Mediaboss Marketing

Democrats sound the alarm about November Scott Browns four challenges to overcome in his all-but-certain race for New Hampshires Senate seat Obama handcuffed by the standoff in Ukraine Wheres the OFA cavalry?... Anniversary Day for the RNCs Growth and Opportunity Project And hooray for Savannah Guthrie!

Democrats sound the alarm

It has come to our attention that the browser you are using is either not running javascript or out of date. Please enable javascript and/or update your browser if possible.

Scott Browns four challenges

Obama handcuffed by Ukraine

All of these midterm developments come as President Obama finds himself handcuffed by another foreign-policy matter -- this time the geopolitical standoff in Ukraine. The problem for the White House is that the matter is fundamentally unresolvable: Even if conflict is averted, it wont happen in a way that many Americans find satisfying or triumphant. In other words, there will be no killing Osama bin Laden moment here, even if the White House pretty much gets what it wants. On Sunday, the White House released a readout of Obamas phone call with Vladimir Putins after Crimeas controversial vote to annex with Russia. President Obama emphasized that the Crimean referendum, which violates the Ukrainian constitution and occurred under duress of Russian military intervention, would never be recognized by the United States and the international community, the White Houses readout said. He emphasized that Russia's actions were in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that, in coordination with our European partners, we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions. President Obama underscored that there remains a clear path for resolving this crisis diplomatically, in a way that addresses the interests of both Russia and the people of Ukraine. The other problem for the White House: With a midterm election to be focused largely on domestic matters, the president finds himself stuck dealing with foreign policy.

Wheres the OFA cavalry?

Anniversary Day for the RNCs Growth and Opportunity Project

Hooray for Savannah Guthrie!

Finally, we want to celebrate the great news for our dear friend, NBCs Savannah Guthrie, who 1) got married over the weekend, and 2) is now expecting. Were so happy for you, Savannah and Mike!

Read the original post:

Democrats sound alarm

Democrats sound the alarm about November Scott Browns four challenges to overcome in his all-but-certain race for New Hampshires Senate seat Obama handcuffed by the standoff in Ukraine Wheres the OFA cavalry?... Anniversary Day for the RNCs Growth and Opportunity Project And hooray for Savannah Guthrie!

Democrats sound the alarm

It has come to our attention that the browser you are using is either not running javascript or out of date. Please enable javascript and/or update your browser if possible.

Scott Browns four challenges

Obama handcuffed by Ukraine

All of these midterm developments come as President Obama finds himself handcuffed by another foreign-policy matter -- this time the geopolitical standoff in Ukraine. The problem for the White House is that the matter is fundamentally unresolvable: Even if conflict is averted, it wont happen in a way that many Americans find satisfying or triumphant. In other words, there will be no killing Osama bin Laden moment here, even if the White House pretty much gets what it wants. On Sunday, the White House released a readout of Obamas phone call with Vladimir Putins after Crimeas controversial vote to annex with Russia. President Obama emphasized that the Crimean referendum, which violates the Ukrainian constitution and occurred under duress of Russian military intervention, would never be recognized by the United States and the international community, the White Houses readout said. He emphasized that Russia's actions were in violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that, in coordination with our European partners, we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions. President Obama underscored that there remains a clear path for resolving this crisis diplomatically, in a way that addresses the interests of both Russia and the people of Ukraine. The other problem for the White House: With a midterm election to be focused largely on domestic matters, the president finds himself stuck dealing with foreign policy.

Wheres the OFA cavalry?

Anniversary Day for the RNCs Growth and Opportunity Project

Hooray for Savannah Guthrie!

Finally, we want to celebrate the great news for our dear friend, NBCs Savannah Guthrie, who 1) got married over the weekend, and 2) is now expecting. Were so happy for you, Savannah and Mike!

See more here:

First Thoughts: Democrats Sound Alarm About November

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid has repeatedly questioned the Koch brothers' patriotism.

From the Senate floor to television advertisements across the country, Democrats are assailing Republicans for their alliancewith billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch.

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid has repeatedly questioned the brothers' patriotism, accusing the GOP of suffering from an"addiction to Koch." A recent ad in Michigan, as in other places, features images of the Kochs with a grave warning that aGOP candidate seeks to aid the "wealthy and powerful."

The coordinated strategy is designed to try and counteract the tens of millions of dollars in attack ads funded largely bythe Kochs and their network of conservative groups that have been pummeling vulnerable Democrats over their support for Obamacare.

Democrats are facing increasingly steep odds in the midterms, due at least in part to the apparent success thus far by conservativegroups in targeting key races with hard-hitting ads.

Yet the Democrats' anti-Koch strategy is risky.

The brothers are not a familiar presence to many voters, making it hard to demonize them. Moreover, as Democrats have embracedthe new era of big-money donations and super PACs in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, they, too, aregrowing more reliant on ideological billionaires such as Tom Steyer, the hedge-fund executive who plans to target Republicansover climate change.

While many Democratic operatives say they think the anti-Koch attacks will help mobilize the liberal base, several also said that Democrats must tread carefully.

"If voters see it as an overwhelmingly negative campaign, it'll effectively turn people off and keep them from voting," saidJerry Rephan, a Democratic Party county chairman in Arkansas.

Republicans point to their own past miscalculations to argue that the Democrats' Koch-centered strategy is little more thanfolly. The GOP's attempts in 2006 to decry Democrats for their reliance on billionaire George Soros proved ineffective, Republicansnow say -- the Democrats won control of the Senate that year, giving them control of both chambers.

Link:

Democrats anti-Koch strategy is risky

Wisniewski on Transportation Committee Hearing Into Super Bowl Mass Transit Failings
In this video press release, Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee Chair John S. Wisniewski (D-Middlesex) holds a hearing into the ma...

By: New Jersey Assembly Democrats

Excerpt from:

Wisniewski on Transportation Committee Hearing Into Super Bowl Mass Transit Failings - Video

2014.03.13 - H.R. 4186 - Ranking Member Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) - Opening Statement
Ranking Member Dan Lipinski (D-IL) delivers his opening statement on the proposed legislation at the Subcommittee on Research Technology markup of H.R. 418...

By: Science Democrats

See the original post:

2014.03.13 - H.R. 4186 - Ranking Member Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) - Opening Statement - Video