Brendan Doherty demonstrating uncommon integrity
Can anyone figure out why Brendan Doherty is running for Congress? I certainly can’t.
Similarly to Anthony Gemma, Doherty has been slinging mud at David Cicilline. This is clearly a brilliant strategy, because we all know how well such antics worked out for Gemma.
But what’s really confusing is the centerpiece of Doherty’s campaign: government fraud and waste. According to Doherty, there is “rampant fraud, waste, and corruption” in Congress. Ok, I’ll play along. I’m not sure if Doherty realizes this or not, but Republicans have been in control of the House for the past couple of years. If such rampant fraud is happening under their watch, why should we send another Republican to Washington?
And according to Doherty’s own campaign website, government spending is going down at a rate of about $100,000,000 a day. Prominently displayed on the homepage of his site, Doherty has a ticker showing that Federal spending is going down.
Here’s a video of Doherty’s site that was shot a few days ago on September 13th:
Federal Spending is Going Down, Part I
Here’s a video of his site from yesterday morning:
Federal Spending is Going Down, Part 2
As we can see, government spending is down by around $500,000,000 over the past few days. Is Doherty trying to credit his website with the spending reductions? Maybe his website should be running for Congress!
Don Carcieri
Finally, while we’re on the topic of waste, where is Brendan Doherty’s outrage over Don Carcieri’s failed 38 Studios scheme that left RI taxpayers on the hook for millions of dollars? Why does Don Carcieri host fancy fundraisers for Doherty?
Slinging mud, blaming his own party for rampant fraud, having Don Carcieri host country club fundraisers. Why is Brendan Doherty running for Congress?
If you think you know why Brendan Doherty is running for Congress, please post a comment.
@ Alias:
Why, oh why, must you cloud the air with facts?!
If you keep hogging all the truth, there will be nothing left for me to present. :-(
David
You snooze, you lose.
Pay no attention to the US National Debt Clock in the same video. It’s going up.
Video #1: 16,023,688,359,707
Video #2: 16,034,698,465,353
As of this writing: 16,037,321,700,856 and climbing
Captain Obvious once again comes through. Nice job, DD!
Unfortunately, that still doesn’t answer the question of why Doherty is running for Congress or where his outrage is over Don Carcieri and 38 Studios.
If anything, it raises even more questions. If the centerpiece of his platform is government waste (which has been happening under the watch of the Republicans), why should we send him to DC?
If spending is going down, why does the deficit keep going up? What’s his source? Assuming his source is accurate and spending is going down and the deficit is still going up, what is his plan for reducing the deficit? His gripe about waste that’s been happening under Republican control makes up a tiny part of the budget.
I noticed that you couldn’t come up with any reasons why Doherty is running.
Thanks for playing!
“If the centerpiece of his platform is government waste (which has been happening under the watch of the Republicans), why should we send him to DC?”
That waste has been happening under the watch of both parties. Or do you only care when someone not from “your team” claims they’ll fight the waste?
Of course I care!
I’m just wondering why Brendan Doherty is running for Congress and where his outrage is over Carcieri and 38 Studios.
Looks like no one has an answer.
Maybe you should find a Doherty supporter and ask that person, or ask Doherty yourself.
DogDiesel couldn’t come up with anything!
I’d ask Doherty myself, but I’m afraid that he’d point at me so hard that he’d knock me over.
The real point here is that Doherty hasn’t made a case for why anyone should vote for him.
“DogDiesel couldn’t come up with anything!”
Sorry, I didn’t realize the question was directed toward me. How about Mr. Cicilline is a liar, believes in big government, he fails to address social security, and his only solution is to raise taxes. I have no problem with raising taxes as long as there is deficit reduction through spending cuts to accompany them. Can you say Simpson-Bowles? Even the POTUS has admitted that Social Security and Medicare needs reform while Mr. Cicilline refuses to acknowledge it. There are some good reasons to run. I haven’t read Mr. Vogel’s platform yet but I’m sure it contains some good reasons to run also. Thanks for asking.
Wow, a lot of factual info here! Snore.
Thanks. Sorry if the facts got in the way of your hypothesis.
LOL!