In Case You Missed It…
Welcome to the bail out edition of In Case you missed it
The Bail Out
On Sunday, talk began of a bail out and we asked you to call your legislators we even provided a script and told you how it went. Ultimately, there was a local protest as well. We discussed how the bail out was extended to Foreign Banks, why Foreign banks were included - call it, GOP special interests, and how much $700 billion dollars really is - more than Walmart and ExxonMobile revenues combined.
On Monday, Senator Chris Dodd demands that taxpayers are given an equity stake in the companies that are to be bailed out.
Oh, guess what, oil prices jumped too again - oil prices are not tied to drilling.
With David Cay Johnston and the Newhour’s help we call for Bail Out skepticism. Schumer pushes back on the Bail Out as well. Guess those calls had an effect.
The D&C editorial board is on board and the GOP 2008 platform isn’t.
McCain says he is suspending his Presidential campaign to support a bail out bill that is nearly complete and get called on it.
Meanwhile, another CEO cashes out.
NY-29th - Massa v Kuhl
Kuhl has a new ad and continues the Drill baby Drill mantra. Trouble is it doesn’t work.
Massa responds to the bail out proposal and offers his own solution and then hits Kuhl on trade issues with a new ad. Meanwhile we discover Randy Kuhl conducted a stealth visit to Henrietta. Kuhl writes a Letter to Massa about Lawn Signs and Massa responds appropriately and asking where are the debates. Then there was Randy’s waffle on this bill.
The DCCC hits Kuhl on funding priorities.
Kuhl bails out of the promised WETM debate and a paid staffer tries to bail out Randy Kuhl via an LTE without announcing her affiliation to Randy Kuhl.
County Clerk Race - Hasman v Dinolfo
Dinolfo minces and uses weasel words when she says “all Social Security numbers that were discovered” have been removed from the County Clerk Web Site implying that her office has removed the Social Security numbers that have been publicly available for a long time.
Tom Hasman doesn’t mince words He asks if Dinolfo is either incompetent or lying.
Meanwhile - an assistant Clerk working for Cheryl Dinolfo is caught violating Internet policy at work. Remember - it isn’t the blogging at work that is wrong that fact Mike Molinari, working on Cheryl Dinolfo’s campaign, was conducting partisan activities on a taxpayer funded computer.
Check out this round up from btp.
State Senate SD-56 - Dollinger v Robach
Dollinger is endorsed by the Pride Agenda. btp has a great round up of race. Of course, a current Poll shows that Dollinger is 10 points down but it is an improvement over where it could be as we have always said there is plenty of time to close the gap.
NY-26th Kyrzan vs Lee
Polls show Kryzan with a 10 point lead, except when they don’t. DCCC issues a new ad against Lee. Lee attacks back,
Misc
Maffei announces meet the Candidate schedule. Next one in Monroe County is Oct 3rd.
Former Chili supervisor, Tracy Logel Interview Part II gets posted
There was a Sarah Palin doesn’t speak for me gathering with pics.
More change at RT with as one of own started prepping for his new venture. Good luck Exile and thanks.
Jeffrey Feldman’s take on framing a good Democratic message.
With all the Bail Out talk and deregulation talk btp asks can we stop talking about unshackle upstate?
Absentee ballots? Here is how to get them to all those college kids out of town. Meanwhile, Voter registration is off the charts in Monroe County - 21K since February.
RT goes to the movies watching HBO’s Recount.
A new poll says Obama extends his lead in NY which makes sense when New Yorkers including our very own Ladkiddo head to swing states to help the Obama Campaign.
There was the first Presidential Debate.
Alesi has a new ad.
Ladkiddo finds the Rnews debate schedule.
Maggie joins a commission and the D&C weighs in.
See you next week.
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