won't get started again for a couple of years, and Offutt is a nearly irreplaceable piece of America's national security infrastructure. Still, this White House does sometimes see national security issues in terms of jobs created or saved. They're closing Gitmo and moving hardened al Qaeda terrorists into your neighborhood? Don't worry, that's 3,000 jobs created or saved. You're not going to vote for health care? That's 11,000 jobs your state just lost!The desperation of the White House -- caving to Lieberman, threatening Nelson, attacking Dean -- is what's most striking. This is not the behavior of a team assured of their position and confident in the outcome. This is the behavior of team that is standing "on the precipice," and about to fall into a ravine. And Nelson still hasn't said he will vote for the bill.Poll Rubio Leads Democrat by 14 Points; Crist Leads Dem By 6 Points735 PM, Dec 16, 2009 By JOHN MCCORMACKThe big news out of the Florida Senate Republican primary today was a Rasmussen poll that showed Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House speaker Marco Rubio tied at 43 percent to 43 percent,cheap toms shoes. Tonight Rasmussen released new numbers showing that Rubio is more electable than Charlie CristThe latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida finds former state House Speaker Marco Rubio leading Democrat Kendrick Meek 49% to 35%. Governor Charlie Crist leads Meek 42% to 36%. When Rubio entered the race back in May, a Quinnipiac poll showed him trailing 54 percent to 8 percent. As Jennifer Rubin wrote this morning, this is why there are primaries. Exciting challengers with good ideas can overcome their opponents advantages in cash and name ID.There will surely be a number of polls showing Crist in the lead in the next few months, as Rasmussen surveys more involved "likely voters" and others firms merely poll "registered voters," but this is very good news for Rubio. I didn't expect him to catch Crist in the polls until this summer, and now the latest Rasmussen poll has destroyed the strongest argument in Crist's favor--that he's much more electable than Rubio.How Serious is the Administration about Iran Sanctions?509 PM, Dec 16, 2009 By JAMIE FLYYesterday, the House passed the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.), which imposes sanctions on companies that sell refined petroleum to Iran or support Iran's refining sector,toms outlet.This comes as President Obama's self-imposed year-end deadline for progress with Iran approaches with little to show for the administration's repeated efforts to engage Tehran,www.cheaptomsoutletshoessale.com. The administration's rhetoric has shifted in recent weeks, with the president citing the need for sanctions to "exact a real price."Talking tough on Iran is a nice change from an administration that avoided doing so for months in an effort to placate the mullahs. But talk alone is not going to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The question is how far the administration is willing to go on sanctions outside of the United Nations Security Council. This is importantRelated articles:

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