http://www.wikio.com/search=Christopher Carney Wikio - Christopher Carney http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=62711879 The DCCC sent me this story from Roll Call. Ex-Specter Aide Fundraising for Carney (subscription only and I'm too cheap to buy one) A former chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) is hosting a fundraiser for vulnerable freshman Rep. Christopher Carney (D-Pa.). David Urban served as the Republican Senator’s top aide for five years before joining the American Continental Group in 2002. The $1,000-a-head fundraising breakfast for Carney is scheduled for July 16 at the lobbying firm’s offices in downtown Washington , D.C. “While I’m a Republican, I like to think I support solid candidates,” Urban said in an interview. “[Carney] is a conservative Democrat ... who deserves to be given another shot.” Roll Call lists the many Republicans he has contributed to in the past along with a a few Democrats. His bio on the ACG website says he's a graduate of West Point who was an artillery officer in the 101st Airborne Division and was awarded the Bronze Star in combat operations against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. A few weeks ago the Carney camp rolled out some local Republicans that support him and many of them were part of the 2006 Republicans for Carney group. Our newest local political blogger, Local Values , did some research on Open Secrets and points out that some of these people actually gave money to some Democrats. I was shocked by that revelation because I know that no true Republican could ever donate to Democrats except maybe Chris Hackett and Dan Meuser. The difference this time is that many Meuser supporters just won't forgive Chris Hackett for what they perceive as his unfair negative campaign. CV: All of the Republicans who attended Monday’s event said they support Mr. Carney for his “positions” or “values.” Many said they voted for the Dimock Township Democrat in 2006. But, at least one, Tom O’Neil, of Northmoreland, said he couldn’t support Mr. Hackett after his “negative” and “outrageous” primary campaign. Mr. O’Neil, a former two-term city councilman in McKeesport, helped campaign for Mr. Meuser in the primary. “Mr. Hackett, you’re as much a conservative as Britney Spears is a model for motherhood,” Mr. O’Neil said. This Republican support for Carney does come with a price. My friends in the lefty blogosphere were already mad at him over some other issues like the Hate Crimes Bill and Iraq. Down With Tyranny even lead an effort to finance ads that ran in the district about his FISA vote that fell on deaf ears that I thought was big waste of money. When I asked Carney about the ad campaign he told me he wasn't worried about it; " It doesn't hurt me to be slapped around by the left ." DWT has some serious disagreements : Carney, who once worked for war criminal Doug Feith and helped cook the books on prewar intelligence, "shares their values." He is anti-choice, anti-gay, pro-war, pro-warrantless spying on American citizens, in favor of abolishing the estate tax for multimillionaires and an advocate of the GOP plan to undermine and wreck Social Security. No wonder Republicans like him. Their own candidate, Chris Hackett is even worse than Carney. On a related note Jonathan Tallman has started a blog in support of Chris Hackett. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:19:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=62711879 2008-07-02T07:19:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=62562292 July 1 is Canada Day. Here are some suggestions, mostly fiction, if you’re ready to celebrate with a good book: Picture Books: Bannatyne-Cugnet, Jo. A Prairie Alphabet. Illustrated by Yvette Moore. Carney, Margaret. At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush. Illustrated by Janet Wilson. Carrier, Roch. The Hockey Sweater. Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen. Gay, Marie-Louise. Stella, Queen of the Snow. Illus. Groundwood, 2000. Ellis, [...] Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:45:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=62562292 2008-07-01T06:45:04Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61783144 USA TODAY's Susan Page reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters this morning that it would be "healthy and wholesome" for Senate Democrats to force an extended debate over the compromise legislation on domestic surveillance, even if there is... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:29:48 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61783144 2008-06-24T15:29:48Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61453493 Officials are questioning reports that a large number of female high school students made a pact to get pregnant and raise their children together in Gloucester, Mass. Time quotes Joseph Sullivan, the principal at Gloucester High School, and Christopher Farmer,... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:30:20 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61453493 2008-06-21T12:30:20Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61261277 Two brothers who stabbed a father of six to death in front of some of his children have both been given a life sentence for murder. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:40:34 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61261277 2008-06-19T20:40:34Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61026846 Backers of a statewide ban on dog racing say they have once again gathered enough signatures to put the issue before Massachusetts voters, but whether it will appear on the November ballot is no sure bet. A lawsuit to block the measure by dog tracks is pending in the Supreme Judicial Court. Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=61026846 2008-06-18T04:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=60435654 National Journal polls members of Congress: Matthew Yglesias draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:14:25 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=60435654 2008-06-13T03:14:25Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=60425760 grist.orgNational Journal polls members of Congress:Matt draws our attention to one particular quote from a Republican No: "If there's one thing poll after poll indicates,... Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:51:04 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=60425760 2008-06-13T00:51:04Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=59650317 A dying man cried out for help while he lay “in rivers of blood” in front of his four-year-old son, a murder trial was told yesterday. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:40:27 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Christopher+Carney?rinfoid=59650317 2008-06-06T17:40:27Z