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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:13 PM
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Rep. Mark Udall calls out Hillary on gas tax holiday
Mark Udall, A Key Undecided Super-Delegate, Blasts Hillary's Gas Tax Holiday

By Greg Sargent - May 2, 2008, 4:32PM

Here's a bit more evidence that Hillary's insistence that members of Congress declare whether they're "with us or against us" on her gas tax holiday proposal risks causing friction with them at a time when she's courting them as super-delegates.

Rep. Mark Udall, who's running for Senate in Colorado and is undecided in the presidential race, has just come out against the proposal in very strong terms indeed:

"Senator Clinton claimed yesterday that I either stand with her on this proposal or stand with the oil companies. To that I say: I stand with the families of Colorado, who aren't looking for bumper sticker fixes that don't fix anything, but for meaningful change that brings real relief and a new direction for our energy policy. We can't afford more Washington-style pandering while families keep getting squeezed.

"It is exactly the kind of short-sighted Washington game that keeps us from getting real results to our energy problem."



Coming from a key undecided super-delegate, that's some harsh language. And it bears a striking resemblance to Obama's criticism of her proposal, too.


http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/05/mark_udall_a_key_undecided_sup.php
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flpoljunkie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:14 PM
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1. Thanks for posting this, WesDem. A strong statement, indeed!
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:15 PM
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2. Take that, Hill and Gramps.
He's right.
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mcctatas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:17 PM
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3. Like my grandma used to say...
"lay down with dogs, get up with fleas" (okay, my grandma never said that, but if she weren't a born and bred Connecticut liberal she might have). I bet hillary's wishing she had some flea powder now!
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:30 PM
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14. hilary is the big fat
flea.
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:18 PM
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4. I knew her trying to push Congress into that stupid idea would backfire
Thats where most of the undecided SD's are, what idiot in the Clinton campaign thought it would be smart politics to campaign against the Congress that her own party is in control of?

What a blunder!

:woohoo:
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:19 PM
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5. She did not use that bushit term..
"with us or against us"!!

hilary's disturbingly too much like the little dictator.
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:21 PM
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6. Great cartoon!
:rofl:
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:26 PM
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11. Did you see this one?
:D
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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:21 PM
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7. Anybody just see Jonathan Alter on Countdown?
He railed against it in no uncertain terms. Even the mild-mannered pundits are being so outspoken about Hillary's "chicken in every pot" con job.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:36 PM
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17. Even Obama basher and hilary booster
krugman said it was "pointless"..I say it's Evil.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:37 PM
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18. Yep. Hillary's pandering, no two ways about it.
This is garbage; fixes nothing structurally. And without gas tax funds, we can't fix anything structurally.

She'll do or say anything.

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Armstead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 11:15 PM
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21. Say anything, do nothing
Anyone who is actually waiting for her gas tax ought not to hold their breath.
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:21 PM
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8. You're welcome!
Coming from a voter in Mark Udall's district.

Help send him to Allard's senate seat!
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:22 PM
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9. The gas tax holiday will cost jobs and it's pandering to the LIV'rs who are too busy...
Edited on Fri May-02-08 07:23 PM by L0oniX
to investigate why this tax holiday is a bad idea. Hillary is about to cost us 1000's of jobs and the SD's know it and they know she is pandering to the LIV. :freak:
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:24 PM
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10. Wise words from the son of my hero, the late Mo Udall.
I supported Mo against Jimmy Carter in '76 ... cried for days after he failed to get the nomination. I heard Mo speak for the environment and against Big Oil, and I loved him so much for it.

Thanks, Mark. Your dad would be proud.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:27 PM
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12. If you really want to thank him, please donate to his campaign
He's running for a seat that could easily switch to our party and he's up against an opponent whose campaign is being managed by Dick Wadhams, who you may remember from the '06 Allen campaign in VA. So, if you want to help a good candidate and kick Mr. Wadhams while he's down...
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Kittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:34 PM
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15. I think I will have to do that.
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:36 PM
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16. We appreciate it!
Colorado gets overlooked a lot, IMHO

:hi:
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:28 PM
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13. What part of "let's speed up the demise of the atmosphere" does he not understand?
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:37 PM
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19. If you can throw Mark Udall a few bucks
Here is his Senate campaign contribution page:

https://secure.udallforcolorado.com/page/contribute/0700Online?source=website&subsource=sidebartext&__utma=1.1116987217.1209774971.1209774971.1209774971.1&__utmb=1&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1209774971.1.1.utmccn%3D(organic)%7Cutmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmctr%3Dudall%2520senate%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic&__utmv=-&__utmk=47340712
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 07:38 PM
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20. It's all a game -- it's political positioning.
It's all about who plays that game better, and I sure don't know the answer on this one!

I think the "gas tax holiday" isn't likely to happen, anyway. I think the actual results would be minor compared to the larger policies Clinton and Obama seem to agree on. So policy-wise, to me it doesn't matter if they do or they don't. Politics-wise, one position neutralizes McCain and the other takes an opposing stance. Whichever works, afaic!
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