I just looked on Tim Bee’s website and I see only one thing that qualifies as an issue and that was a statement about the Columbia Free Trade Agreement:

“Not only is Columbia crucial economically; it is a key ally in the wars on terrorism and the region’s drug cartels. This agreement affirms American commitment to the growing democracies in Latin America. By voting to reject this agreement, Giffords is voting to penalize a nation that has been a strong friend. In essence, her vote rewards the authoritarian countries like Venezuela and Ecuador that continuously rail against America and her interests abroad.”

A little right wing for me, Kral, as you might imagine.

I think it’s time for policy positions on the websites. I will admit that I didn’t look at Ms. Gifford’s campaign website before writing this. I was more curious to see if Mr. Bee was articulating some positions.

We don’t have much to talk about really right now other than that…at least those of us who like to read tea leaves and think about the strength of campaigns.

BUT, you have to admit, I do try issues fairly often when supporting Giffords. Let me try again. Giffords is right on education, right on the environment, right on fiscal responsibility (e.g, she has not presided over a massive state debt that gets bigger by the day), she is right on women’s issues, on choice, more right on Iraq, more right on immigration, and a host of others. I know that no one wants me to go digging into Project Vote Smart again, do they?

As mentioned though, cash-on-hand isn’t even close. Bee needs to have excellent fundraising quarters the rest of the way to become competitive in the money department. As I know all too well, getting outspent 3 to 1 by Gabrielle Giffords is not a good way to win an election.