From the USA Today piece

 WASHINGTON — Both Democratic presidential candidates, who promise to curb the influence of corporate lobbyists inWashington, helped enact narrowly tailored tax breaks sought by major campaign contributors.

Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has accepted $54,350 from members of a law firm that in 2006 lobbied him to introduce a tax provision for a Japanese drug company with operations in Illinois, according to public records and interviews. The government estimates the provision, which became law in December 2006, will cost the treasury $800,000.

 As always, democrat’s hypocrisy abounds. 

The first standing ovation of the night come from the Republican side cheering President Bush’s steadfast commitment to make tax relief permanent. Funny that the Dems didn’t stand for that…could one say they are anti-tax relief? Would that really be a surprise?

are all issues the Democrats have tried to tackle in the last year+ while in power, and they have essentially nothing to show for it. In fact, this Congress has done almost precisely nothing but maintain status quo (sometimes even failing at that) for their entire term. They haven’t even been able to enact the crazy left-wing schemes that they promised their base on election night 2006!

Wait, what’s that you say? Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) is pushing something major through to reform the Capitol?

“Newly ascendant Democrats may have hit roadblocks on Iraq and fiscal issues, but they have revamped congressional menus, replacing fatty, pre-made foods with healthier, gourmet alternatives. The once dreary congressional cafeterias now abound with haute cuisine.”

That’s right…Iraq, the economy, health care, all of it has taken a backseat to making sure that Congress eats right and that they get their mahi-mahi and rasberry-kiwi tarts (actually on the menu!).

And Dems wonder why congressional approval rating are at all-time lows…sad…

So says Secretary of Defense Robert Gates:

“We will again face the risk of running out of money,” Gates said at a Pentagon news conference. He said the uncertainly of funding requires the Defense Department to make “short-term plans and short-term decisions.”

You see, the Democrats in Washington, D.C. continue to put everything our troops have sacrificed for over the last year at risk by playing political games with the money needed to win the war in Iraq. Instead of fully supporting our troops and their courageous battle (not to mention recognizing the extraordinary turnaround we’ve seen recently in Iraq), the Democrats in Congress continue to pander to the left-wing, anti-war, lose-at-all-costs wing of their party.

As the article puts it:

Paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in fits and starts undermines military planning and risks gains made by U.S. troops over the past year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Wait, I thought we were losing…we were being wiped out around the country…it was only a matter of time before Republicans in traditionally safe districts would be running for the hills with angry hordes of voters lead by the Democrats on their heels.

Hmm, it seems not. Both in Virginia and Ohio, the GOP scored wins in congressional special elections. In Virginia, now Congressman Wittman won with a higher percentage than Bush did in 2004. In Ohio, now Congressman Latta held strong despite attacks from the DCCC and captured the seat with a convincing win.

I believe after some huge wins in Louisiana, Mississippi, and now Ohio and Virginia this is something you might call turning the corner…

“I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I wouldn’t approve of Congress, because we haven’t done anything.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)

This video is hilarious and informative at the same time.

Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R) new media team has been very active. These are things that CRs could be making constantly to fill a major void in the GOP’s campaign apparatus. I really encourage CRs around the nation to go grab iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or some other video editing software, and start cutting some clever YouTube videos.