Tag archive for ‘ike sketon’
MOGOP warns Clinton: Don’t be fooled, Skelton is no longer the moderate you remember
October 23, 2010
Just like many Missourians, Bill Clinton probably remembers Congressman Skelton as a centrist Democrat who voted against his party whenever it was best for his district—but a lot has changed over the past few years, and Ike has become much more liberal. Now, Congressman Skelton is a reliable vote for the reckless Obama-Pelosi agenda, giving his vote to Nancy Pelosi nearly 95% of the time.
Video: Former Skelton supporters call for change in the 4th District
October 18, 2010
Fourth district voters are realizing that Congressman Skelton no longer represents their beliefs. Skelton’s support of Nancy Pelosi’s job-killing energy taxes, the failed stimulus, and too much spending and debt puts him far outside the mainstream of west-central Missouri. Now, across the district, people are reevaluating their past support for Ike Skelton and coming to the same conclusion: after 34 years in Washington, it’s time for a change.
Out of touch Ike Skelton cannot make up for support of Pelosi’s job-killing agenda
August 12, 2010
After spending the past 34 years in Washington and facing imminent political ruin for voting with Nancy Pelosi nearly 95% of the time this year, Congressman Ike Skelton is now attempting to salvage his political career by making a pitch to Missouri’s small businesses.
Pelosi brings Democrat campaign apparatus to Missouri on behalf of Ike Skelton
July 23, 2010
Ike Skelton is in the political fight of his life after voting with Nancy Pelosi more than 94% of the time, and now he is looking to the San Francisco liberal to bail out his out-of-touch campaign by purchasing television ads in the 4th district.
Democrats refuse to halt reckless spending spree
December 16, 2009
JEFFERSON CITY—Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the Missouri Republican Party, released the following statement regarding Congressional Democrats efforts to raise the nation’s debt limit: “Led by Nancy Pelosi and backed by Ike Skelton and Russ Carnahan, Congress spent our nation into a $1.4 trillion dollar deficit in 2009—but that was just the beginning. By voting [...]
Ike Skelton’s hard left turn
September 1, 2009
MOGOP Chairman: Missourians “do not agree with Nancy Pelosi 97% of the time—so why does Ike Skelton?” JEFFERSON CITY—Once a conservative Democrat who voted more often with Republicans than his own party, Congressman Ike Skelton has recently become an automatic vote for the Pelosi-Reid-Obama agenda. Even the AP has taken notice of Ike Skelton’s growing alliance with [...]
Skelton abandons district, national Democrats abandon Skelton
July 2, 2009
Ike Skelton has lost touch with his constituents, succumbing to pressure from Nancy Pelosi and voting a national energy tax that has been called the “biggest tax in American history.” Now he is in trouble: The National Republican Campaign Committee is running hard-hitting radio ads in the 4th Congressional District (audio here) The Marshfield Mail [...]
Despite ailing economy, Democrats push ‘biggest tax in American history’
June 25, 2009
MOGOP Calls on Democrats to put Missouri first JEFFERSON CITY—On Friday, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats in the United States House of Representatives will likely force vote on legislation that includes a massive hidden energy tax on Missouri families, farmers, and businesses. Buried in the 1,200+ page bill is language creating a “carbon cap-and-trade” scheme, which [...]