STATEMENT BY CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN RON NEHRING ON HILLARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA
(Sacramento, CA) - California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring issued the following statement on Senator Hillary Clinton's visit to California:
"Less than a month after saying she would support funding for the troops, Hillary Clinton continued her leftward lurch by voting against the troops and the resources they need to fight and win the war on terror.
"Even when Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) and Harry Reid (D-NV) voted to support our troops, Hillary Clinton just couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Barack Obama must really have her scared. She's going so far to the Left, she won't be able to find her way back to the political center without GPS and a map.
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Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) Voted Against Providing Funds For U.S. Troops In Iraq And Afghanistan:
Clinton Voted Against The Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill. (H.R. 2206, CQ Vote #181: Passed 80-14: R 42-3; D 37-10; I 1-1, 5/24/07, Clinton Voted Nay)
Earlier This Month, Clinton Said "Of Course" She Would Support Funding For The Troops:
Clinton Will "Of Course" Support A Measure To Fund Troops. "Clinton said she 'of course' eventually will support a measure paying for the troops ..." (Mike Glover, "Clinton Won't Set Early Fund Restriction," The Associated Press, 5/7/07)
"[Clinton] Declined To Say What Restrictions Should Be Included In New Stopgap Legislation To Pay For The Troops, But Made Clear She Supports Providing The Money Needed." (Mike Glover, "Clinton Won't Set Early Fund Restriction," The Associated Press, 5/7/07)
American Prospect's Robert Kuttner: "But these days, everything she does seems calculating, poll-tested, and money-driven." (Robert Kuttner, Op-Ed, "Dangerous Liaison," The Boston Globe, 5/14/06)
Time's Ana Marie Cox: "She's the most calculating person in modern politics...." ("Noted," The Atlantic Journal-Constitution, 8/27/06)
US News & World Report's Gloria Borger: "Since we seem to have spend more than a decade observing her, maybe she just becomes someone with too many identities for us to sort out - or to decide which is real." (Gloria Borger, Op-Ed, "The Mommy Factor," US News & World Report, 2/12/07)
