Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Few of the rubber stamp Republican senators are as likely to be defeated in November as Oregon’s Gordon Smith, someone who just spent 5 years voting for every single item on the Bush-Cheney agenda followed by 6 months of trying to convince Oregon voters that he’s a “moderate,” an “independent voice,” and– unbelievably– kinda almost [...]
Examiner (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
Rep. Christopher Shays, who co-chairs Republican John McCain's campaign in Connecticut, is speaking favorably about McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama in a new TV ad for Shays' own tough re-election fight.
MyDD (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
I think I threw up a little in my mouth as Republican Congressman Chris Shays's new ad began: The hopefulness of Obama. The straight talk of McCain... ...and still more as it ended... Everyone has a congressman, we have Christopher Shays. Is this guy serious? I know he likes to blur the distinctions between himself and his Democratic challenger every two years but this is ridiculous. But, I suppose,...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Shays, co-chair of McCain campaign, claims "straight talk" in new ad but neglects to mention his support of Bush-McCain policies and 90% partisan GOP voting record on close House votes. And Shays is not the only faux moderate in congress to use Obama's image in his ads in a brazen atempt to manipulate. Gordon Smith is also using it in Oregon, believing the voters are that gullible. I've included one...
Solomonia (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
A tip of the hat to Adam Holland for alerting me to an absolutely fascinating (in a Twilight Zone/train wreck sort of way) Democrat congressional race happening down in Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Christopher Shays will be facing a Democrat in...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Check this out : Democratic voter registration is up sharply in southwestern Connecticut's 4th Congressional District, and political analysts said Friday that Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays may face the toughest challenge of his career. ... Since Jan. 1, 11,329 new Democrats have registered in the 17-town district. Only 3,462 Republicans have signed up so far this year and only 8,299 unaffiliated...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
CQ Politics has moved the Congressional race in CT's 4th District from "Leans Republican" to "No Clear Favorite": Rep. Christopher Shays ' ability to withstand strong Democratic challenges even in unfavorable national climates led CQ Politics initially to rate this race as Leans Republican, but former investment banker Jim Himes is expected to present a serious challenge that will be aided by coattails...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
So much to do, so little time. The Complete Record is coming along. Lots and lots of great material, including some never before seen. Thanks much to ConnecticutMan1 and Ann Galloway for their extensive contributions. I will continue to add to it daily, and hope others will provide even more ammunition. Comments with suggestions welcome. I'd love to see a similar project on video with highlight clips...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
The White house has nominated Michael Considine as the next U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. A defense attorney from Stamford specializing in white-collar crime, Considine's name was submitted for consideration by U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, the only Republican member of the U.S. House from New England.
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
I am working on compiling a complete record of Christopher Shay's gaffe's, contradictions, misstatements and misadventures, complete with links to the text, and where available, video, of the original statement and pertinent commentary, including, of course here on MLN. I need your help. The record of this sort of thing is, of course, voluminous. With a concerted effort and the help of volunteers,...
ICKY PEOPLE.com (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
More hypocrisy from McCain, who today condemned an advisor for saying the same exact thing McCain said in 2004 about terrorism: "I think it's very helpful to President Bush," said McCain, while stumping in Stamford for U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays. "It focuses America's attention on the war on terrorism. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but I think it does have an effect." The good thing about...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Only a (insert the appropriate word here) like Chris Shays would draw this distinction: "Shays praises big oil in Iraq" says an article in the Norwalk Hour. For Rep. Christopher Shays, R-4, reports that four major Western oil companies will likely service Iraqi oil fields couldn't have come fast enough... Under the agreements, the companies would provide technical support to Iraq to boost oil production...
Global Development: Views from the Center (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
The day after the launch of the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network's New Day, New Way Proposal , Representatives Betty McCollum (D-MN), Christopher Shays (R-CT), John Tierney (D-MA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to elevate global development and foreign assistance in our national interest. Continuing to build on the surge of momentum for modernizing U.S. foreign assistance,...
Pardon My English: Conservative New (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
In a weak show of “bipartisanship,” 50 Democrats and 2 Republicans have coalesced to constitute the Congress’s first caucus to address legislation concerning lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered persons. Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) Christopher Shays and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who have lived off the reservation for quite a while now, crossed the aisle and joined hands with the lavender lobby...
Postman on Politics (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
A Republican group says Congressman Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, is one of the tree greenest Republicans in Congress. Republicans for Environmental Protection actually named Reichert the Greenest Republican in Congress, but the same award was given to Rep. Christopher Shays of Connecticut and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine. You can see the full scorecard here . The Republican group put out a release today...
