A Raw Dole

the Dole that keeps on giving.

2006-11-30T08:51:00.000-05:00

In Britain, being on "the dole" is equivalent to our welfare. What a fitting state of affairs then, that Elizabeth Dole has put the Republican Party into debt, to the point that they are now begging for alms from the poor, downtrodden, billionaires that finance their party. From MSNBC.

WASHINGTON - It's the season for giving, and this year the National Republican Senatorial Committee is joining those appealing for donations.
The committee's fund-raising has lagged behind those of other national party committees, and it's run up a debt.
So, the committee's chairwoman, Senator Elizabeth Dole, sent an urgent appeal to donors this week. The letter says if the debt lingers, it will "cripple" Republican efforts to recruit strong Senate candidates for the 2008 election.

Blessed be Elizabeth Dole, who goes out begging for alms during the Christmas season to pay off her debt. Why the horrible timing, when people are getting fliers asking them to spare a nickel for a starving child, when people are giving Toys for Tots, when people are giving last minute tax-deductible donations to the homeless shelter so they can look their children in the eyes, why now?

Party committees are required to file post-election financial reports with the Federal Election Commission next week.

Oh. You don't want us to know just how far in debt you are, eh? Well, good luck with that. Because I'm pretty sure the numbers will tell us how much you raised SINCE the election, which will tell the voters how much Elizabeth Dole borrowed against the party's future to lose EVERY COMPETITIVE seat.

Isn't that cozy.

2006-11-25T17:44:00.000-05:00

From the Charlotte Observer. Nepotism anyone?

WASHINGTON - At 4:15 p.m., Uzbekistan ambassador to the United States was escorted into a long-tabled room at the U.S. State Department.

He'd come to discuss, ambassador-to-ambassador, the department's decision to add the former Soviet republic to its annual list of countries guilty of "severe violations of religious freedom." It's a designation that can bring economic sanctions.

Sitting across from the Uzbek ambassador as the meeting began: former Charlottean John Hanford III, who compiled the list.

As President Bush's ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, Hanford, 52, is America's chief monitor of religious persecution around the globe. It's also his job to try to work with countries to end the mistreatment of worshippers -- in Uzbekistan's case, the victims tend to be Protestant Christians and observant Muslims.

"The right position for the United States is to encourage other nations to follow what we have worked out here over the years," says Hanford, a Salisbury native and the nephew of Sen. Elizabeth Dole, R-N.C. "It's important for me to be humble and say to other governments, `Our record is not perfect. There have been times in our history ...' But almost since the beginning, this (respect for freedom to worship) has been a strength of our government."

An evangelical Christian himself, Hanford likes to quote George Washington and other Founding Fathers about the blessings of religious liberty.

Does anyone find it funny that the Evangelicals are in charge of our out-reach effort for religious freedom? This is the same movement that feels the Pope is a devil, that Catholicism is a pagan religion, that Jews will burn in hell, that Muslims will burn in hell, and that a vote for John Kerry was a vote for immorality.

THESE are the people in charge of religious freedom?

I would love to give you his qualifications, but I can't seem to find any.

Under the Dome - Full of Crap

2006-11-23T18:48:00.000-05:00

The 2006 Senate race should have been a no-brainer for the Republicans. In contrast to 2008, when Senate Republicans make up 21 of the 33 seats up for reelection, in 2006 they made up only 15 of 33. Among those were the red state Senate seats of VA and MT and the deeply purple incumbent seats of OH, PA, and MO. Only RI, a truly Blue state, posed a serious opportunity for pick-up. The Republicans held 55 seats and left the 2004 election talking about how to win the veto-proof majority they would need in 2006. It seemed likely with Democrats in danger in FL, WA, NJ and MI; leaving open seats in MD and MN; and Democrats up for reelection in deep red states like ND and NE. This was the future that Democrats were facing in November 2004. Yet, Republicans self-destructed at every turn.

Rick Santorum published a book telling women to stay at home barefoot and pregant.
George Allen hurled racial slurs like mini-footballs at homecoming.
Conrad Burns showed himself to be an idiot and a lout.
Republicans fielded hopeless candidates in WA, MN, FL, and MI and more or less no candidates in the deep red states.

Yet, though they were up against the electoral wall in 2004, Democrats put together a strong strategy that saw the Senate twist from 55-45 to 51-49 in their favor. While it wasn't all Elizabeth Dole's fault, she certainly didn't help the situation. Yet, how does Under the Dome present this schlacking and 180 degree turn and upset and piledriver by the Democrats while Dole was in charge of winning?

U.S. SEN. ELIZABETH DOLE: For the sands of time. The Republicans lost control of the Senate, but at least her two-year reign of "The Election Cycle That Stunk For Republicans" is over. Dole knew the odds were long when she became chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, but few expected the Senate to go Democratic until a few days before the election. Now, Dole can focus on the re-election race that really matters: her own.

Bull. Elizabeth Dole went into this thinking she would be going for a veto-proof majority, instead she saw her party lose the Senate in a blowout. She failed, miserably. Thank God.

Dole can't decide on who to run the NC Republican Party

2006-11-22T21:13:00.000-05:00

It seems that the Republican Party can't decide who to make their state chair, and ~~Katherine Harris~~ Elizabeth Dole isn't helping.

The N.C. Republican Party is trying to pick a new chairman, but so far the state's two U.S. senators have held off endorsing anyone.
Three candidates have expressed interest in the top party post: Linda Daves, the acting state chairwoman from Charlotte, state Sen. Andrew Brock of Mocksville and Guilford County Chairman Marcus Kindley.
But Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr, the party's ranking officials, have yet to offer their blessing to any of the candidates. Dole and Burr have been under pressure from party leaders to find someone with strong ties to the state's business community, according to party insiders. And it's not clear that any of the three announced candidates fits the bill.
...

Dole has a particular interest in who will be the next party chairman because she is going to be facing re-election in 2008.

So, in the end it appears that Elizabeth Dole is looking for someone to help her raise money for her reelection bid.

Pro-Birth movement gives up on Dole.

2006-11-17T07:14:00.000-05:00

I read this article with interest. It gives a list of all the pro-birth Republican, Freshman Senators up for reelection. All of whom won by 50-55 margins.

In 2008, Republicans will defend 21 Senate seats while Democrats will have just 12 to defend.

On the Republican side, there are quire a few first term senators facing their first-ever re-eletion -- normally the first and only opportunity a party has to knock off an incumbent in the Senate.

Saxby Chambliss of Alabama, Norm Coleman of Minnesota, John Sununu of New Hampshire, Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and John Cornyn of Texas are all first term pro-life senators.

The article then goes on to explore the hopes of every single candidate...except Dole. Have they given up on Dole because of how poorly she performed in the midterm elections?

Thank you ~~Katherine Harris~~Elizabeth Dole.

Compare and Contrast

2006-11-16T10:12:00.000-05:00

Liddy Dole's Future:

Ensign Chosen As Republican Leader on Capitol Hill

Nov 15, 2006 03:13 PM

Senate republicans chose their leadership today on Capitol Hill and Nevada senator John Ensign has been elected to head a vital Republican Committee.

Senator Ensign will serve as chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, a post previously held by senator Elizabeth Dole.

No leadership role for Liddy. It will take some time to find out if she has any committee assignments AT ALL.

Shumer?

Schumer, the victor, wins new leadership position
By Alexander Bolton

Senate Democrats rewarded Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday for his success as chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) by giving him a specially created leadership position.

In return for the new title of vice chairman of the caucus, which ranks third among Democratic leaders, Schumer has agreed to serve another two years as chairman of the Senate Democratic fundraising committee.

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) announced after a closed-door meeting of the Democratic caucus yesterday that Democrats had created the new position, which puts Schumer below only Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the incoming majority whip, and Reid, but means he outranks the Democratic conference secretary.

"Liddy Dole Satisfied With Her Failures"

2006-11-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

I love this headline. The story is pretty much what you have seen.

Liddy Dole satisfied with her failures
By BARBARA BARRETT
McClatchy Newspapers
Nov 11, 2006, 12:04:43 AM

Sen. Elizabeth Dole's job as chairwoman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee had been to keep the Senate in GOP hands. It didn't happen.

Now, after two years in the Senate's GOP leadership, Dole tumbles into the minority -- back to her status as freshman senator from North Carolina and, perhaps, out of favor among Republican activists frustrated at election results.

Dole is satisfied with her performance.

"I can sleep well at night knowing we did everything possible to hold the Senate," Dole said in a telephone interview. "All I know is I worked my head off, and that's all you can do."

Jerry Meek wants your help to beat Elizabeth Dole

2006-11-11T16:43:00.001-05:00

If you are interested in Senator Elizabeth Dole and getting her out of office, if you are sick of Senator Elizabeth Dole and want to see her out of office, then go visit this thread at BlueNC and offer your suggestions. NCDP Chair Jerry Meek is asking for your help.

Dole: "I think this is great for us."

2006-11-10T15:51:00.000-05:00

From South Africa (?)

Senator Elizabeth Dole of North Carolina, who leads the Senate Republican campaign effort, said that voter turnout was heavy across the country. She said it was particularly big in Montana and Missouri.

"I think this is great for us," she told reporters.

I couldn't agree more with ~~Katherine Harris~~ Elizabeth Dole, this is great for US. The Democrats. Please Elizabeth, keep spouting talking points like this, I am sure it pleases your base, which lost power of everything this election.

John Gibson pushes "Dems are Content With Losing"

2006-11-09T10:16:00.001-05:00

I hope that no one here in North Carolina will forget that it was 2008's Katherine Harris, our own Elizabeth Dole, that said Democrats were content with losing. Now that the election is over, what can we expect from Republicans? More of the same. Faux news has taken to pushing this immoral, hate-filled, talking point.

So are the Dems content with losing?
When I press Democrat callers on my radio show on that point, very often the response I get is: "Well, we can't win anyway."
And that, my friends, is what I think the real Democrat attitude is. We can't win anyway, so let's get out.
The ensuing mess will be unfortunate, but it will be the Republicans' fault.
Like I said, Liddy Dole was right. They are content with losing.
That's My Word.
Watch John Gibson weekdays at 5 p.m. ET on "The Big Story" and send your comments to: myword@foxnews.com

Let John Gibson hear your words and here is the contact information for WGHP and FOX50. Tell them that you will ask all your Democratic family and friends to tune out for Pro Football, House, American Idol, and any other show on Fox. There will be no bipartisanship in this new congress, don't fool yourself.

Elizabeth Dole - Failure.

2006-11-08T09:35:00.000-05:00

Here is an unabashed butt-kissing from South Carolina.

RALEIGH, N.C. - For North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, it's back to the day job after a troubled tour as chief of the Senate Republican campaign committee in what she called a tough election cycle for the GOP.

She had that right. ...The Democrats needed six takeovers to wrest Senate control from the Republicans, a reversal Dole insisted all campaign long would not happen.

Uhmm, fella, don't look now but we're winning those two seats.

Some politicians think Dole's mistakes as Senate campaign chair made a tough national campaign even tougher on Republicans.

Perhaps, but it won't make any difference in Dole's own campaign, as she begins raising money and rallying supporters for the 2008 election, when she will be up for a second term in the Senate.

Dole, 70, already is at work on re-election. "I'm raising those funds," Dole said Tuesday night. On election eve she campaigned for a North Carolina Republican, Rep. Robin Hayes, and there was a message in the geography: Dole was tending to political business at home.

At this point, there are no promising Democratic challengers for Dole's seat in 2008. Gov. Mike Easley, who will be ending his second and final term, has said he is not interested in running for the Senate.

...

Recruiting candidates, raising funds and deciding where and how the money can best be spent are the jobs of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The NRSC has a staff of about 70 in election years.

And, Liddy blew it. Bigtime.

So, the gauntlet is down. Liddy wants to run, even if it means a Katherine Harris-like divorce from the rest of her party. Is a coincidence that these two women, who are hated by their party for costing them Senate seats both look like the postergirls for bad plastic surgery?

Senator Dole, you disgust me.

2006-11-06T15:12:00.000-05:00

Never have I been as disappointed and as disgusted by a North Carolinian as I have by this appearance of Senator Elizabeth Dole. I wish my granny were here to switch her for this embarrassment to North Carolina.

Google Bomb This

2006-10-24T13:03:00.001-05:00

--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl

--AZ-01: Rick Renzi

--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth

--CA-04: John Doolittle

--CA-11: Richard Pombo

--CA-50: Brian Bilbray

--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave

--CO-05: Doug Lamborn

--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell

--CT-04: Christopher Shays

--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan

--FL-16: Joe Negron

--FL-22: Clay Shaw

--ID-01: Bill Sali

--IL-06: Peter Roskam

--IL-10: Mark Kirk

--IL-14: Dennis Hastert

--IN-02: Chris Chocola

--IN-08: John Hostettler

--IA-01: Mike Whalen

--KS-02: Jim Ryun

--KY-03: Anne Northup

--KY-04: Geoff Davis

--MD-Sen: Michael Steele

--MN-01: Gil Gutknecht

--MN-06: Michele Bachmann

--MO-Sen: Jim Talent

--MT-Sen: Conrad Burns

--NV-03: Jon Porter

--NH-02: Charlie Bass

--NJ-07: Mike Ferguson

--NM-01: Heather Wilson

--NY-03: Peter King

--NY-20: John Sweeney

--NY-26: Tom Reynolds

--NY-29: Randy Kuhl

--NC-08: Robin Hayes

--NC-11: Charles Taylor

--OH-01: Steve Chabot

--OH-02: Jean Schmidt

--OH-15: Deborah Pryce

--OH-18: Joy Padgett

--PA-04: Melissa Hart

--PA-07: Curt Weldon

--PA-08: Mike Fitzpatrick

--PA-10: Don Sherwood

--RI-Sen: Lincoln Chafee

--TN-Sen: Bob Corker

--VA-Sen: George Allen

--VA-10: Frank Wolf

--WA-Sen: Mike McGavick

--WA-08: Dave Reichert

Anglico hints....

2006-10-09T05:01:00.000-05:00

that Elizabeth Dole might retire. Oh, please don't deprive of us the please we will take in defeating your Liddy.

Keep up the Good Work Sen. Dole

2005-10-05T08:30:00.000-05:00

At least Senator Elizabeth Dole is doing something good for our country. She isn't helping out our veterans, except to vote against their health benefits. She isn't securing the homeland, unless you have Vestiphobia. And, she isn't standing up against security leaks from this administration.

So, what is she doing for our country that is worthwhile? She is helping us reelect a Democratic Senate.

Republicans' 2006 Senate prospects sour
By Peter Savodnik

This is not how Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) hoped things would turn out. High-profile candidates she hoped could defeat incumbent Democrats are shying away from 2006, and some of her own Republican colleagues are looking vulnerable. On Monday, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) bowed out of a race next year against Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). Late last week, Gov. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) said he wouldn't challenge Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) next year.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which Dole chairs, has failed to recruit candidates it considers top-tier in Michigan, Florida and Vermont; no one is challenging Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.); and Republicans are embroiled in primaries in Nebraska and Rhode Island.

Tennessee, which has twice backed President Bush, is giving some Republicans heartburn, with the GOP Senate contenders attacking their opponents' conservative credentials while Rep. Harold Ford (D-Tenn.) outfundraises his Republican rivals and aggressively canvasses the state.

"Nationally, overall, their recruiting has not been as strong as it was in 2002 and 2004," Republican pollster David Johnson said of the NRSC. "They have missed a lot of chances in recruitment. But part of it also is with Senator Dole."
...
Democratic consultant Peter Fenn had a different take. "Republican recruitment this cycle has been nothing short of disastrous," he said. "They have been about as successful as General Custer calling in reinforcements. Democrats are in an excellent position to pick up a substantial number of seats and, possibly, take back control."

Now, I realize that last is hyperbole from our side, but how nice it is to hear some arrogance and confidence from Democrats instead of whining.

Thanks for the Info Senator Dole

2005-09-20T19:03:00.000-05:00

Given my feelings towards Senator Dole, it seems funny to receive her mailings. I certainly never signed up for any mailings from her...or at least I never signed up for snail mailings. Also, I never "contact[ed her] regarding the judicial nominations process." Still, to the point, her letter is misleading.

While senators should not rubber stamp the judicial nominees of presidents they support, they also should not engage in foot-dragging or character assassination when nominations come from presidents whom they oppose.

But Republicans initiated a filibuster against a judicial nominee in 1968, forcing Democratic president Lyndon Johnson to withdraw the nomination of Associate Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas to be chief justice. Then-Sen. Robert Griffin (R-MI) recognized at the time that denying nominees a vote was already an established practice. "It is important to realize that it has not been unusual for the Senate to indicate its lack of approval for a nomination by just making sure that it never came to a vote on the merits...Cloture votes were also necessary to obtain floor votes on Clinton judicial nominees Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon in 2000, and Republicans attempted to filibuster the nomination of U.S. District Judge H. Lee Sarokin to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in 1994...The Republican-controlled Senate blocked approximately 60 Clinton nominees through other means.

Today the federal judiciary is facing a vacancy crisis...Due to lengthy delays in the judicial nomination and confirmation process...

Are Democrats Causing Delays in Court?
Contrary to a pro-Bush TV ad, Republicans share the blame for "empty courtrooms," and delays are shorter now than they were before Bush.
May 6, 2005
A multimillion-dollar ad campaign blames Democrats for the fact that "courtrooms sit empty." In fact, there are now half as many judicial vacancies as when Bush took office. And of the 46 federal judgeships that remain vacant, Bush has named only 16 replacements.

The ad also says cases are being delayed in federal courts for "thousands of Americans." Actually, official statistics show cases typically being decided more quickly now than they were in 1999, when it was Republicans opposing Clinton's judicial nominees.

Nice Lie, Senator Dole.

Senators should not be able to hide from accountability to their constituents.

With respect to judicial nominations, the most effective tactic in opposition has been to bottle them up in committee. In the later years of the Clinton presidency, the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was controlled by Republicans, did not hold hearings for as many as 60 of his nominees, according to Democrats. They argue that this refusal to even consider President Clinton's nominees was just as effective in blocking them as a filibuster.

So, where is your accountability Senator Dole? Have you been so jaded by your decades in Washington that you cannot see your hypocrisy?

Dole Stands Up To...Oh Forget It, She's a Neoconservative Shill

2005-09-20T12:42:00.000-05:00

Remember our compassionate conservative?

Dole called for civility in politics and a more compassionate government. "Reagan conservatism wore a smile, and it was contagious," she said.

Remember Elizabeth Dole, who called for accountability in our government...

Accountability is the cornerstone of what makes NCLB so bold and visionary.

Well, it seems as if what is good for the goose is verboten for the gander. In a stunning move, Elizabeth Dole has called forth the Republican Senate to protect Senator Rick Santorum from himself.

Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Senate Republican campaign chairman, has assigned fellow Republicans to defend Sen. Rick Santorum from increasingly harsh Democrat attacks on the floor as he faces a tough re-election in Pennsylvania...Although Santorum is third ranking in the party's Senate hierarchy as Republican Conference chairman, his colleagues have not risen to support him. Under Dole's plan, a designated Republican senator will take the floor in Santorum's defense whenever needed.

Well, his colleagues have not risen to defend him. I wonder why? Senator Santorum has made some horrendous statements in the past year, alienating himself from Pennsylvanians far and wide as well as true Republicans. He has stolen money from his local school district, lied about his place of residence, and offered scorn to Hurricane Katrina victims instead of compassion. Yet, this is the man that Elizabeth Dole is calling on all Republicans to protect. I think it of the utmost importance that North Carolinians see what kind of Neoconservative Freak Senator Dole considers worthy of so much time and effort.

Click here to see a video of Just Weird Rick.

"What the Democrats are doing is the equivalent of Adolf Hitler in 1942 saying, 'I'm in Paris. How dare you invade me. How dare you bomb my city? It's mine.' This is no more the rule of the senate than it was the rule of the senate before not to filibuster." On the Filibuster...the FILIBUSTER!

ÂPriests, like all of us, are affected by culture. When the culture is sick, every element in it becomes infected. While it is no excuse for this scandal, it is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm.Â That damn Paul Revere and his minutemen...

"I mean, you have people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties, candidly, on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving." On Hurricane Katrina SURVIVORS.

"In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might find they don't both need to."

"I would argue, this right to privacy that doesn't exist in my opinion in the United States Constitution."

In November 2004, a controversy erupted over education costs for the Senator's children. Santorum's legal address is in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, but he lives most of the year at his home in Leesburg, Virginia near Washington, DC. Santorum's five older children received education through the Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School with 80% of tuition costs paid by the Penn Hills School District.(His Penn Hills address is a two bedroom apartment in which a relative makes permanent residence.)

At a meeting in November 2004, the Penn Hills School District announced that it did not believe Santorum met the qualifications for residency status since he and his family spend most of the year in Virginia. They demanded repayment of tuition costs totaling $100,000. From Wikipedia

September 5th - Dole Finds Her Voice On Relief

2005-09-19T09:04:00.000-05:00

It is now September 5th and the worst of Katrina has passed by, leaving death and destruction in its wake. Senator Elizabeth Dole has been unusually quiet, offering to Press Releases about Katrina. But, now, that the full human trauma and drama that is the Gulf of Mexico has become apparent - Elizabeth Dole makes her voice heard.

NORTH CAROLINA TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR PROVIDING REFUGE TO HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUEES

September 5th, 2005 - Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole today applauded President Bush for declaring that an emergency exists in North Carolina as the state provides refuge to more than 1,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees...“I am very pleased the President recognizes the generosity of North Carolinians and has pledged this aid to allow our state to best provide assistance to these folks who desperately need our help.”

Thank you Elizabeth Dole for your words on...the need for Hurricane...relief...in...North Carolina? Do you have anything for the Gulf? Or, do you agree with your fellow Republicans?

Barbara Bush said today, referring to the
poor who had lost everything back home and evacuated, "This is working very well for them."

"Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?" Rep. Tom DeLay

"What didn't go right?'" –President Bush, as quoted by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), after she urged him to fire FEMA Director Michael Brown "because of all that went wrong, of all that didn't go right" in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

"I mean, you have people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings. There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving." –Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)

"We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did." –Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA)

September 1st - Focused Like a Laser in Times of Trouble

2005-09-19T08:53:00.000-05:00

It is September 1st, 2005 - the worst of Katrina is upon us. The dead are floating in the street. Babies are dying. Women are being raped, men are being beaten. Elderly left behind are drowning. Hell on earth has occurred in the United States.

Elizabeth Dole is focused like a laser on America's Biggest Fear.

SENATOR DOLE WELCOMES DECISION TO INVOKE TEXTILE SAFEGUARDS

September 1st, 2005 - - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole today announced that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) decided to invoke the China safeguards to limit imports on two categories, synthetic filament fabric and brassieres and other body-supporting garments. CITA extended until October 1, 2005 the deadline for making a determination on four other categories: cotton and man-made fiber sweaters; cotton and man-made fiber dressing gowns and robes; men’s and boys’ wool trousers; and knit fabric.

Once again, Eliabeth Dole safeguards our nation by serving as the Panty Police.

Elizabeth Dole Offers Support For Terrorists

2005-07-19T11:41:00.000-05:00

In the last few weeks we have learned that Karl Rove gave information concerning a CIA agent to the press. Mrs. Joseph Wilson was a CIA secret agent, working for the agency with no diplomatic passport. What that means, is that whenever she traveled overseas, as a secret agent or just as a regular citizen, she could be detained and treated as a spy. In the worst case scenario, that means execution. This is what was at stake. But, it wasn't just Mrs. Wilson, it was everyone she has ever worked with. Over the years she has made contact with many valuable "resources" overseas. Now, every one of those contacts is broken, never to be used again by the CIA. Even if they aren't found and executed, the CIA will never be able to trust their information, knowing that their identities have been blown.
We ask Mrs. Wilson to work for us against the Axis of Evil countries, that Mr. Bush has said want to see Death and Destruction rain down on us all. Is there any doubt that such a country would kidnap or torture the family of a CIA contact in order to gain their cooperation? We have all seen the killings, the torture rooms, the mass murders, do we doubt that even now former CIA informants are being slaughtered throughout the Axis of Evil.
But, there is more. What was the reason for going into Iraq? WMD. Weapons of Mass Destruction. What was Mrs. Wilson's expertise as a CIA secret agent? WMD. Weapons of Mass Destruction. By turning Mrs. Wilson and all her countless contacts, informants, and innocents who might have interacted with her, we have severely disabled our ability to find and destroy those who would use WMDs to hurt our country, our families, our children.
This has all happened because Karl Rove did not like something that Mrs. Wilson's husband wrote - a truth that was admitted, grudgingly, several days later by Condoleeza Rice. So, what does our Senator Elizabeth Dole have to say about this action that, at best was stupid, at worst was traitorous?

The partisan attacks against Karl Rove are out of control and entirely inappropriate. He is a distinguished member of the White House and he is my friend. It is incredibly irresponsible for individuals and organizations to make accusations based on rumor and innuendo. It is unfair to the investigation and even more unfair to Karl Rove.

Democratic State Party Chairman Ken Meek had the following to say in response:
I find it interesting that Senator Dole is spending her time defending Karl Rove instead of North Carolina's working families. Her standards of distinction are pretty low: Politics led someone in the Bush administration to do a dangerous, potentially criminal act. The person responsible endangered a covert CIA agent's life and compromised our national security during wartime. It has become clear that Karl Rove was that person.

Rove said in 2003 that Valerie Plame was 'fair game.' Now, Karl Rove is fair game. What's worse, the GOP slime machine is in full gear, attacking anyone who is rightfully questioning our President's judgment and that of his top advisor. Sen. Dole should know that the Bush administration's conduct, much more than that of its critics, is fair game. It's becoming clear that the Bush administration isn't being cooperative with the investigation. Sen. Dole should be focusing on her duties rather than being an apologist for Rove and associating herself with this cover-up.

Elizabeth Dole, supporting the WMD network of terrorist organizations rather than Truth, Justice, and the American Way of Life.

Homeland Security Beefing Up Its Staff Thanks To Dole

2005-05-05T09:02:00.000-05:00

We must thank Elizabeth Dole for increasing the staff of Homeland Security.

Now, these 72 officers won't be patrolling the border with Mexico, where al Qaeda agents are thought to pass into America.

No, not this.

And, they won't be inspecting shipment containers for explosives, nuclear devices, or biothreats.

Nor, will they be tracking down potential sleeper cells in the heartland of our country.

Instead, they will be counting the number of sheets and underwear brought into this country from China.

Yep, these.

Hooray...hooray...hip...hip..hooray...

Well, maybe terrorists won't try to attack us, maybe they've given up. It isn't like they are a patient bunch. I mean, after all, Osama attacked the WTC building the first time in 1993 and then attacked again in 2001. Oh wait, that was 8 years. So, it has been 4 years since the last attack. Gee, he's still out there isn't he? We kind of blew it in Torra Borra. Hmm. Maybe we SHOULD be looking in those shipping containers for more than underwear. I wonder what a dirty bomb set off in downtown Durham, or Detroit, or Dallas would do to those cities?

But, at least we'll know how many pairs of tighty-whities are coming into the country.

In all seriousness, textile manufacturing is in trouble in this country. But, couldn't you lay off the tax cuts for tycoons and heiresses for just ONE year and make our country safe again?

Let's Talk Straight About Race

2005-04-25T16:05:00.000-05:00

Mrs. Dole,
I, for one, applaud your recent remarks concerning Frederick C. Branch, the first African American to be commissioned in the U.S. Marine Corps. But, I cannot help but feel that this is a thinly-veiled attempt to court African-American voters, for which the Republican party has done nil. In particular, I feel you have a special duty to work for African-Americans, given the former Dixiecrat and segregationist Senator that you replaced. Senator Jesse Helms, rest his soul, had a long history of racist ideals and acts in Congress, which I believe culminated in his attack on Senator Mosely-Braun in a Capitol elevator. Senator Helms is alleged to have told your peer Sen. Orrin Hatch "Watch me make her cry. I'm going to make her cry. I'm going to sing 'Dixie' until she cries." (Gannett News Service, 9/2/93; Time, 8/16/93). Let us not forget that Senator Helms lead a one-man filibuster against Martin Luther King Day, participated along with Bob Dole in a battle to support Apartheid in South Africa, and was the leading voice against the Voting Rights Act.

Because of positions like these and more, I felt that when you took office you would strive to bring a calming to racial relations. But, in fact, North Carolina's African-American population is in greater trouble than ever before. Among the nation, poverty among African-Americans sits at 24%, while poverty among whites is at 10.5%. North Carolina was one of only seven states to increase the numbers of those in poverty in 2003. Yet, you have shown time and again that your morals are in line with the CorporaCons that control the Republican party and not with your Constituency here in North Carolina. You offer words when people demand actions. The only actions you take are to secure tax breaks for the wealthy at the expense of education breaks for our children. The only actions you take support corporate welfare instead of child welfare. And, the only actions you take are to speak kind words of one African-American man while thousands of his peers go to bed hungry each night in this state.

Oh the Lies Won't Stop!

2005-04-22T09:52:00.000-05:00

Senator, Senator, Senator. You have moved beyond disinformation straight into lies and deceit. In a recent press release, you stated that It is a fact that todayfor the first time in our nations historya Presidents nominees to the federal bench are being required to receive a 60-vote supermajority, rather than the traditional majority vote that has been the standard for 220 years.

Have you forgotten the 1968 Republican filibuster?

Have you forgotten those 60 Clinton-era nominees that were bottled up in committee by Republicans, so that they never even received their Constitutional right to a vote?

Have you forgotten about the blue-slip rules that you used to block Clinton-era appointees, then changed the rules so it would not apply under Bush?

Our elected officials should not lie Senator Dole, and that is what you have resorted to in this and other cases.

Lack of Honesty on the Military

2005-04-22T09:41:00.000-05:00

Dole once again has posted misleading statements on her web page. Elizabeth Dole specifically states that I am proud to support our troops, many of whom are based right here in North Carolina. Would if that were true. But, as posted here before, Elizabeth Dole has voted against Homeland Security, Veterans, and Soldiers, time and time again.

How can Elizabeth Dole release such lies when a quick view of the Senate Roll Call shows that she has voted against so many measures that would aid the common soldier?

Dole is Anti-Life

2005-04-22T09:37:00.000-05:00

These are the votes that Elizabeth Dole has made that make her unfit to run under the "Pro-Life" umbrella.
1. Voted against increasing the minimum wage.

This vote causes low wage earners to continue working longer hours or multiple jobs just to make ends meet. An increase in the minimum wage would allow mothers and fathers to spend more time with their children. Time spent with children directly impacts their contributions to society, the chances that they will turn away from drugs, away from crime, and instead stay in school and make a better life. By voting against this bill, Elizabeth Dole has shown that she is anti-life and pro-corporation.

2. Voted against an amendment to expand access to preventative health care services that reduce unintended teen pregnancy.

I think this is self-explanatory. By voting against this amendment Elizabeth Dole proves that she is not pro-life, but merely anti-abortion.

3. Rejected a series of amendments on the bankruptcy bill including:
Kennedy Amdt. No. 70; To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.
Dodd Amdt. No. 67; To modify the bill to protect families, and for other purposes.
Corzine Amdt. No. 32; To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.
By voting against this amendment, Elizabeth Dole has proven that she is not pro-life, but indeed pro-corporation.

Dole Must Go

2005-04-22T09:36:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth Dole recently sent a strongly worded letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. In it, she asked why Homeland Security was not doing all it could.

Was she attacking their lack of port inspections? No.

Was she questioning the porosity of the Northern and Southern borders to terrorists? No.

Was she asking why they weren't counting the number of T-shirts and linens coming in from China? Yes.

Huh?

It seems that to Elizabeth Dole, insuring that the Chinese stick to their import limits is more important than stopping terrorism. I know what it feels like to lose your income to China, my Dad lost his job when mining went oversees back in the 80s. But, as a Senator you have to make tough choices.

Where do you focus your resources, bombs from Baghdad or sheets from Shanghai?

For Sen. Elizabeth Dole the answer is clear, corporate profits ahead of city ports.

Dole's Priorities in Right Place

2005-04-19T09:58:00.000-05:00

SENATORS DOLE, BURR PUSH FOR OREGON INLET FUNDING
Introduce legislation calling for $6.5 million for dredging vital waterway

Thanks be to good old Senator Dole. In this day and age of childhood poverty, decreasing education funding, death in Iraq due to improperly outfitted soldiers, and an economy on the downturn, Elizabeth Dole has her mind and her money on the right track. Helping out coastal businesses.

Now, I am not saying that these coastal businesses don't need help, they do. Dredging the inlet will surely provide some increase in traffic, or ease of traffic, and surely this will help business. But, just maybe there is another way.

Elizabeth Dole's strategy is this. Give tax cuts to the rich,to the wealthiest 1.6% of Americans, thereby gutting the income of the United States of America. Then, because there is no money, cut veterans funding, education funding, health care programs, Medicare, Medicaid, firehouses, and the Army Corps of Engineers. Then, cry and whine when the cuts actually effect your home state, which might hurt your chances at reelection.

Maybe the Federal Government wouldn't have to give out paltry loans to the Army Corps of Engineers, to airports and to firehouses if we funded them in the first place. Maybe we could fund them if we quit giving tax cuts to the rich that drive our economy into the toilet. Maybe in four more years Elizabeth Dole will be watching from the sidelines while we find a better way to run this country.

What hurts marriage more....

2005-04-14T08:36:00.000-05:00

To Elizabeth Dole, it appears that marriage is under attack because homosexuals in some states may be allowed to marry.

I would contend that marriage is under attack by poverty.
• Between 2000 and 2002, comparing two-year averages, North Carolina median household income decreased by $1749, or -4.4 percent

• Two-year averages of the number of North Carolinians living below poverty grew from an estimated 985,000 to over 1.07 million between 2000 and 2002 – an increase of over 9 percent.

• The child death rate, though improving, is still below many industrialized nations with 22 of every 100,000 chidren dying each year in North Carolina. That is 2 of every thousand, that is two in each of our children's schools.

Why is it that Elizabeth Dole would rather focus on corporate welfare than child welfare(read down to see that Elizabeth Dole was one of many Republicans to support cutting foster care, adoption services, and children's medicaid)? Why is it that Elizabeth Dole would rather focus on banning gay families than bolstering poor families?

Obviously, Elizabeth Dole is in the pocket of big business and has been for many years.

Dole on Aging?

2005-04-14T07:57:00.000-05:00

Elizabeth Dole recently touted funding of a senior center in Pitt County by declaring:

“I am so pleased that the Pitt County Council on Aging has secured these funds,” said Senator Dole. “As a member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, I am committed to serving the needs of our seniors.”

But, George Bush recently visited NC to tout his Social Insecurity plan specifically because, as the Raleigh News & Observer noted, He picks a state where the two Republican senators support his wishes to change what some consider the country's most sacred public program.

The AARP, which has recently supported Republicans over Democrats, argues that setting up private accounts would effectively scuttle Social Security. "Siphoning money from Social Security will not strengthen it," says David Certner, AARP's director of federal affairs. "It will just make the problem much worse."

In short, Senator Dole rubber stamps Bush policies that will ruin Social Security at the benefit of large corporations, while taking credit for monies received by a local agency and declaring her loyalty to the aged. What a load is Senator Dole?

Dole Leaves Behind Veterans

2005-04-14T07:47:00.000-05:00

Senator Dole with NC Veteran
Senator Dole meets a North Carolina veteran during the celebration of the World War II Memorial dedication.
From Elizabeth Dole's Senate page

In a recent press release Elizabeth Dole made much out of NCs military population. Dole pointed out that Eastern NC is home to Seymour Johnson and Pope Air Force Bases, Fort Bragg, Camp Lejeune, ... Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point, [and] the Naval Depot. As such Senator Dole believes that Congress should consider expansion, not closure in NC.

Wow, that would be great. It is nice to see how much our Senator appreciates the military. But, wait. Does she? Let's see. She supports more troops in NC, she supports sending them off to war, she supports back-door drafts, but does she support the troops?

No.

Elizabeth Dole voted AGAIN not to increase funding for injured soldiers returning from war.

Shame on Elizabeth Dole, once again talking out both sides of her Janus head.