(from Fact Check) Summary The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has launched an ad claiming Florida Republican Clay Shaw took part in a “drug deal” when he voted for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, more commonly referred to as Medicare Part D. We find the DCCC’s evidence of this flimsy at best. The ad claims…
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, sat on the board of a company which three years ago sold two light water nuclear reactors to North Korea – a country he now regards as part of the “axis of evil” and which has been targeted for regime change by Washington because of its efforts to build…
(from FactCheck.org) Summary Republicans are tagging Democratic opponents across the country for wanting to “give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants.” But nobody’s proposing paying benefits to illegals, not until and unless they become US citizens.* (*emphasis mine) The charge is a mischaracterization of part of the immigration bill that passed the Senate last May with a…
Does it upset me that a Congressman (regardless of party) is a sexual predator who goes after kids? Yes, it does. Does it bother me that people like Matt Drudge are so politically biased that they are blaming the victims? Yes, it does. Does it bother me that members of his own party covered it…
Democrats Ask, Do You Feel Safer? But a party web video strains some facts about homeland security. A Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ad that appeared on the Internet this week attacks the record of “Bush and the GOP” on homeland security, but makes some factual stumbles. It claims terror attacks have increased four-fold under Bush,…
Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness? Summary Ralph Reed, former national executive director of the Christian Coalition, is making several false and misleading claims about Casey Cagle, his opponent in the race for the Republican nomination to be lieutenant governor of Georgia. Cagle is attacking Reed as well, with tough accusations about Reed’s ties to convicted…