Comments on: ‘Card Check’ Not in Cards for Lincoln? (Updated!)

By: LastChance

LastChance — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:42:37 +0000

Saw some interesting numbers via Twitter on Blanche: If you look at the 14 state senate seats coming open in 2010, the 11 most competitive is where John McCain won by a 2 to 1 margin. Out of those 11, 10 are currently held by Democrats, and she is -.89% in optimal voter turn out. Hate to be pulling the weight for Obama, Unions and Wall Street the next two years. The fact she even responded to the possible Griffin run, shows she is getting nervous.

By: Jason Tolbert

Jason Tolbert — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:34:31 +0000

I think Lincoln’s statements are directly related to the Griffin news on Monday. She is appearing to oppose the card check but still leaves the door open. This is classic Lincoln; she plays both sides in order to negotiate her position. Also, if you read her comments on the auto bailout, she takes both sides on that issue as well.

By: David Kinkade

David Kinkade — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:42 +0000

Shane,
I should have noted that Lincoln does address this question in the same AP story, as follows:

“I think he has a tremendous amount of history in terms of what he’s done in this past administration, and I think all of those things are going to be fair game for people to investigate in terms of whether he’s the guy for the job,” Lincoln said. “We all run on our track record.”
D.

By: Shane

Shane — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:15:54 +0000

Does Tim Griffen realize that his role in the firing of the U S Attorneys will come up? He will have to answer questions.

By: David Kinkade

David Kinkade — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:36:41 +0000

I agree that this is not radically different from what she said on previous occasions, though it did seem as if she might be moving toward an articulation that is slightly— slightly — less opaque. Or perhaps laying the groundwork to one day move toward an articulation that is less opaque.
D.

By: K. Ryan James

K. Ryan James — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:40:45 +0000

But she never says she would vote against it.

Since she says it would be a bad idea to “focus” on Card Check before solving all these other problems, we should force her to pledge to put a hold on Card Check if it is brought up before other legislation that would “strengthen our economy, create jobs, create a better working environment for working families and workers in this country and create a better environment for business to be successful.”

She has staked out a position (albeit not on the legislation, per se), and we should hold her to them.

By: Denny Crane

Denny Crane — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:36:42 +0000

what she is saying now is exactly what she said at the chamber breakfast and is exactly what she said to Brummett–that the card check bill isn’t a viable solution to the problems facing the labor community, and that it isn’t something that we should have distracting us from the more important issues. Unfortunately, she wasn’t clear enough and some people mistook her to mean that we, the citizens, shouldn’t worry over it and not to let it distract us. What it was clear to me, however, is that she meant she didn’t think that congress should even be considering the bill right now because it is a distraction from real priorities.