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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Send Smith packing

A couple of quick hits on this Thursday morning....First, I came across an interesting little blog post on FISA, Ron Wyden and Gordon Smith.

What I really love is the author's note down the comment thread, essentially in response to someone saying they won't support the "Republicrats"..including Barack Obama. The author totally speaks my truth:
Wyden's got my vote for as long as he wants it. Smith can f*** off. I'm voting for Jeff Merkley: www.jeffmerkley.com
"Congress Should Oppose Telecom Immunity" by Jeff Merkley
And speaking of truth, the newspaper in Astoria is starting to wonder: Has Gordon Smith Lost His Edge?
Smith has been uncharacteristically sloppy in recent weeks. First was his statement about gay marriage in which he seemed to be justifying Mormon polygamy before it was outlawed in Utah. Then Smith tried to couple his image with that of Barack Obama, to which Obama objected. As recently as July 4, Smith pulled a boner.

To defeat a Senate incumbent, the incumbent must cooperate in his own demise.
After speaking at an Oregon Farm Bureau event, the senator attacked the Rainy Day Fund that House Speaker Merkley helped move through the 2009 Oregon Legislature. Smith said the kicker took money from hard-working Oregon businesses.

The kicker was viewed by Republicans and Democrats as one of the Legislature's great accomplishments. It passed with bipartisan support. Smith's perception that Oregon businesses lost money when the corporate kicker was redirected into the Rainy Day Fund is most curious. The great majority of the corporate kicker goes to out-of-state corporate headquarters, not to Oregon-headquartered businesses.
I'm not sure Smith has ever had an edge...but I agree he has been very, very sloppy in his campaign so far.

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