Wilson Cosponsors Bill To
Cut Jobs
Joe
Wilson proudly told the world
yesterday on Twitter and his
Congressional website that he
was cosponsoring H.R. 1277, a
bill that sought to cut more
than 180,000 jobs this summer.
A proposed cut to the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
Emergency Contingency Fund, the
bill would, according to the
Center for American Progress,
leave states without a way to
place 180,000 unemployed workers
in jobs by the end of the
summer. TANFE had been targeted
by Congressional Republicans in
a program called "youcut", in
which they asked supporters to
select a program to propose
cutting from the federal budget.
Wilson, who disingenuously
referred to the program as
"welfare" in his release, seemed
disappointed to learn that he
and the Republican base had
failed to add to his long record
of sending Second District jobs
overseas, saying on twitter that
Congressional Democrats had
"failed to see need to save
$$$$". When asked for comment,
South Carolina Executive
Director Jay Parmley was
succinct: "He's so focused on
being a celebrity that he's not
even trying to represent South
Carolina anymore. I can't wait
to beat that guy and get our
economy back on track."
SC Dems
Challenge DeMint: Where Else Do
You Stand With Paul?
Endorsee claims President
"un-American", doesn't support
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Federal Drug Enforcement,
Israel, Department of
Agriculture
South Carolina Democrats
continued pressuring Senator Jim
DeMint over his support for
embattled Tea Partier Rand Paul,
who this morning called
President Obama "un-American".
Paul was forced yesterday to
backtrack his criticisms of the
1964 Civil Rights Act after a
national outcry. "Mr. Paul and
his radical views are almost
entirely a creation of Jim
DeMint," said South Carolina
Democratic Party Chair Carol
Fowler. "By endorsing him, Mr.
DeMint has endorsed Mr. Paul's
views and behavior, and we must
know what, if anything, he
differs with him on. Does
Senator DeMint believe the
President is un-American? Does
he favor abolishing the federal
government's role in drug
enforcement? Does he believe in
the Department of Education and
Department of Agriculture? Does
he support Israel? Or believe
that the Second Amendment
ensures citizens have the right
to violent revolution? If he
wasn't aware of Mr. Paul's
stances on the issues, then why
on earth would he endorse him
for the United States Senate?"
In addition to his failure to
support the Civil Rights Act,
Paul has come out in favor of
abolishing the Federal Reserve,
the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of Education, and
the involvement of the federal
government in drug enforcement.
Additionally, Paul has been
noncommittal in his statements
on Israel, and recently refused
to say if he believed that the
Second Amendment gave citizens
the right to overthrow their
government.
"Jim DeMint either vetted this
guy and decided he didn't care
that he holds views that are so
far outside of the mainstream
that he needs a tinfoil hat,"
said SCDP Executive Director Jay
Parmley "or he didn't bother to
ask. Either way he's done the
people of South Carolina a
disservice, and exposed his
naked ambition and the price
he's willing to pay to get what
he wants."
Wilson
Flip-Flops On VAT Tax When Base
Is Looking
Congressman Supports Tax, Then
Calls It Job Killer
Joe
Wilson thought he was just
talking to his base yesterday
when he took to facebook to
promote signing a letter that
called the VAT tax a job
killer. Unfortunately for Joe,
the internet never forgets:
just this year he co-sponsored
HR 2927, a VAT proposal that The
Hill said would result in a tax
"being levied at each stage of
production".
South Carolina Democratic Party
Chair Carol Fowler said the
flip-flop raised questions about
Wilson's willingness to be
honest with constituents. "Part
of leadership is standing up for
what you believe in, not running
with the political winds. If
Joe Wilson supports imposing a
new tax on South Carolinians, he
ought to explain himself, not
run for the hills once he gets
caught."
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