The Trial Lawyers are spending half a million bucks to target five vulnerable Republican congressmen based on one aspect of the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press has the story:
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America on Tuesday launched a $500,000 television and radio ad campaign in five congressional districts blaming GOP lawmakers for not seeking lower prices for the Medicare prescription drug program.
The ad campaign targets Republican House members from Pennsylvania, Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio and North Carolina. The ads accuse the lawmakers of blocking provisions that would have required Medicare to negotiate with drug companies for the best prescription cost.In a series of radio ads, the association also criticizes the lawmakers for accepting contributions from the oil and gas industry, suggesting that their inaction contributed to high gas prices.
"Be it at the gas pump, the pharmacy or in our courts, these politicians in Washington are putting corporate profits ahead of the health and well-being of their constituents," association spokeswoman Chris Mather said.
Carl Forti, a spokesman for the National Republican Campaign Committee, scoffed at the trial lawyers association's ad campaign.
Read the rest at the link above.
Of course, what they are REALLY against is tort reform.
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I saw their ad, targeting C... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Durman | August 30, 2006 8:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I saw their ad, targeting Chris Chiccola in Indiana. It was brief and struck me as a bit "over the top and not too believeable. But then again, who knows? I would hope that senior citizens would realize which party gave them prescription drug coverage, even if it is complicated and bloats the federal budget.
1. Posted by Durman | August 30, 2006 8:34 AM |
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2. Posted by scrapiron | August 30, 2006 11:27 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Trial lawyers on a whole are the most criminal group in the country, so one would expect them to be democrats. 99% of them are one step from a 'trial' themselves. Can anyone say professional rip off artist.
2. Posted by scrapiron | August 30, 2006 11:27 AM |
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Posted on August 30, 2006 11:27