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The BP Report (The Black Politicians Report)is a site dedicated to discussions and information about and for Black Politicians. Here is where you will find tidbits on developments you may not be aware. It is also designed to assist Black politicians share information and perspectives that are not covered in the mainstream media.
We discuss what is happening globally and what is occurring in the smallest communities. We are interested in the big elections in the major cities as well as the small elections in the back woods of nowhere. If Black people are running for office, confronting the political scene or stepping up, we talk about it and we want to know about it.
More than ever before Black people need to support one another in our efforts and this is a conduit to make that happen. Here you will find the movements, the messages and get to the bottom of the madness. I should preface however, this is not a public relations arm for "the Black Politician". We will give the good news and expose the dirty secrets and misdeeds. We will check our facts and not simply follow the spin.
The BP Report offers information that may be helpful to Blacks in politics or those aspiring to be. Politicians and avid followers of the political scene are welcome to join and contribute to our discussions. We welcome your press releases, announcements and other information.
We discuss what is happening globally and what is occurring in the smallest communities. We are interested in the big elections in the major cities as well as the small elections in the back woods of nowhere. If Black people are running for office, confronting the political scene or stepping up, we talk about it and we want to know about it.
More than ever before Black people need to support one another in our efforts and this is a conduit to make that happen. Here you will find the movements, the messages and get to the bottom of the madness. I should preface however, this is not a public relations arm for "the Black Politician". We will give the good news and expose the dirty secrets and misdeeds. We will check our facts and not simply follow the spin.
The BP Report offers information that may be helpful to Blacks in politics or those aspiring to be. Politicians and avid followers of the political scene are welcome to join and contribute to our discussions. We welcome your press releases, announcements and other information.
posted by THE BP REPORT at 1:57 PM
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Glad to see your new blog, and good luck with it.
I picked up this copy of Senator McCain's new, nasty attack on Senator Barack Obama at McCain's website, where you can see the original if you wish, or, you can read it, in its entirety, here. I just thought people should know who the real Senator McCain is, and how willing he is to try to treat Senator Obama as his "boy." The tone of the letter is insufferable; the content of the letter is even worse, as, once again, the Republicans prove that "bipartisanship" means "Democrats should obey Republicans." Let's all remember this when McCain comes around pleading for votes from the African-American community!
MCCAIN RELEASES LETTER TO OBAMA For Immediate Release Monday, Feb 06, 2006 Washington D.C. – Today, Senator McCain sent the following letter to Senator Obama regarding ongoing Congressional efforts towards bipartisan lobbying reform. The following is the text from that letter:
February 6, 2006
The Honorable Barack Obama
United States Senate
SH-713
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Obama:
I would like to apologize to you for assuming that your private assurances to me regarding your desire to cooperate in our efforts to negotiate bipartisan lobbying reform legislation were sincere. When you approached me and insisted that despite your leadership’s preference to use the issue to gain a political advantage in the 2006 elections, you were personally committed to achieving a result that would reflect credit on the entire Senate and offer the country a better example of political leadership, I concluded your professed concern for the institution and the public interest was genuine and admirable. Thank you for disabusing me of such notions with your letter to me dated February 2, 2006, which explained your decision to withdraw from our bipartisan discussions. I’m embarrassed to admit that after all these years in politics I failed to interpret your previous assurances as typical rhetorical gloss routinely used in politics to make self-interested partisan posturing appear more noble. Again, sorry for the confusion, but please be assured I won’t make the same mistake again.
As you know, the Majority Leader has asked Chairman Collins to hold hearings and mark up a bill for floor consideration in early March. I fully support such timely action and I am confident that, together with Senator Lieberman, the Committee on Governmental Affairs will report out a meaningful, bipartisan bill.
You commented in your letter about my “interest in creating a task force to further study” this issue, as if to suggest I support delaying the consideration of much-needed reforms rather than allowing the committees of jurisdiction to hold hearings on the matter. Nothing could be further from the truth. The timely findings of a bipartisan working group could be very helpful to the committee in formulating legislation that will be reported to the full Senate. Since you are new to the Senate, you may not be aware of the fact that I have always supported fully the regular committee and legislative process in the Senate, and routinely urge Committee Chairmen to hold hearings on important issues. In fact, I urged Senator Collins to schedule a hearing upon the Senate’s return in January.
Furthermore, I have consistently maintained that any lobbying reform proposal be bipartisan. The bill Senators Joe Lieberman and Bill Nelson and I have introduced is evidence of that commitment as is my insistence that members of both parties be included in meetings to develop the legislation that will ultimately be considered on the Senate floor. As I explained in a recent letter to Senator Reid, and have publicly said many times, the American people do not see this as just a Republican problem or just a Democratic problem. They see it as yet another run-of-the-mill Washington scandal, and they expect it will generate just another round of partisan gamesmanship and posturing. Senator Lieberman and I, and many other members of this body, hope to exceed the public’s low expectations. We view this as an opportunity to bring transparency and accountability to the Congress, and, most importantly, to show the public that both parties will work together to address our failings.
As I noted, I initially believed you shared that goal. But I understand how important the opportunity to lead your party’s effort to exploit this issue must seem to a freshman Senator, and I hold no hard feelings over your earlier disingenuousness. Again, I have been around long enough to appreciate that in politics the public interest isn’t always a priority for every one of us. Good luck to you, Senator.
Sincerely,
John McCain
United States Senate
We do not need more Politicians and we do not need the DNC or the NAACP!
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