The Democratic National Committee is trying to tie the Republican party to Senate candidate Sharron Angle (R-NV) and her unfortunate comments suggesting the escrow account for victims of the Gulf Coast oil spill is a “slush fund.” Just like they did with Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) saying the fund was a shakedown and apologizing to BP, the Democrats and even President Obama jumped all over Angle to say that’s how the GOP would govern if they win back control of Congress.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=124144