Seems to be a bit of a hypocrite (not that a Democrat state
congressman would be otherwise mind you)

Today he says:

"...Merkley said he would continue to raise funds from other
individuals during the month-long session, even though the House's
operating rules ban its members from soliciting or receiving campaign
money during legislative sessions." (Merkley Fund-Raising Slowed, Not
Stopped, by Oregon Session, Brad Cain, The Associated Press,
1/29/2008)

But what he said before:

"'Our heads need to be absolutely out of politics and into policy when
we're here,' Merkley said, 'and accepting campaign contributions seems
inherently inappropriate.'" (Barriers to Raising Cash Slip in Salem,
Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian, 2/9/2005)

"We do not want to go from a Republican leadership that continued
campaigning during a session to a Democratic leadership doing the same
thing." (House's Potential New Speaker Shares Plans, Peter Wong, Salem
Statesman Journal, 11/9/2006)

Pell Grants get 'chilly reception' from liberals
Jim Brown - OneNewsNow.com - 1/31/2008 9:00:00 AM

President Bush's new school choice initiative is getting rave reviews
from education reform advocates -- but chilly receptions from liberal
teachers unions and Democrats in Congress.

Bush is calling on Congress to support his $300 million "Pell Grants for
Kids" program that would give low-income children in failing public
schools a chance to attend a private, religious, or out-of-district
public school. Bush's plan is modeled after a 2004 proposal by Senator
Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee), a former secretary of the U.S. Department
of Education.

Dan Lips is the education analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a
conservative think tank in Washington. He praises the president's plan.
"President Bush is right to use the bully pulpit to highlight to the
nation that we need to help the millions of kids who are currently stuck
in low-performing public schools," explains Lips.

Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP
By Bob Cusack
Posted: 03/28/07 07:39 PM [ET]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in
2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his
decision to become an Independent, according to former Democratic
lawmakers who say they were involved in the discussions.

In interviews with The Hill this month, former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
and ex-Rep. Tom Downey (D-N.Y.) said there were nearly two months of
talks with the maverick lawmaker following an approach by John Weaver,
McCain

Berkeley council tells Marines to leave
By Doug Oakley
STAFF WRITER

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Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go.
That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 6-3
Tuesday night to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue
recruiting station "is not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose
to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

In addition, the council voted to explore enforcing its law prohibiting
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation against the Marines
because of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. And it officially
encouraged the women's peace group Code Pink to impede the work of the
Marines in the city by protesting in front of the station.

Schwarzenegger endorses McCain
Praises him for 'reaching across the aisle in order to get things done'

updated 12:39 p.m. PT, Thurs., Jan. 31, 2008
LOS ANGELES - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Sen. John
McCain in the Republican presidential race on Thursday, praising him as
an

Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007

By Brian Friel, Richard E. Cohen and Kirk Victor, National Journal

Sources affirm McCain dissed Alito
Contend senator said Supreme Court justice 'too conservative'

Posted: January 31, 2008
5:00 p.m. Eastern

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN31319399

Figures suggest new increase in US Army suicides
Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:25pm EST

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - As many as 121 U.S. soldiers may have
committed suicide in 2007, a record number if confirmed, according to
Army statistics released on Thursday.

The Army reported 89 suicides and 32 suspected cases among active-duty
soldiers in 2007. If the 32 cases are confirmed, the 121 suicides
would be a nearly 20 percent increase over 2006, when 102 soldiers
committed suicide.

Army officials said relationship problems were the main cause of
suicides among soldiers, but those problems were increasing due to
repeated long deployments as the force is strained by the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan.

"I think that it is a marker of the stress on the force," Army
psychiatrist Col. Elspeth Ritchie said....

Lemmesee here:

* The other day, McCain called Romney a Librul.

* Not to be outdone, Romney then called McCain a Librul.

* Scratch has joined in with that assessment as well. As have other
Wingnuts on talk rayjo et al.

* Now today, another Wingnut publication says Obama and Hillary are
Libruls, but Obama more than her.

Who does that leave?

Huckabee!

But wait