From the LA Times:
Campaigning in Fresno with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Fiorina called for greater fiscal restraint by the federal government and said she was backing a bill written by Thune that would cap non-defense discretionary spending.
From The Hill:
"Senator Thune has been standing up to the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda in the U.S. Senate, the exact type of leadership that the people of Arkansas have been demanding from their U.S. Senator," Boozman said in a statement. "I look forward to welcoming him to Arkansas and, ultimately, serving with him in the U.S. Senate."
From KXNet,com:
This afternoon Berg brought a little help to town.
South Dakota Senator John Thune stumped on his behalf.
Thune says Berg is the right fit for Washington...with his emphasis on job creation, cutting spending, and keeping tabs on taxes.
“I am proud to endorse Carly Fiorina today because she is a principled leader who will add an important and much-needed real-world perspective to the dialogue in the U.S. Senate, especially in light of our nation’s economic struggles,” said Thune. “Carly is a tough fighter, and she’s the candidate who has what it takes to defeat Barbara Boxer this fall.”
From U.S. News & World Report:
The Democrats are right when they say that 2010 isn't like 1994, the year the Republicans shocked the political world and took control of both the House and Senate for the first time in four decades. That's because the intensity of Republican voters is actually far higher this year than in 1994.
From The Washington Post:
The latest weekly tracking poll from Gallup showing Republicans holding a 48 percent to 44 percent lead in the generic ballot test -- the third straight week that the GOP has stood tied or ahead on the question -- represents the sort of historic anomaly that has to concern Democratic strategists heading into the fall.
From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Don’t expect John Thune to worry that the GOP candidate he is stumping for today is running in Dick Gephardt’s old district.
The Republican from South Dakota knows a thing or two about districts held previously by a minority leader — in the 2004 election, Thune shocked Tom Dashle, than the top Democratic in the Senate.
From The Washington Post:
In "The March of Folly," Barbara Tuchman asked, "Why do holders of high office so often act contrary to the way reason points and enlightened self-interest suggests?" Her assessment of self-deception -- "acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts" -- captures the conditions that are gripping President Obama and the Democratic Party leadership as they renew their efforts to enact health-care reform.