Public Policy Polling polled the race between Spratt and Mick Mulvaney.  According to the results Spratt leads Mulvaney 46% to 39%.  Sure, Spratt’s ahead right now, but this is good news.  When ever an incumbent polls under 50% it’s a sign of vulnerability.  Furthermore, Mulvaney has just started the campaign.  As he makes his way around the district and more money rolls in he’ll eventually over take Spratt.  There is still nine months to go until November.

Please donate to Mick Mulvaney’s campaign today and retire John Spratt this year!

According to the Daily Kos, Spratt has the ability to ram the Democrats’ health care bill through the House and then the Senate using a procedure called reconciliation, which is shielded from any filibuster attempt.  Would ole Bubba risk his own political hide and screw the people of the Fifth District in order to appease Nancy Pelosi and our radical out of touch president?

If you have a package of changes that fit under reconciliation that you think will pass both houses — and that’s what House, Senate and White House negotiators were working on in late December and early January before the Massachusetts special election — you take those changes, write ‘em up, hand ‘em to the Budget Committee chair — that’s John Spratt (D-SC-05) — and let him hold onto them for a little while.

Next, you dust off H.R. 3200. Remember that one? Not H.R. 3692. That was the bill the House ended up passing. But H.R. 3200 was actually the omnibus bill dishcharged from the Budget Committee in October, consisting of the three committee bills the House worked out in July, and send that to the floor.

Then Spratt goes to the Rules Committee and says that H.R. 3200 is the reconciliation bill the House was instructed to prepare by the Fiscal Year 2010 budget resolution, S. J. Res. 13, and when it comes to the floor, he’d like to be allowed to offer a manager’s amendment consisting of the text of the changes you handed him before. The Rules Committee says OK, and you’re on your way.

The House begins consideration of H.R. 3200, Spratt offers an amendment in the nature of a substitute that has all the agreed-to changes in it, the House passes it and sends it to the Senate. Then the Senate moves it under their own reconciliation procedures, and either agrees to it in which case it’s done, or amends it and the two houses look to move to a conference on it — though it makes the most sense to try to settle things beforehand so the Senate will be satisfied the first time around, too.

That’s mechanically what it would take to get a reconciliation bill done.

Daily Kos

Mick Mulvaney moved quickly this week to co-opt the winning message in the Massachusetts Senate race, telling supporters that he, too, can pull off an upset in a district long held by a Democrat.

The Herald

Mulvaney can be like Scott Brown, but with even better odds!  Massachusetts is a heavily entrenched Democrat state where only 15% of the state legislature is held by Republicans.  John Spratt’s Congressional District is Republican leaning and he’s only managed to hang on for so long by fooling people into believing he is some kind of moderate despite the fact that he has supported the radical Obama / Pelosi agenda almost 98% of the time.

Amazing!  The Democrats learned absolutely nothing from the Massachusetts election this week.  Nothing!

WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats on Wednesday proposed allowing the federal government to borrow an additional $1.9 trillion to pay its bills, a record increase that would permit the national debt to reach $14.3 trillion.

The unpopular legislation is needed to allow the federal government to issue bonds to fund programs and prevent a first-time default on obligations. It promises to be a challenging debate for Democrats, who, as the party in power, hold the responsibility for passing the legislation.

The AP

Mr. Spratt has an opportunity here to show the people of the Fifth Congressional District whether he is representing us or the radical leadership of his party.  Will he stand up for the people of this district and oppose this disastrous proposal or will he saddle our children and grandchildren with lives of indentured servitude to pay off the greed of the Baby Boomers?  He is the chairman of the House Budget Committee.  He can stop this from happening and don’t let him tell you otherwise!

Call Spratt’s office and tell him NO MORE DEBT INCREASES!!

Washington Office
1401 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Tel. 202-225-5501
Fax 202-225-0464

Rock Hill Office
201 E. Main Street, Suite 305
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Tel. 803-327-1114
Fax 803-327-4330

Sumter Office
707 Bultman Drive
Sumter, SC 29150
Tel. 803-773-3362
Fax 803-773-7662

Darlington Office
88 Public Square
Darlington, SC 29532
Tel. 843-393-3998
Fax 843-393-8060

Last night the unthinkable happened.  A Republican won the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts.  This is something that hasn’t happened since 1972 and Massachusetts is a state where the Democrats enjoy a super majority in the state legislature, with Republicans holding only about 15% of state legislative seats in both chambers.  No Republicans hold any state wide offices and none have won a U.S. House race since 1994.

If an entrenched Democrat state like Massachusetts can elect a Republican to the U.S. Senate, Jack Spratt ought to be quaking in his boots right about now.

Public Policy Polling has a poll out asking readers which Congressional race they should poll next.  Please go to their Web site and vote for SC-5 (John Spratt)

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/01/pick-house-district.html

Event: Rally Finale at Spratt’s Office
What: Rally
Start Time: Today, January 15 at 4:00pm
End Time: Today, January 15 at 6:00pm
Where: 201 East Main Street in Rock Hill

Dozens of protesters camped outside of John Spratt’s Rock Hill office yesterday protesting his folly in support of the failing Obama-Pelosi agenda.  The protest seemed to mostly center around Spratt’s support for the deceptively named Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  It will only be affordable for the 10% of Americans that will get free health insurance funded by a massive increase in the health insurance premiums of the 85% of us in this country already insured.

Oklahoma Democratic Congressman Dan Boren told the Tulsa World that he believes his party will lose plenty of seats in this year’s elections because of the bad economic agenda they have pursued in Congress.  He cites specifically the health care bill and Cap and Trade, both destructive pieces of legislation that Congressman John Spratt voted for.  When members of Spratt’s own party are speaking out about the horrible agenda they have pushed, how can we the voters of the Fifth Congressional District allow Spratt another two years in Congress to make more of the same mistakes?

This is a letter to the editor that ran in The Item today.

I had the opportunity of listening to Mr. Spratt’s successor, and I must say this man has what it will take to replace this congressman. State Sen. Mick Mulvaney spoke from the heart as to what he could see down the road in our great nation. It is my opinion, he could see he light at the end of the tunnel, which in my opinion is an oncoming freight train.

I would like to echo the words of what Mr. Gore had to say this past week as it pertains to what Mr. Spratt has done. I would also like to inform his constituents, that one man isn’t that important as to keep Shaw Air Force Base open. If Mr Spratt is that important, then he should have considered closing McEntire Air National Guard, thereby saving the state and federal government millions of dollars. No, the BRAC Base Realignment and Closure commission decided this. So, now we have McEntire moving into Shaw which will now save millions of dollars.

Editor, you may remember when I conducted a one-man picket outside Spratt’s office in 2001. This man wouldn’t support issues pertinent to the veterans and retired military veterans. Oh, I can guarantee you Mr. Spratt will come on board and claim my display was uncalled for and he did support us. Well, all I can say is I can read and often read what the Library of Congress puts out.

Editor, Mr. Spratt is not the only career politician who needs to be replaced, there are many more just like him. The tea parties are doing a fine job at identifying these. I am certain when Mr. Mulvaney is voted in and takes the oath of office he will do just what he claimed. Additionally, I plan to be at his swearing in ceremony.

ART MORIN
Summerton