If I were Ed Case, I'd start to consider ending my electoral political aspirations. He's a decent guy, sure, and, when he was in the House of Representatives, as effective as a legislator can be when he or she is from Hawaii. But from the start of his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring Democrat Daniel Akaka, Case has pretty much been the odd guy out at … [Read more...] about After the ‘Opposites Attract’ TV Ad, Why is Ed Case Still Trying To Dance With Mazie Hirono and Linda Lingle in Hawaii’s US Senate Race?
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MauiTime Best of Maui 2012:Best Scary Public Figure on Maui: Linda Lingle
Technically Lingle hasn’t been a public official since she left the Hawaii governor’s office in 2010, but here campaign to replace retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D, Hawaii) is close enough for me. Our readers think she’s scary, but there’s a very real chance the state’s voters (who twice elected her governor) will send the Republican who tried to Hawaii Superferry sail … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012:Best Scary Public Figure on Maui: Linda Lingle
EMILY’s List Smacks Linda Lingle Over Roy Blunt
Ok, I'm going to run really quick through some extremely divisive social politics. First, Republican U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri tried to kill the Obama Administration's controversial rule requiring insurance companies to cover the costs of contraception (this is the so-called Blunt Amendment, which failed). Then former Republican Governor Linda Lingle, who is running … [Read more...] about EMILY’s List Smacks Linda Lingle Over Roy Blunt
How Will Hawaii’s Congressional Representatives And Senators Vote On SOPA?
Actually, your guess is as good as ours. According to the investigative news non-profit organization ProPublica, none of Hawaii's people in Washington – U.S. Senators Daniel Akaka and Dan Inouye or Congressmembers Colleen Hanabusa (1st District) and Mazie Hirono (2nd District)– have taken a public stance on the contentious Stop Online Piracy ACT (SOPA). But you can click here … [Read more...] about How Will Hawaii’s Congressional Representatives And Senators Vote On SOPA?