In a story by veteran Carson City journalist Geoff Dornan, U.S. Senate candidate Sue Lowden says she would have voted for the bank bailout, but against the stimulus. Why? The stimulus was government taking money from one person’s pocket and putting it into another’s, but in the bank bailout, the government took money from people and … wait, what?
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[...] Tarkanian’s press release cites THIS blog post to back up its contention that Lowden “would have voted with Harry Reid for the Wall [...]
[...] Harry Reid doesn’t stop there. In January, Sue Lowden stunned Republicans when she stated that she would have joined Harry Reid in voting for the Wall Street bailouts given the “panic” at the time. Her explanation is that she was just agreeing with Senators [...]
Here goes Chuck Muth again. Hey Chuck – don’t let the facts get in the way. Granted she did not say that she “would” vote for the bailout. But she would have considered it due to “panic” and the fact that several other very good Senators voted for it. Real conservatives know the bailout was wrong from get go. Ergo – Sue isn’t a true conservative. Just look at her statements and record over the last 15 years. She flip flops more than a mexican jumping bean. Business practices, abortion, Harry Reid, taxes, Yucca…… Sue, through Chuck Muth, spins things like a top. Hey Sue – Bill Clinton called. He asked if you know what is is?