Is this the new civility that President Obama has been calling for lately? In a new low for an increasingly desperate candidate who has seen her lead shrink and disappear, Robin Carnahan’s allies on the kook left are running an ad targeting Roy Blunt that uses footage from the bombing of the USS Cole. Our question to the Carnahan camp and her slimy allies is what does this have to do with the congressman’s opposition to cap-and-tax?

The MOGOP released this statement this morning from Chairman David Cole:

“It is shocking and offensive that this group would use footage of a heinous attack that killed 17 Americans to smear Roy Blunt’s record and link opposition to cap-and-trade legislation to support for terrorism,” said Cole. “Missourians are tired of the kind of disgusting attack politics that Robin Carnahan and her allies are engaging in. Carnahan should immediately condemn this ad and demand that its removal from television.”

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Public Policy Polling:

Lisa Murkowski’s approval rating with independents is a negative 43/44 spread. Yet she still leads a generic Democratic opponent by 15 points, 42-27.

As odd as that may seem it’s not an isolated development in our polling. In November we found Roy Blunt’s favorability with independents at a pitiful 23/44 and Robin Carnahan’s at a still bad but much better 33/40. Despite that gap Blunt still led Carnahan 44-32 in the poll. Read more…

H/T:RepEricBurlison

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We still can’t figure out Mr. Jetton’s strategy of trying his future corruption case in the media. Jetton certainly can’t believe that - in this age of Tea Party activism and cynicism of government and politicians in general, that he’ll elicit any sympathy from a future jury pool for his trial. Tony Messenger has more today from his interview with the disgraced ex speaker:

He’s broke. He doesn’t have a job. His marriage crumbled. He’s living with his daughter. He faces one criminal charge and has the specter of a federal grand jury investigation hanging over his head.

“I got an application in to drive a garbage truck, and I got turned down to sell appliances,” Jetton, 42, said in an interview. “I’ve got no reputation. I have no money. I’ve got nothing.” Read more…

Now you think that we would take it easy on a guy who has lost everything, that to continue to criticize him is mere piling on at this stage but pride goeth before the fall and what goes around comes around. We’re told from insiders that the former speaker made life a sheer living hell for legislators who didn’t always tow the party line on votes or participate in his “pay for play” schemes to get their bills heard. As he admits in Messenger’s piece, he was “prideful and cocky”.  We reported on an instance of his cockiness in this post from July of ‘08:

Several sources have confirmed to MOPNS a 2006 off capitol Republican caucus meeting where Speaker Jetton was asked by a legislator if he had his permission to do something. The quick witted Speaker replied:

“I don’t care what you do as long as you’re over 21 and white!”

 Witnesses told us that Jetton was pleased with his quip until it was pointed out to him - and he realized too late - that there was a lone African American in the caucus and in the room. Witnesses say Jetton profusely apologized to the legislator, as did other members. We are also told that many legislators apologized privately to the African American legislator throughout the day for Rowdy Rod’s bad taste “joke.” Read more…

Whatever our personal feelings for Jetton, we realize he’s not the only victim in this whole sordid affair. His children and his family are suffering too. We wish them the best.

H/T:EdMartinForCongress

Yesterday, Congressman Skelton went along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and voted to increase the national debt limit by a staggering $1.9 trillion in HR 1065. 37 House Democrats said enough, but not Nancy’s boy.

“Without restoring fiscal responsibility, our economy can’t fully recover. The large deficits we inherited as a result of reckless borrow-and-spend policies of the last administration have put pressure on funding for important priorities such as job creation. We are long overdue to reestablish tough common-sense action to restore fiscal responsibility.”

Yes folks, the Congressman actually did have the audacity to release - in his own name - this Obama Administration talking point. Isn’t this the same guy who was cited in a Congressional Quarterly article as being one of the top junket takers in the Congress? This statement also comes on the heels of his sister Robin’s come to Jesus moment earlier this week regarding Obama’s spending and deficits.

Funny, Russ was fully prepared to bankrupt the country last summer with his ardent support of Obamacare, even going so far as to say that “now is our time” for national healthcare. My how things have changed, especially after an election in Massachusetts!

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