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Thursday, October 08, 2009
Who’s An Obama-Biden Democrat?
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As Biden Heads To Virginia To Fundraise For Creigh Deeds Today, Virginians Want To Know
DEEDS SAYS DEMS IN WASHINGTON CAUSING HIM TROUBLE, WON’T SAY HE’S AN OBAMA-BIDEN DEMOCRAT
VA State Sen. Creigh Deeds Unhappy With His Democrat Counterparts In Washington, D.C. “Frankly, a lot of what's going on in Washington has made it very tough ... We had a very tough August because people were just uncomfortable with the spending; they were uncomfortable with a lot of what was going on, a lot of the noise that was coming out of Washington, D.C.” (Jonathan Martin, “Deeds Points Finger At Washington,” Politico, 10/6/09)
And Deeds Says He’s Not An Obama Democrat. “Deeds: ‘I like Barack Obama personally, he’s a smart guy, he’s an innovative guy.’ Gregory: ‘But you’re not an Obama Democrat?’ Deeds: ‘…I’m a Creigh Deeds Democrat.’” (Ben Smith, “Not An Obama Democrat,” Politico’s “Ben Smith” Blog, 9/17/09)
BUT DEEDS’ AGENDA LOOKS A LOT LIKE NATIONAL DEMOCRATS’ AGENDA
Deeds Willing To Raise Taxes On Virginians To Pay For His Transportation Plan. “Deeds said that the state must find $1 billion in new, annual revenues to pay for transportation ... In a conversation with reporters after his speech, Deeds said he would consider tolls or a gasoline tax increase.” (Mason Adams, “Candidates For Governor Stop In Roanoke,” The Roanoke Times, 9/19/09; Virginia Motor Fuels Tax Revenue Analysis, 10/1/09)
- Obama-Biden Administration Willing To Hit Americans With $432 Billion In Taxes To Pay For Their Health Care Experiment. (Congressional Budget Office, “Letter to Chairman Max Baucus,” 10/7/09)
Deeds Pushed “Mandatory Economy-Wide Cap And Trade Program” That Would Kill Up To 56,000 Virginia Jobs. “The Governor should ask Congress to act as soon as possible to pass comprehensive climate change legislation that includes the following key provisions: Establishes a mandatory economy-wide cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...” “The jobs impact of [the Waxman-Markey Bill, H.R. 2454] is delayed by the free allocation of permits and generous carbon offsets. By 2030, as emission reduction targets tighten and other W/M provisions phase out, Virginia jobs decline by 41,400 under the low cost case and by 56,400 under the high cost case.” (Governor's Commission On Climate Change, “Final Report: A Climate Change Action Plan“, 12/15/08; National Association Of Manufacturers & American Council For Capital Formation, “Virginia: Economic Impact On The State From The Waxman-Markey Bill, H.R. 2454 Proposed Legislation To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” 8/09)
- Obama-Biden Administration Pushing Cap-And-Trade Program That Could Mean Nearly 1 Million American Jobs Lost Per Year. “Overall, a cap-and-trade system that reduces annual GDP by 0.34 percent per year can be expected to reduce U.S. employment by roughly 964,900 jobs per year, reduce household earnings by $37.8 billion, and reduce total U.S. economic output by $136.1 billion.” (Andrew Chamberlain, “Who Pays For Climate Policy? New Estimates Of The Household Burden And Economic Impact Of A U.S. Cap-And-Trade System,” Tax Foundation, 3/09)
Deeds Supported Labor Union Wishes At Expense Of Virginian Workers By Voting To Stop Amendment To VA Constitution To Include Right-To-Work Provision. “On January 27, 2009, the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee, on which Senator Deeds sits, voted to ‘pass by indefinitely’ the resolution (9-Y 6-N), with YEAS from all Democratic Senators (Howell, Deeds, Whipple, Puckett, Edwards, McEachin, Petersen, Barker, and Northam and NAYS from Republican Senators (Martin, Stolle, Obenshain, Blevins, Smith, and Vogel.” (State Of Virginia, Senate Privileges And Elections Committee, Senate Joint Resolution 347: Passed 9-6, 1/27/09, Deeds Voted Yea)
Obama-Biden Administration Supports Labor Union-Backed “Employee Free Choice Act” Which Will Increase Unemployment Rate By 1% For Every 3% Gained In Union Membership. "The precise effect on unemployment will depend on the degree to which EFCA increases union density, but for every 3 percentage points gained in union membership through card checks and mandatory arbitration, the following year's unemployment rate is predicted to increase by 1 percentage point and job creation is predicted to fall by around 1.5 million jobs." (Anne Layne-Farrar, "An Empirical Assessment of the Employee Free Choice Act: The Economic Implications," SSRN.com, 3/4/09)
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