Daily Political Wire 8-23-2010

George Wenschhof

Vice President Joe Biden hits the road while President is on vacation - he will speak at the 111th VFW anniversary convention in Indianapolis before traveling to Ohio.

In Toledo, Ohio, Biden will tour a Chrysler plant. CNN.com has more here.

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Republican Leaders continue to fumble on how to pay for continuing former Bush administration tax cuts for the wealthy - This time, it was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) who had no answer when appearing on NBC "Meet The Press".

Last week it was House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) who looked like the "deer caught in the headlights" when mild mannered moderator David Gregory repeatedly asked them how they were going to pay for the extension of these tax cuts for the wealthy.

The Republicans have become the "Party of No", except for when it comes to benefiting the wealthiest of Americans. Below is a clip from yesterday's "Meet The Press" segment with Senator McConnell.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

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In case you missed them, below are highlights from the Sunday morning "Talking Heads" courtesy of Politico.com



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More Primaries tomorrow - In Arizona expect incumbent Republican Senator John McCain to easily turn back the challenge from tea party activist supported J.D. Hayworth.

In Hawaii, former representative Neil Abercrombie is expected to win the Democratic nomination for Governor against Mufi Hanneman.

While in Florida, the Republican nomination for Governor promises to be close between Rick Scott and Bill McCollum.

The Democratic Senate nominee appears to be Kendrick Meek who was leading in recent polls against Jeff Green.

In Alsaska, the Senate Republican race is between Lisa Muskowski and and Joe Miller.

Chris Cillizza and TheFix.com has more here.

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