"Ayatollah" Cuccinelli: Frank Wolf is an Anti-Choice Extremist

There are a lot of shades of gray in life, but one thing that's black and white is this: you are most definitively NOT a moderate Republican when far-right-wing state Sen. "Ayatollah" Ken Cuccinelli speaks glowingly about you like this (from the May 15 "Cuccinelli Compass"):

Throughout his years in Congress, Congressman Wolf has consistently voted against the federal funding of abortion and for the protection of the rights of the unborn, including his strong support of the "Hyde Amendment." As the ranking member of the House State-Foreign Operations appropriations subcommittee, Congressman Wolf led the successful effort to keep the "Mexico City policy" in place in the final spending bill for FY 2008. It should be noted that this is a very big deal and it will continue to be a challenge in a Democrat-controlled Congress. This is quite an accomplishment while in the minority.

For those of us who've forgotten what the Hyde Amendment is all about, here's the National Organization for Women explaining it:

The Hyde Amendment denies federal funding for abortions that do not fit its narrow criteria, and places the financial burden on already-tight state Medicaid budgets, in effect encouraging states not to expand abortion coverage. Currently, more than half of the states provide no additional funding, according to the National Abortion Federation, which notes that only South Dakota provides less coverage than the Hyde Amendment, even refusing funding for abortion services in cases of incest and rape.

Great stuff, huh? But wait, it gets worse (more from the "Cuccinelli Compass"):

Congressman Wolf has also consistently opposed using federal tax dollars to fund embryonic stem cell research, and he has also opposed weakening the policy of prohibiting abortions at U.S. military facilities, even if privately funded. While I don't think these organizations always get their picks right, in this case, the endorsements of Congressman Wolf by the National Right to Life and the Virginia Society for Life are right on the mark. For what it's worth to any of you, I add my endorsement to theirs. See you on June 12th at the polls.

That's right, Wolf opposes vital stem cell research AND keeping women in the military from exercising their constitutional right to choose what to do with their own bodies! How anyone ever thought this guy was a moderate is utterly incomprehensible.

Oh, and Senator Cooch? The primary's on June 10, not June 12. D'oh!

Ken Cuccinelli Disses Fairfax County Schools; What Does Frank Wolf Have to Say?

One of Frank Wolf's friends is at it again. This time, Sen. Ken Cuccinelli has a new TV ad that portrays Fairfax County public schools as a failure, even though they consistently rank among the best in the nation. And, of course, what "Cooch" doesn't mention is that his opponent, Janet Oleszek, has been a big part of that excellence for years now. Instead, Cuccinelli implies that Oleszek, the Fairfax County school board, teachers in the county, and the families of students are somehow not measuring up. Sorry, Senator, but it's you -- not them -- who aren't measuring up.

I wonder what Frank Wolf thinks about his friend Ken Cuccinelli dissing the Fairfax County public schools.

Wolf and Cooch: Birds of a (right-wing) Feather

The other day, we noted the following event:

10/3 - Senator Ken Cuccinelli's Lunch w/Rep. Frank Wolf - 12:15-1:30 PM, JRs Stockyard Inn, 8130 Watson Street, McLean. $250. Call: (703) 766-0635.

Now that this debate is coming up tomorrow, and also following Ken Cuccinelli's debate last night with Janet Oleszek, we've got a few questions for Wolf about his friend "the Cooch."

1. Do you agree with Cuccinelli that abortion should be illegal in all cases -- rape, incest, life of the mother? How about contraception? For more on this, see HB2797, a bill which Cuccinelli patroned this past year, As a commenter on RK correctly pointed out, the bill "would have codified the view that life begins at fertilization (a point on which there is no consensus, in the medical community or otherwise), threatened not only safe, legal abortion, but certain types of contraception as well, including the pill." Is that your belief as well, Congressman Wolf?

2. Do you agree with Cuccinelli on the abuser fees, which he voted for?

3. Do you agree with Cuccinelli on his opposition to potentially life-saving stem cell research? Oh, wait a minute, we already know that your position on that issue!

4. Are Cuccinelli and Jill Holtzman Vogel -- who Wolf has strongly supported and who Russ Potts has said is "to the right of Attila the Hun and way out of the mainstream" -- your types of Republicans? If so, then how can you honestly call yourself a "moderate?" If not, then what are you doing campaigning for these people?

We eagerly anticipate your responses to our questions.

Sincerely,

The Feder Campaign

Wolf and the "Cooch"

I love this:

10/3 - Senator Ken Cuccinelli's Lunch w/Rep. Frank Wolf - 12:15-1:30 PM, JRs Stockyard Inn, 8130 Watson Street, McLean. $250. Call: (703) 766-0635.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Ken "Cooch" Cuccinelli, he's about as far right on social issues (and just about everything else) as they come. Whether it's stem cell research, a woman's right to choose, or pretty much anything else, Cooch makes George W. Bush look like a moderate. So what's Frank Wolf, who claims to be a moderate himself, doing at a lunch for Ken Cuccinelli? Maybe Cooch's toy, pet elephant has an answer?