red states rule
10-09-2007, 06:52 AM
I do hope the GOP keeps talking about this. The Red Queen stuck her foot in her mouth, and it shows how far left she really is
GOP hits Hillary's 'baby bonds'
By Ralph Z. Hallow
October 9, 2007
Republican strategists say Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton"s call for giving every newborn $5,000 for education is the first major mistake in her front-running campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
They say it undermines the centrist image the New York Democrat has carefully built and, if exploited skillfully, could prove fatal in the 2008 general election.
"I'm shocked that more Republican candidates haven't taken on 'Hillary Bonds,' " Pennsylvania political consultant Charles Gerow said. "This is a layup for GOP hopefuls."
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is the only top-tier Republican nomination candidate to have made Mrs. Clinton's proposal central to his campaign speeches, calling it a "socialist" program that will cost $20 billion annually in an address to the Americans for Prosperity conference Friday.
He joked with the anti-spending group that "Hillary Bonds" might come complete "with Hillary's picture on them" and would cost $20 billion per year. He compared it to George McGovern's 1972 Democratic campaign promise of $1,000 to every American.
Spending has turned into a dominant issue among the Republicans, with the top candidates taking aim at each other's records. But tonight's Republican presidential debate in Michigan gives them an opportunity to broaden that attack to include their Democratic counterparts' profligate spending proposals, particularly on health care.
"Rudy knows there is no better way to communicate with GOP voters than to take the debate to Hillary," Republican Party presidential campaign adviser Scott Reed said. "The strategy also masks Giuliani's deficiencies on abortion, guns and gay-lifestyle issues."
Mrs. Clinton, responding to a question at a Congressional Black Caucus conference two weeks ago, said she favors creating a program that gives $5,000 to help every newborn start saving to pay for college.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071009/NATION/110090060/1001
GOP hits Hillary's 'baby bonds'
By Ralph Z. Hallow
October 9, 2007
Republican strategists say Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton"s call for giving every newborn $5,000 for education is the first major mistake in her front-running campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
They say it undermines the centrist image the New York Democrat has carefully built and, if exploited skillfully, could prove fatal in the 2008 general election.
"I'm shocked that more Republican candidates haven't taken on 'Hillary Bonds,' " Pennsylvania political consultant Charles Gerow said. "This is a layup for GOP hopefuls."
Former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is the only top-tier Republican nomination candidate to have made Mrs. Clinton's proposal central to his campaign speeches, calling it a "socialist" program that will cost $20 billion annually in an address to the Americans for Prosperity conference Friday.
He joked with the anti-spending group that "Hillary Bonds" might come complete "with Hillary's picture on them" and would cost $20 billion per year. He compared it to George McGovern's 1972 Democratic campaign promise of $1,000 to every American.
Spending has turned into a dominant issue among the Republicans, with the top candidates taking aim at each other's records. But tonight's Republican presidential debate in Michigan gives them an opportunity to broaden that attack to include their Democratic counterparts' profligate spending proposals, particularly on health care.
"Rudy knows there is no better way to communicate with GOP voters than to take the debate to Hillary," Republican Party presidential campaign adviser Scott Reed said. "The strategy also masks Giuliani's deficiencies on abortion, guns and gay-lifestyle issues."
Mrs. Clinton, responding to a question at a Congressional Black Caucus conference two weeks ago, said she favors creating a program that gives $5,000 to help every newborn start saving to pay for college.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20071009/NATION/110090060/1001