--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/07/ > democrats_repub_2.html > > With Republicans citing the continuing economic distress to bash the > economic stimulus plan pushed through by President Obama and his > Democratic allies in Congress, the Democratic National Committee is > hitting back with a media campaign blaming Republicans for creating > the mess to begin with. > > In a new TV ad announced today, the DNC goes after the top four > congressional Republicans -- Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and > Jon Kyl of Arizona, and Representatives John Boehner of Ohio and Eric > Cantor of Virginia -- by saying they "supported the Bush policies > that sank our economy into recession. They broke it - now they refuse > to fix it." > > "Tell Republicans to stop playing politics with our economy," the > announcer urges viewers. > > Besides the media campaign, the DNC is organizing news conferences or > conference calls with reporters in their home states this week with > local elected officials and others to testify to the impact of the > $787 billion stimulus plan. Not a single House Republican voted for > it, and only a handful of Senate Republicans did. > > "Republicans supported the policies that sank our economy into the > worst recession in nearly a century and have refused to work with > President Obama to turn things around," DNC Communications Director > Brad Woodhouse said in a statement. "They followed Rush Limbaugh and > played politics with the Recovery Act - and now that it is showing > signs of progress - they are distorting the truth about its success > so no one will notice that they were the ones who got it wrong before > and who are getting it wrong now. In each of these states there are > real projects, providing and saving real jobs and laying a foundation > for long-term economic growth. The Republican leadership may not want > to admit the truth because it will expose their own mistakes and > hypocrisy, but we're not going to hesitate setting the record straight."
Ahh, also, because, you know? SEE! Case closed!
