Sunday, July 13, 2008
Landrieu Will Out-Pace Kennedy in Campaign Cash
Posted by Scuttlebutt on Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 2:11 PM
If money is the fuel that drives political machines, then incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu still has a full tank. Although the Democrat isn’t releasing preliminary numbers, it’s likely that she out-raised her main GOP opponent, state Treasurer John Kennedy, since Jan. 1.
According to early figures released by Kennedy’s campaign, the treasurer raised $1.48 million during the second quarter and has $2.7 million in the bank. In comparison, Landrieu had $4.5 million in her war chest at the end of the first quarter. “We expect to be out-raised this quarter by our opponent — through Election Day, actually,” says Lenny Alcivar, Kennedy’s press secretary. Kennedy kicked off a weeklong bus tour across Louisiana last week called “Stand Up Louisiana.” Events are planned for Kenner, Lafayette, Alexandria, West Monroe, Bossier City, Natchitoches, Rosepine, Lake Charles, Houma and Mandeville. As for when the treasurer might go on TV, the campaign is staying mum. “We’re not talking about that right now,” Alcivar says. An advance copy of the speech Kennedy will give around the state reveals a theme that likely will be carried over into the campaign’s paid media. “If you want to change the Senate, you have to change the senator,” Kennedy says. The deadline for filing campaign finance reports from the second quarter is this Tuesday (July 15).-
By: Jeremy Alford
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Ms. Mary hopes the voters will demonstrate the same short-term memory loss that has afflicted them for decades, and forget that she voted against the development of oil shale as part of domestic exploration while the nation is desperate for fuel. And that she voted for the 2008 budget plan that would amount to the largest tax increase in American history and that would increase the average family’s tax burden by $2,000. And that she voted against a bill that would make it impossible for illegal aliens to collect Social Security, and then changed her vote when people started paying attention. And that she voted against a bill barring taxpayer dollars from funding organizations that perform abortions. On the ultra-oppressive death tax, Ms. Mary is indecisive. She is not sure how many times a person’s hard-earned money should be taxed and re-taxed. She voted against the death tax, then for it, then against it. Note to self: Try to die while she is still against it. At this rate, it’s a crap shoot when she’ll be for it again. As for our cherished American principle of one person, one vote, Ms. Mary is a little more blasé than that: She voted against requiring photo identification to register to vote. She even opposed requiring photo identification before one can cast a ballot. You have to admire her policy of inclusion. She’ll accept your vote no matter who you say you are. She does have a campaign strategy: Claim her throne as queen of largess and federal freebies, having earned the distinction “Porker of the Month” from the non-partisan group Citizens Against Government Waste. Yes, she does know how to bring home the bacon. But Ms. Mary doesn’t get it: The trough is almost empty. Every available dollar has been redistributed already. The trough feeders will never have enough, and the trough fillers are exhausted. Soon, there will be no one left to steal from. All the backpedaling in the world doesn’t erase the record. Mary Landrieu doesn’t represent the interests of small businesses, entrepreneurs, or the average taxpayer. From the looks of it, she doesn’t represent Louisiana’s oil and gas interests, either. All the campaign rhetoric in the world doesn’t change the facts. She should be held accountable—on the record, in the ballot box.
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