Thursday, August 17, 2006

Alan Bjerga takes on Tiahrt

Alan Bjerga will run against Rep. Todd Tiahrt in the upcoming election. With all the dirt uncovered on Tiahrt and all the flops as screw ups he’s had the last few years, the race would seem a slam-dunk for Bjerga. But Bjerga only has $2,700 so far

and Tiahrt has at least a $ million, according to The Wichita Eagle.



And in US democracy, the candidate with the most money usually wins, regardless of how bad they are. It’s a one dollar one vote style democracy. To get a message out about who the candidate is takes money. Without money, the incumbent can count on his/her base support, which for Tiahrt is the right-wing religious nuts that believe stopping abortion is so important that Tiahrt can rob us all blind and use his office to get rich at our expense.

Friday, August 11, 2006

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

No opposition from Republicans in today’s vote

Rep. Todd Tiahrt had no opposition in the primary race today. Every Republican knows he’s an excellent fund raiser and he just can’t be beat. He has those religious wing-nuts behind him and those churches are a mighty tool for getting re-elected. And all Republicans know by now (at least very few), that no one raises more funds in the house than Tiahrt. He’ll need all the money he can muster if the Democrats decide to take a serious shot at his seat. Most people in his district are completely sick of him, but his organization, zombie religious backing and wads of cash make him a difficult target.