Jack Abramoff stink on him.
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That poll was taken over a year ago and has been somewhat discredited. A more recent poll shows Ryun slightly ahead but in a statistical dead heat among Republicans. It also shows Ryun's negatives off the charts among all voters.
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I went to the URL supplied in the comments to this post and it claims it is the results of a NEW poll and that it's just a few weeks old. I don't have a subscription so can't check.
Newhouse has a pretty good rep, but I wonder what he told Senator Rick Santorum two years ago. I think that Bob Casey hammered Rick, didn't he? Wealthy Republicans including Grace Kohler from Kansas City expensively funded a statewide ballot line initiative for the Luzerne County (PA) Green Party in an effort to dilute Casey's vote, but it was an utter failure.
Here's the excerpt from BoydaBloc:
Ryun’s internal poll found that he led Jenkins 65 percent to 21 percent, showing a net gain for the former Congressman since he polled at this time last year. Last May, Ryun’s internal polling had him out in front of Jenkins by a margin of 61 percent to 27 percent.
Ryun’s poll, conducted by Republican pollster Neil Newhouse of Public Opinion Strategies on April 27 and 28, surveyed 350 likely GOP voters, and had a margin of error of 5.66 points.
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Lynn Jenkins is leading Jim Ryun by 6 points among likely GOP primary voters. She is strongest in Topeka/Shawnee County. Ryun is strongest in rural SE Kansas.
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The poll isn't a year old, just like Frank said- it's brand new.
As to the Jenkins poll- she does indeed say she's in the lead...but, again, neither of these polls are independent polls, both are candidate polls..so, grain of salt, folks.
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Nothing about double l Phill? Nothing about "Howe’s virtual steamroller of support?" (SRK 4/25/08)
Where are you when your Republican party needs you to stay together? Shouldn't you be calling for Phill to stay out of the race? Phill would obliterate Howe in the primary and then lose in the general. Not sure if Howe would fare much better; how much has he raised at this point anyway?
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Sebelius would be a great choice for Obama's VP.
It must really suck to be a Republican.
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Is Kathy even in Kansas any more? Last I saw she was off in Ohio, again. Maybe we need a law requiring governors to spend a certain number of nights a year in state, otherwise your veto authority gets taken away or something.
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The Boyda people keep telling people about a year-plus old poll alleging that Ryun leads Jenkins by a ton. It's just misinformation because they dearly want to run against Ryun, not Jenkins. Trust me, folks, the poll is very old. The most recent polling does show Ryun and Jenkins in a statistical tie but that Ryun's negatives are off the charts. As to Sebelius as VP? Get a grip, folks. If Obama wants a female it will be McCaskill from a swing state but is more likely to be an older white male from a swing state who has a lot of national experience. Sebelius is more likely a cabinet choice.
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Someone is obviously not telling the truth, but according to Roll Call, it is possibly Ryun's campaign, but not likely coming from Boyda's:
Ryun Swamps Jenkins in Primary Poll
May 14, 2008, 12:33 p.m.
Former Rep. Jim Ryun, running for the GOP nod in Kansas’ 2nd district, topped state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins by 44 points in a late-April poll that was released by his campaign Wednesday afternoon.
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just coming by to see if there are any scraps......guess not. Just a blog carcuss.
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Jenkins camp-the poll is a new one done by the pollster that (word along the political grapevine has) your boss tried to hire, Neal Newhouse. He turned her down for Ryun and Newhouse is much more moderate in his political ideaology than Ryun. Tells you something. He wants to go with a winner and as a pure numbers kind of pollster, he never turns out the crap that you all are parading around as a poll.
BTW, I can't even find the poll you keep saying is good for Jenkins. Post it so we can see it. And tell us who did it. I can't even find it on her campaign website.
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Pittsburg Tribune-Review 8/20/06
Clearly, the latest Quinnipiac Poll shows why Democrats are so determined to go after the Green Party: Every one of its votes is a Casey vote. And the Greens' ballot presence makes this race no longer an equation of 50 percent plus 1 but a matter of a plurality.
Remember, that's how Santorum and Tom Ridge both won in 1994 -- not with a majority but with a plurality.
All of those retail-politics baby steps are putting Santorum within striking distance.
Wikipedia
Carl Romanelli was removed from ballot by a Commonwealth Court judge on September 25, 2006 following a challenge from Democrats for failing to collect enough valid signatures required of third-party candidates, lost appeal to state Supreme Court for challenge to required number of signatures on October 3, 2006. Carl Romanelli was ordered to pay more than $80,000 in legal fees stemming from his failed effort to make the ballot.
International Herald Tribune 9/25/06
One of the latest independent surveys, the Keystone Poll released last week, showed Casey retaining the lead, with the support of 45 percent of registered voters, to Santorum's 38 percent. The race, experts say, has tightened since spring, and Casey's unfavorable ratings have climbed.
But G. Terry Madonna, who heads the Keystone Poll at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, noted that Santorum had been unable, so far, to improve his own standing significantly.
"He gets, on average, about 40 percent of the voters," Madonna said. "He's been able to knock Casey down just a tad, but he's been unable to go up himself."
The Keystone Poll showed Santorum still lagging significantly behind Casey in the Philadelphia suburbs, a critical battleground. A poll for The Philadelphia Inquirer, released Sunday, showed Casey with a 10-point lead.
Neil Newhouse, Santorum's pollster, counters that the Republicans are clearly gaining ground, and have the time and the resources to gain more.
"It's a single-digit race," Newhouse said. "And he has a financial advantage going into the last six weeks of this race. Anybody who would, at this point of the campaign, count him out, I think is making a serious mistake."
Still, Madonna and other experts say the latest poll ratings are noteworthy because Santorum has already run substantial television advertising. According to an analysis of data gathered by the Campaign Media Analysis Group, the Santorum campaign and supporting groups overwhelmingly outspent the Casey forces in television advertising between late May and mid-September.
The Pennsylvania United States Senate election was held on 11/7/06. Bob Casey, Jr. was elected to serve between 1/3/07 and 1/3/13. Casey, a Democrat, defeated the Republican incumbent, Rick Santorum, 59% to 41%. The race was an early target for Democratic leaders who sought to gain seats in the United States Senate. Santorum trailed Casey in every public poll taken during the campaign.
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frank,
go get a job and get out of the system....and do all the children a favor and get of the internet.
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Dear semi-literate person hiding behind the "anonymous" label.
I understand you have trouble with facts, so your drooled attempts at insults cover for your inadequacy.
Have you thought about adult education. They can do wonders with such as yourself, these days.
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Frank,
I am a democrat, and you freak me out. The Republicans have Kline and Golba...we have you. Show we are the better party and kinda' go away....pls?
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