*The Republicans can talk about helping consumers with gas prices, but their ties to big oil prevent them from doing anything about it. According to a recent article, the GOP is blocking increased taxes on oil profits. Republicans have become addicted to the money from big oil. Republicans don't want to give up those big, big, big checks from oil/energy lobbyists. In the process, consumers are stuck with the high gas prices. The Republicans are in charge and they control the White House and both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Bush's initiatives are not going to help at all. If the GOP really wanted to get something done, it would have already happened.
*Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt, who called Retired Marine and U.S. Congress Member John Murtha a traitor, is up to her old tricks again. The Enquirer has the story here.
***I don't know if you are aware that many candidates have PAC's. Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce has her PAC: Promoting Republicans You Can Elect, also known as the Pryce Project. The Pryce Project has been very busy taking in money and handing it out. (info from www.opensecrets.org)
Here are some numbers on the Pryce PAC for 2006 - Receipts $850,644
In the list of expenditures for the Pryce PAC, $2329 was spent on a fundraiser at Jack Abramoff's Signatures Restaurant on 5/24/05
In looking over the 2006 expenditures for the PAC, I can conclude that Pryce loves to hold her PAC fundraisers in DC, Hawaii, and Colorado. While she is having a good old time raising money on the slopes and in the sun, the people in her home district are waiting for her to deliver good paying jobs
In 2004, the PRYCE PAC, had receipts of $1,044,821, with expenditures of $884,901. On this report, Pryce spent even more money at Abramoff's Signatures Restaurant:
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $2,366 | 6/9/2004 | food and beverage |
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $1,811 | 6/9/2004 | food and beverage |
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $1,355 | 4/29/2004 | food and beverage |
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $799 | 10/30/2003 | food and beverage |
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $772 | 6/2/2004 | food and beverage |
| Signatures Restaurant, Washington, DC | $376 | 7/28/2004 | food and beverage |
Pryce is a hypocrite. She said she didn't like Abramoff, but then she patronized his restaurant???? I don't support the business and labor practices of Wal-Mart, and, therefore, I don't shop at Wal-Mart. Pryce, on the other hand, supported Abramoff by spending money there.