A San Diego woman told KPBS News in an interview that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (D) tried to kiss her after a business meeting in 2011 when he was a congressman.
Archives for July 2013
Winning by Being Boring
National Journal profiles Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL): “The 30-year-old freshman looks like he could play the nice-but-kinda-shy frat boy in a teen movie — and he’s already proven that sometimes being bland is the most politically savvy way to go. He learned this lesson running against one of the loudest and most visible members of Congress: tea-party icon Allen West. By toeing a moderate line, and making his Florida congressional election a referendum of the bomb-throwing Republican, Murphy eeked out one of the closest races in the country.”
Obama’s No Congress Strategy
President Obama “is planning to bypass congressional Republicans with a surge of executive actions and orders on issues like voting rights, health care, job creation, the economy, climate change and immigration,” Politico reports.
“Obama’s started to sell his pitch to congressional Democrats, meeting with caucus groups at the White House and going to the Hill on Wednesday morning to speak with House and Senate Democrats.”
Quote of the Day
“Am I happy? I’d like to be president of the United States.”
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in an interview with the New Republic.
Obama’s ‘Grand Bargain’ Is Hard Sell to GOP
Lawmakers regarded President Obama’s “latest attempt to engage them on an economic proposal as largely irrelevant Tuesday, with neither Democrats nor Republicans viewing it as an actual step forward toward breaking their ongoing budget impasse,” Roll Call reports.
“Republicans either shrugged off or slammed the White House proposal, saying it could undercut talks on either a larger budget framework or a comprehensive tax rewrite. And they don’t think Obama is serious about working with them, anyway.”
Weiner Campaign Spokesman Trashes Intern
After Anthony Weiner’s communications director Barbara Morgan saw a campaign intern Olivia Nuzzi on the front page of the New York Daily News, “she went off on a curse-filled rant about Nuzzi” with TPM “describing her as a fame hungry “bitch” who “sucked” at her job.
She also called Nuzzi a “slutbag,” among other things.
McCrory Offers Cookies to Protesters
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) “hasn’t been willing to meet with the women (and a few men) protesting an abortion bill that opponents say restricts access to safe abortions. But he did stop by this afternoon with a plate of chocolate chip cookies,” the Charlotte Observer reports.
“No one knew if the cookies were homemade – the protesters didn’t sample any before returning them. They slipped them under the mansion’s gate, along with a note that read: ‘We want women’s health care, not cookies.'”
Abedin Takes a Break from Clinton
“Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s transition office chief and the wife of embattled New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, is expected to take extended vacation time from her job with the former first lady in the coming days,” Politico reports.
“The move is not a leave of absence, two sources familiar with the move insisted, and it’s not precisely clear when she will depart for her vacation time from her day job.”
“It was a loose plan she’d had for weeks, since Hillary Clinton has close to no schedule next month – the Clintons are expected to vacation in the monied East Hampton enclave on Long Island – and Abedin had been expected to take the final few weeks leading up to the mayoral primary to be with her husband.”
McCain Says Crist Would be Tough Candidate
Sen. John McCain told the Tampa Bay Times that Charlie Crist “would be a tough candidate if he decides to challenge Gov. Rick Scott, as expected.”
Said McCain: “There are a lot of people who thought he did a good job when he was governor. Everything I hear from my friends in Florida is he’s going to be very competitive.”
When asked if he would campaign for Crist, McCain said, “I couldn’t do that. But I’m not sure I could campaign against him.”
South Carolina GOP Says IRS is Obama’s Gestapo
The South Carolina Republican Party called the Internal Revenue Service “Obama’s Gestapo” in a fundraising email “in yet another reference to Adolf Hitler by one of the state’s two major political parties,” the Columbia State reports.
Musharraf to Face Bhutto Murder Charge
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf “will be charged next week with the alleged murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, his lawyer said, the latest turn in a political drama that has unfolded since his return from exile in March,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Mr. Musharraf is alleged to have not provided Ms. Bhutto with sufficient security at the time of her assassination, when she was campaigning for coming elections. He is also alleged to have threatened her before she returned to Pakistan in October 2007.”
Paul Escalates Feud with Christie
The feuding between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) continued as the senator cautioned the governor he was picking a fight with the wrong guy, CNN reports.
Paul defended himself against Christie’s most recent allegations that the senator was bringing home too much money for his state: “This is the king of bacon talking about bacon.”
Earlier in the day, Christie chastised Kentucky for taking more federal money than New Jersey: “So if Senator Paul wants to start looking at where he’s going to cut spending to afford defense, maybe he should start cutting the pork barrel spending that he brings home to Kentucky.”
Dan Amira says Christie’s response was “absolutely dripping with disdain for Paul, as if there was nobody he respected less in the entire world.”
Extra Bonus Quote of the Day
“Defund it, or own it. If you fund it, you’re for it.”
— Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), quoted by TPM, urging his colleagues to cut funding for the implementation of Obamacare.
San Diego Sues Their Own Mayor
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (D) “is now being sued by the city he leads,” the San Diego Union Tribune reports.
The City Council “unanimously approved a cross-complaint against Filner seeking indemnity for all damages the city may have to pay as a result of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the mayor earlier this month.”
Both Parties Will Slam Washington During Recess
Roll Call: “House Democrats and Republicans appear to be taking the same message home for August: Washington is broken.”
“The only difference is whom they’re pointing the finger at for breaking it.”
Weiner Dodges Question on Whether He’s Still Sexting
In an interview with the New York Daily News, Anthony Weiner evaded a question about whether he is still sexting women online.
Q. There is no one you are sexting now?
A. You can quibble about beginnings, middles and ends but what we’re talking about is over a year ago.
Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding Enemy
Army private Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy for leaking hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, the Washington Post reports.
However, Manning was convicted of multiple counts of violating the Espionage Act which could earn him significant prison time.
NBC News: “The charges of which Manning was convicted carry a total of 154 years in prison.”
Nunn’s Uphill Fight Made Easier by Messy GOP Primary
Stu Rothenberg: “The recent entry of Michelle Nunn into the Georgia Senate race is good news for national and state Democrats who hope to swipe a normally Republican Senate seat in the Deep South… Nunn has potential, and the Republican primary could increase her opportunities, both because of its bitterness and potential for producing a seriously flawed nominee.”
“But there is a heavy burden of proof on Nunn to show that she can win — or, rather, that Republicans are throwing the contest away. She will need every break to go her way to have any kind of real chance. Given that, we are moving this race from Safe Republican to Republican Favored. It’s certainly worth watching, though it doesn’t yet merit some of the early hype that it has received.”
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