WI-SEN

Ron Johnson On Homeless Vets: This Election Isn't About Details [VIDEO]

Brian Beutler | October 21, 2010, 9:34AM

Wisconsin's Republican Senate hopeful Ron Johnson got tripped up on a point of policy during a recent interview: Asked what the Department of Veteran's Affairs' responsibility is to homeless veterans, Johnson declared that his election fight against Sen. Russ Feingold is not "about details."

"Certainly the people that step up to the plate to answer that call -- they are a top priority in terms of spending. So we do need a strong VA system. We need to support those folks as long as they need support," Johnson said.

The moderator pressed Johnson -- a government skeptic -- to explain exactly how the government should respond to the issue of homeless vets. "Are there specific things that you think need to happen within that galaxy of services, perhaps, that the VA has some responsibility for or other organizations that would help homeless veterans?"

Johnson responded, flummoxed.

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NV-SEN

Angle Denies Wanting To Privatize V.A. (Even Though She Said She Did)

Eric Kleefeld | September 29, 2010, 11:56AM

US Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-NV)

Sharron Angle has still got it. In the wake of attacks over her previous position of privatizing the Department of Veterans Affairs, Angle is now denying that she wanted to tear down the system. In fact, she says that she was calling for the V.A. to "do a better job." But of course, the original transcript says quite the opposite.

As Jon Ralston reports, Angle was asked at a fundraiser this past weekend about Harry Reid's recent ad, which attacks her as wanting to "end our promise to veterans."

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NV-SEN

The Best Of Anti-Government (And Gov't Benefit-Receiving) Sharron Angle

Eric Kleefeld | September 29, 2010, 9:02AM

NV Sen. candidate Sharron Angle (R)

With the recent news that Sharron Angle, the Republican nominee for Senate in Nevada who is running on a platform of tearing down big government, actually receives government health care benefits through her husband's pension as a former federal employee, let's take a look at some of her best anti-government lines.

It is, of course, quite interesting that a candidate who so strongly opposes the federal government receives compensation from them. So let's keep in mind some of these really, really anti-government positions she has taken.

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