Republican Gard: Rubber Stamp of the Week

Republican John Gard, candidate for U.S. Congress, has been honored by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Every week the DCCC will announce a new “Rubber Stamp of the Week,” highlighting one Republican who has made a name for him or herself by walking in lock-step with George Bush to the detriment of the families they represent.

This week's "Rubber Stamp" is Wisconsin's John Gard.

I think he's an odd selection.

Gard is currently a STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

"Lock-step with George Bush"?

Uh, sure.
The Rubber Stamp Record page is actually sort of funny.

A favorite source used by the DCCC is The Capitol Times, Madison's exceedingly fair, balanced, unbiased newspaper of record.

The site breathlessly goes into how House Republicans voted on the minimum wage.

"Republicans in Congress Voted Against Increasing the Minimum Wage. Twice."

So what?

Gard isn't in Washington. He didn't "rubber stamp" ANYTHING there.

It's not surprising though that the main issue the DCCC complains about in regard to Gard is the minimum wage. The Dems are trying to hit Republicans hard on that in Congressional races all over the country.

Apparently, the DCCC couldn't come up with much else to use against Gard.

The only other issues raised by the DCCC:

"Taking A Page Out of the Washington Republican Playbook?
Gard Held Special Interest Fund-Raisers While State Budget Was In Crisis."

"Gard Took More Out-Of-District Donations Than Any Other Candidate."

"Gard Criticized For Collecting A Daily Expense Allowance He Is Not Entitled To."

Blah, blah, blah.

Sorry, but Gard has NOT made a name for himself by walking in lock-step with George Bush.

That's just goofy.

The DCCC's tactics do illustrate the Dem strategy of turning the 2006 election into a referendum on the President.

The Dems are assuming that Bush's low approval ratings will translate into victory for Dem candidates.

That's a leap.

Voters are not so unsophisticated as to believe that a given candidate is a Bush clone just because he or she is running as a Republican.

In the 1998 election, did voters believe that every Dem candidate would have an inappropriate relationship with an intern if elected?

That's just silly. Americans are smarter than that.

Moreover, the Dems are making a mistake by assuming that voters are rejecting conservative views because they aren't thrilled with Bush at the moment.

Do they really think that the millions of voters who elected a Republican president, Senate, and House in 2004 have been converted to Liberalism?

I guess they do.

In a way, John Gard should be proud to be targeted by the DCCC.

I think he scares the Dems.