We're Gonna Have Fun, Fun, Fun

By Noah

Today Houston state Rep. Rick Noriega is traveling to Las Vegas as a guest of the Democratic National Committee to meet with the national party donors who are also attending the Nevada Democratic Party’s presidential debate, which started around 7:00 p.m. Central Time. Since the departure of millionaire attorney Mikal Watts from the 2008 race for U.S. Senate, Noriega is being treated by the national Democratic Party as the only hope of facing and defeating Senator John Cornyn in the 2008 election. Watts’ dropping out really impacted Noriega because the amount of money he could raise from individual donors was decreased dramatically. Watts had signed the special millionaire exemption from the campaign finance laws so he could personally fund his campaign. This dropped Noriega’s ability to raise 13,800 dollars from each donor for each election in the cycle to about 2,300 dollars a donor. Sort of a kick to the groin of poor Noriega whose campaign manager and consultant say he will need big money in this race where he compares himself to a David and Goliath.

As I said President Bush vetoed on Tuesday another spending bill for Democrats and set up a showdown with them screaming no funds for the war. That is if the president does not agree to pull out of Iraq. This 606 billion dollar spending bill to fund education, health and labor problems was vetoed from Bush on the grounds that it was too fatt and was larded pork. A few hours later Senate majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Declared Bush would not get more money until he accepts the plan to withdraw all troops by the end of next year. The president picked apart the bill and found many faults, about 10 billion dollars worth he told the Congress now 22 billion dollars over the budget. Bush also chided leaders for failing to act on his energy plan.

U.S. House Rep. J. Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican, said goodbye to his colleagues today and said that he will not complete his 11th term. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and others attended his farewell speech and applauded the distinguished speaker. His resignation and departure early this year will trigger a special election in his strongly Republican Chicago area district. He will be missed by all and many.

With the primaries so close by I see so many candidates are becoming more accustomed to throwing mud and playing games with peoples’ minds. The races become tighter and stress and pressure increases and human nature and imperfections become apparent. That is the nature of the beast.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/5305325.html

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