She released her supporters but did not endorse Hoffman, the Conservative candidate!
SCOZZAFAVA SUSPENDS 23RD CAMPAIGN
SIENA POLL SUGGESTS REPUBLICAN CAN’T WIN
By JUDE SEYMOUR
Watertown Daily TimesSATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009Dede Scozzafava, the Republican and Independence parties candidate, announced Saturday that she is suspending her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and releasing all her supporters.
The state Assemblywoman has not thrown her support to either Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate, or Bill Owens, the Democratic candidate.
“Today, I again seek to act for the good of our community,” Ms. Scozzafava wrote in a letter to friends and supporters. “It is increasingly clear that pressure is mounting on many of my supporters to shift their support. Consequently, I hereby release those individuals who have endorsed and supported my campaign to transfer their support as they see fit to do so. I am and have always been a proud Republican. It is my hope that with my actions today, my party will emerge stronger and our district and our nation can take an important step towards restoring the enduring strength and economic prosperity that has defined us for generations.”
Ms. Scozzafava told the Watertown Daily Times that Siena Research Institute poll numbers show her too far behind to catch up - and she lacks enough money to spend on advertising in the last three days to make a difference. Mr. Owens has support from 36 percent of likely voters in the poll, with Mr. Hoffman garnering 35 percent support. Ms. Scozzafava has support from 20 percent of those polled.
The Gouverneur resident said she thinks she will receive more than 20 percent of the vote, based on several factors, including her performance during a Thursday debate.
See the Watertown Daily Times’ “All Politics is Local” blog to read Ms. Scozzafava’s complete statement or for more information on today’s Siena poll.
Scozzafava didn’t have to make this statement today. It was an act of sacrifice more than it was an acknowledgement of reality. She should be commended for doing so.
also:
Pelosi’s Health Bill: 1990 Pages. Abortions, Death Panels and Trial Lawyer Protection All Included
House Committee sessions where these issues were voted on were nothing but a sham! The real work went on behind closed doors in direct contradiction to Obama’s promise for an open process!
Nancy Pelosi finally put her cards on the table this week. Meeting in secret She produced a bill which weighs in at a record 1990 pages (PDF). It’s a monster by every measure. The Congressional Budget Office puts the full cost of the bill at $1.28 trillion dollars:
Pelosi and House Democrat leaders are trying to push the fiction that this won’t be a budget busting bill but members of her own party are not buying it. The famous Blue Dogs are rebelling again and demanding answers from the CBO on how much the bill will actually cost after all the smoke and mirrors are gone. As we all know, government programs typically cost far more than they are projected to.According to a preliminary CBO estimate of the bill released Thursday, the cost of expanding coverage to an additional 36 million Americans under the House plan would total $1.055 trillion over the next decade, counting tax breaks for small businesses, subsidies for low- and moderate-income families and the largest expansion of Medicaid since its inception 40 years ago. Add a variety of other costs outside the coverage package — including the creation of a new innovations center to reform Medicaid and Medicare — and the total cost of the bill rises to nearly $1.28 trillion, according to calculations by other Democratic aides.
The Crown Jewel of Socialism
Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-MN) calls Pelosi’s bill the “crown jewel of socialism” and warns that even this 1990 page monstrosity isn’t the final bill. Democrats are known for slipping in hundreds of pages of amendments at the last minute before a bill is voted on as they did with Cap and Tax legislation earlier this year. This Obamination is bad enough. Columnist David Harsanyi points out the word “shall” as in “must” or “required to” - appears over 3,000 times. Say good bye to your freedom.
What “shall” we be required to do? Pay for abortion funding, and be subjected to death panels. And if that weren’t repellent enough Pelsoi inserted a provision which would punish state governments who attempt any kind of law suit abuse reform that would impact lawyers fees. I’m sure trial lawyers, major contributors to the Dem Party are pleased.
So much for the promises that Obama made to a joint session of Congress on September 9, where he declared that abortion and death panels were a lie. I wouldn’t be surprised if we find that there is still no provision to enforce a ban on illegal aliens receiving benefits under this bill. Joe Wilson was RIGHT!
But then, after promising so much, Obama is prepared to sign a bill that does just the opposite!
Finally:
White House Visitor List Reveals Ayers, Other Terrorists and Radicals Not just Idle Acquaintances
You are unlikely to find a sorrier rogues gallery than Obama’s guest list!
Did you ever wonder who were the folks who got all those special invites to the White House since the Obama’s turned it into party central? The White House released the list. Here are some highlights…
- Two visits by William Ayers, the Weatherman terrorist whose group bombed the Pentagon and who said he wished he had done more. Remember Obama told us all that Ayers was “just some guy in the neighborhood” back in Chicago. What a liar!
- Two visits by Angela Davis, former Communist Party candidate for Vice President and found innocent of kidnapping and murder of a judge.
- Four visits by failed Presidential hopeful John Edwards. No word on whether he shared grooming tips with Obama.
- Five visits by Steve Elmendorf, head of the Congressional Budget Office. Wonder if Obama was doing some arm twisting to get CBO to whitewash the Dem’s health care plans?
- 15 visits by Kim Gandy, head of the National Organization for Women. But no time on the schedule for General McChrystal, our commander in Afghanistan!
- Five visits by Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric. No doubt Jeff had to pick up those billions in stimulus funds himself.
- Five visits by Michael Jordan. Basketball is so much more important than governing a country.
- Eight visits by Nancy Keenan, head of the National Abortion Rights Action League. You suppose it’s just a coincidence that abortion funding keeps popping up in the health care bill?
- Seven visits by Philip Lamarche of 666 West End Avenue in NYC and bigtime Obama donor.
- Eight visits by Michael Moore. A socialist propaganda film maker is obviously more important than meeting with General McChrystal.
- Four visits by George Soros, the Hungarian born billionaire who funds the Democrat Party.
- TWENTY visits by Andrew Stern, head of the far left union SEIU whose thugs beat up Town Hall protesters this summer.
Even Good ole Rev. Jeremiah “God DAMN America” Wright got a visit. Even after disrespecting Obama during last year’s campaign.
If you ever wondered why Obama appointed so many raving radicals to important positions in the White House, this list makes it clear: That’s the only kind of people this man knows and cares to associate with.
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