Dems to run ads targeting Terry (R-Ne) vote

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20090629/NEWS01/706299960

Published Monday June 29, 2009

By Joseph Morton
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON — Previewing a likely 2010 campaign theme, Democrats plan to air radio ads in Omaha this week criticizing Rep. Lee Terry for his vote against a supplemental war funding bill.

The Republican congressman said Friday that his support for members of the military and their families is clear and that the “no” vote in question was prompted by pork that Democrats included to secure votes from their own members, along with a massive line of credit authorized for the International Monetary Fund.

The ads are paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is expected to make Terry one of its prime targets in this election cycle.

The focus of the ads is a $106 billion supplemental bill approved earlier this month that included funding for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The ads cite Terry's past support for similar funding measures and question why he opposed this year's supplemental.

“Seems like Terry is playing politics now,” the narrator of the ads says.

FULL story at link.

[Auggie]

1. I would vote against more war funding too

[zbdent]

2. how many of Terry's votes were for the 400+ amendements to a bill recently?