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Behind the lies, distortions, and personal attacks. . .Desperation:
Democrats on Capitol Hill fear Obama fallout
By Andrew Ward in Washington
Published: September 11 2008 23:30 | Last updated: September 11 2008 23:30
Democratic jitters about the US presidential race have spread to Capitol Hill, where some members of Congress are worried that Barack Obama’s faltering campaign could hurt their chances of re-election.
Party leaders have been hoping to strengthen Democratic control of the House and Senate in November, but John McCain’s jump in the polls has stoked fears of a Republican resurgence.
A Democratic fundraiser for Congressional candidates said some planned to distance themselves from Mr Obama and not attack Mr McCain.
“If people are voting for McCain it could help Republicans all the way down the ticket, even in a year when the Democrats should be sweeping all before us,†said the fundraiser, a former Hillary Clinton supporter.
“There is a growing sense of doom among Democrats I have spoken to . . . People are going crazy, telling the campaign ‘you’ve got to do something’.â€
Concern was greatest among first-term representatives who won seats in traditionally Republican districts in the landslide of 2006. “Several of them face a real fight to hold on to those seats,†the fundraiser said.
Tony Podesta, a senior Democratic lobbyist, said members of Congress were “a little nervous†after Mr McCain shook up the race with his choice of Sarah Palin as running mate and intensified attacks on Mr Obama.
“Republicans have been on the offensive for the past two weeks . . . You don’t win elections on the defensive.â€
The campaign manager for a first-term Democratic congressman from a blue-collar district in the north-east rejected suggestions that Mr Obama had become a liability. He said his candidate would reach out to Republicans and avoid attacks on Mr McCain.
Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008

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Ah, but promises are what Democrats are best at.
They will promise to take care of us all from cradle to grave. . .and they will promise to pay for this only by raising
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No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
Yes, yes, fleur, because - so the thinking in America goes, regardless of the reality or likelihood of such a thing - that I, too, will be very rich someday....and BOY, won't I be sorry THEN, if I've advocated progressive taxation policies. IOW, I'm in favor of keeping the taxes on the ultra-rich low, so that when I become ultra-rich, I won't have "THE MAN" taking a big chunk of my now-theoretical fortune.
What's that you say? Sounds ridiculous? Yeah....well.....so? It was ridiculous that 70% of the American people thought that Saddam Hussein was directly involved in 9/11, too - yet that is exactly what the case was, at one time. It's ridiculous that 12% of the registered voters believe that Barack Obama is a Muslim....yet nevertheless, that percentage figure hangs on, stubbornly, in the face of all facts to the contrary.
Some men, you jest cain't reach.....
Ashes where the bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has sturck the hour
Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling Begging
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