Friday, May 16, 2008

Hulk Smash Susan Collins

Actually, I'll settle for Tom Allen besting her in thoughtful argument.

Schecter's got the latest


This could be a very important issue in a key race in a swing state. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has either chaired or been the ranking member on the Committee On Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in recent years.

In that role she is charged with looking into war contracts, which has been a mess in Iraq and she has seemingly done very little to investigate. Below, the video contains the crux of Congressman Allen's (D-ME) charge

The ad Allen is running is at the link.

I'm from Maine. My mom was active in the Republican party, and I worked for a couple of candidates in HS, including a Senate race. Mainers are centrists--two independent governors in my lifetime. This is a race we can win, even though we're behind.