Note: By coincidence, my opponent Congressman Russ Carnahan sent out an email with the same subject “Happy Independence Day.” I’ve posted it below the text of my Independence Day essay.
Independence Day
Among the most wonderful words in all of recorded history were penned 234 years ago. Thomas Jefferson is credited with the bulk of the work, but [...]
Carnahan criticizes bailouts
Democratic Senate hopeful stops in St. Joseph
By Andrew Gaug
Sunday, June 6, 2010 at midnight
Bailouts, oil spills, partisan bickering – Robin Carnahan said it needs to stop.
The Missouri secretary of state, currently running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, made a stop at a private residence on Lovers Lane Saturday morning [...]
America is $13 trillion in debt, but Russ is fronting an international boondoggle
Russ Carnahan has a new Limousine Liberal friend. Don Cheadle, lately in Iron Man II has glommed on to Congressman Russ Carnahan. Why? Because our congressman is pushing some cockamamie conservation scheme that “Directs the President, through the Coordinator for [...]
As we celebrate the “anniversary” of the stimulus bill — a clever video from the NRSC.
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Here’s a blast from the past. Enjoy!
I have a press release calling on Russ Carnahan to have a town hall meeting before voting for a final health care bill over in our media section.
Dec. 15, 2009 – Ed Martin Calls on Carnahan to Host Town Hall Meetings on Health Care Bill (Acrobat)
Autumn is fading into winter, and a cold wind is blowing across Missouri.
The government no longer represents our interests. Russ Carnahan – our own congressman – cares more for his far-left cronies than his own constituents. Washington’s bloated bureaucracy has stopped listening altogether to real people with real problems.
And Nancy Pelosi and Russ Carnahan show [...]
Reprinted from CongressDaily
HOUSE RACES
Sessions Adds Fundraiser For Carnahan Foe
Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions of Texas is heading to St. Louis Nov. 12 to headline a fundraiser for GOP congressional candidate Ed Martin, the likely challenger to Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., next year.
Martin, who was in town last week for fundraisers [...]
“Nancy Pelosi today presented her plan for a government takeover of health care which Russ Carnahan will rubber stamp,” said Ed Martin, candidate to replace Russ Carnahan.
“Instead of embracing real common sense health care reform, Russ Carnahan is embracing Nancy Pelosi’s radical plan to raise taxes on the middle-class and cut Medicare for seniors in [...]