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By Drafted Vet

November 6, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this

John McCain criticized Chambliss’ 2002 race against Max Cleland.

“I’ve never seen anything like that ad,” says McCain. “Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to a picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield — it’s worse than disgraceful, it’s reprehensible.”” (Washington Post, 7/3/2003)

By Mableton Mom

November 6, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this

Chambliss voted against protecting children from sexual predators. Saxby Chambliss voted against a package of 35 non-controversial bills on July 28, 2008, some of which he cosponsored, because his party leaders instructed Republicans to block all bills in the Senate. The bills Chambliss voted against, all but one of which already passed the House by huge bipartisan margins, had all been blocked by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who was single-handedly obstructing nearly 80 bills - the most of any senator. The bills in the package covered a huge range of subjects, from protecting children from sexual predators to improving stroke prevention to expanding access to broadband internet services to helping victims of Lou Gehrig’s disease and paralysis. Some of the bills that Chambliss voted to block that would have protected children include: Drug Endangered Kids (HR 1199/S. 1210); Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act (S. 2982/HR 5524); Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act (HR 4120); Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography (S. 2869/HR 4136); PROTECT Our Children Act (HR 3845/S 1738). Chambliss opposed expansion of PeachCare. “In this 68 to 31 vote, the Senate passed an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.” In Georgia the program is known as PeachCare. [Chambliss voted NO, 8/2/07, Vote 307: H R 976, Washington Post Key Votes]

By Bo Chambliss

November 6, 2008 4:34 PM | Link to this

Well Saxby has won over the Nevada Jew vote (Freedom’s Watch) wonder if they are going to vote absentee?

By Sissy Saxby

November 6, 2008 4:42 PM | Link to this

Why is Sissy Saxby is hiding behind the skirts of these front groups?

By Working mom

November 6, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this

Mableton Mom - Saxby Chambliss is a Republican. Republicans believe in smaller government (ie. fewer government run programs). Less than 15 cents of every dollar you and/or your husband pay in taxes actually ever reach those government programs like Peachcare. The remaining 85+ cents ends up divided among your governments’ administrative offices (salaries, expense accounts, office costs, etc). Your money would be 5 times more effective if you donated it towards community/neighborhood funded programs and local children’s charities.

By all means, if you want to donate you or your husband’s hard-earned wages to line the pocket of our politicians, vote for Mr. Martin. Thank God you don’t have the right to force the rest of us to do the same.

By Southern Dem

November 6, 2008 5:26 PM | Link to this

“Nevada Jew vote”? Where are you from, Jersey? If so, why haven’t you moved back already? I hear the winters are fabulous.

Bo Chambliss is hard at work in DC while you are playing on the internet, btw.

By Mableton Mom

November 6, 2008 5:34 PM | Link to this

Working mom 4:59 PM

If Saxby is for a smaller government why did he go against our 7 Real Republican Congressmen and Vote for the $700 billion Bail out Wall Street act with $153 Billion of PORK added?? Why did he work with Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, Boxer & the rest of the LIBERAL Democrats to override President Bush’s Veto of Saxby’s Pork filled farm bill? Saxby is a Big Spending, Big Government, Pro Amnesty SOCIALIST.Here’s the Link to President Bush’s veto message of Saxby’s Pork filled farm bill:::

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/05/20080509.html

By Bo Chambliss

November 6, 2008 5:39 PM | Link to this

Southern Dem 5:26 PM

I am in Washington working hard shaking down LOBBYIST for my dear father..

By Bo Chambliss

November 6, 2008 5:45 PM | Link to this

Working mom 4:59 PM |

My father is not a SOCIALIST, he got over $2,000,000.00 from the Wall Street Lobbyist for his vote, that is nefinately not scoialism..

By Bo Chambliss

November 6, 2008 5:59 PM | Link to this

Saxby Economics….. The two-day plunge totals about 10 percent for the major indexes. Paper losses during that time in U.S. stocks came to $1.2 trillion, according to the Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index, which represents nearly all stocks traded in America.

By Drafted Vet

November 6, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this

Chambliss Has Either Poor or Mediocre Grades from Veterans’ Organizations

Disabled American Veterans 2006: 60%….

Disabled American Veterans 2005: 35%….

Disabled American Veterans 2004: 0%…

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America 2006: D-….

Vietnam Veterans of America 2006: 57%…

Vietnam Veterans of America 2005: 33%….

Vietnam Veterans of America 2004: 0%….

Vietnam Veterans of America 2003: 50%….

By Laid Off

November 6, 2008 6:12 PM | Link to this

Saxby has worked hard to get things done for his friends on Wall Street.

Yes to rewarding companies that send American jobs to China, India, and other countries. In 2004, Chambliss voted against closing up $39 billion in tax breaks for companies that outsource their jobs. [Vote 90, 5/11/04] In 2005, Chambliss voted against against repealing tax incentives for domestic companies that move their manufacturing plants out of the U.S. [Vote 63, 3/17/05] He even gave those same companies a tax cut. In 2003, Chambliss voted to cut taxes on U.S. companies’ overseas income from 35% to 5.25%. [Vote 165, 5/15/03]

Won’t hold U.S. companies accountable if they deal with terrorists. Chambliss even voted against an amendment that makes U.S. businesses liable for dealing with foreign businesses that have links to terrorism. [Vote 203, 7/26/05]

By Saxby Bush

November 6, 2008 6:22 PM | Link to this

During the last 8 years Republican Congressmen tried to fix the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mess but they were blocked by Barney Frank and Chris Dodd. The Wall Street’s Paulson along with Frank And Dodd wrote the $700,000,000,000.00 bail out Wall Street bill then added $153,000,000,000.00 of PORK for good measure. Our 7 Republican Congressmen voted against this RIP OFF of the taxpayer. Yet Saxby Chambliss (Socialist/RINO,Ga) voted for this waste. Why he has received over $10,621,716.00 from special interest much of it from BANKS & INSURANCE COMPANIES. With Saxby MONEY talks & the Taxpayer walks.

By George W Chambliss

November 6, 2008 6:29 PM | Link to this

“Suxby Shameless” is a typical fatcat, double-talking, forked-tounge DC shyster (like most on “Crapitol sHill”). The worst part is that he’s deceived many (well meaning) Georgians into thinking he’s a legitimate “conservative”. “Suxby” is a Neocon & to quote real conservative Pat Buchanan neoconservatism is “a globalist, interventionist, open borders ideology.” Massive government spending, foreign entanglements & wasteful foreign handouts & Imperialism are NOT true conservativism!

By Obama supporter

November 6, 2008 6:46 PM | Link to this

Mableton Mom - you clearly misunderstood Working mom’s point. Reread and you’ll see it stated Saxby stood for “smaller” government (as compared to Martin), not “small” government.

Saxby won on Tuesday and he’ll win again on Dec 2. Without Obama’s name on the ballot, Martin is doomed.

By Mableton Mom

November 6, 2008 6:58 PM | Link to this

Obama supporter 6:46 PM

I know Saxby’s son Bo’s employeer is a big supporter of OBAMA, so I understand your concern about the Socialist Saxby. We’ll just have to see what the election brings but the good thing is that the GOP is going to spend a lot of money they don’t have on Saxby the Socialist & that’s a good thing.

By Deborah Honeycutt

November 6, 2008 9:18 PM | Link to this

Maybe Deborah Honeycutt can loan Saxby some of the $4.5 million she raised to run in a Democratic district. At least Saxby will do better than 31 percent.

By IM

November 7, 2008 6:01 AM | Link to this

Anyone voting for Saxby is neither a conservative nor a REPUBLICAN.

Not one of you can defend him with respect to stated party principles.

The choice is between two liberals and one of them has a history of lying to us and doing irreparable harm to us, our families, and friends.

Both of them are equally likely to produce a record that a conservative or Republican could be proud of.

Would you HYPOCRITES GET OUT OF MY PARTY?

We are about to have a war that will make the Dem-neocon Republican conflict look like a skirmish.

Seriously, I want the Saxby/Bush crowd the HELL out of MY party.

By RED

November 7, 2008 6:04 AM | Link to this

How can any conservative vote for Martin?

Easy - to get rid of the liberal in GOP clothing who is WORSE than a liberal.

You guys are no longer making any sense.

We have shown you the STANDARDS of your party.

We have shown you how Saxby violates every one of them.

We have shown you how the GOP leadership squelches reform.

You are boxed in a trap of your own making.

We REAL CONSERVATIVES want you out of this party or to adopt standards - you won’t be able to - that define your behavior.