As predicted the Senate Ethics Committee has cleared Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd of wrong doing in his dealings with Countrywide Financial: The Senate Ethics Committee on Friday dropped yearlong investigations into two powerful Senate committee … [Continue reading] about Senate Ethics Committee Clears Dodd, Conrand
WSJ: Obama Advisers Set Groundwork to Raise Taxes on Middle Class
You don't have to be an economist to realize the Obama Administration's budget numbers don't add up and that he's going to have raise taxes on more than just those earning more than $250,000.00 to pay for his agenda. With that in mind it's not … [Continue reading] about WSJ: Obama Advisers Set Groundwork to Raise Taxes on Middle Class
Tax Revenues Continue to Plunge
From the Associated Press: The recession is starving the government of tax revenue, just as the president and Congress are piling a major expansion of health care and other programs on the nation's plate and struggling to find money to pay the … [Continue reading] about Tax Revenues Continue to Plunge
Health Care This and That: Barney Frank Lets the Truth Slip About the Public Option, and Much More…
Lets get started... First up here's a great video of Congressman Barney Frank letting the truth about the so called "Public Plan" slip: Yes you heard him right, a public plan will lead to a government takeover of health care... While your at … [Continue reading] about Health Care This and That: Barney Frank Lets the Truth Slip About the Public Option, and Much More…
Reid and Pelosi: It’s Time to Demonize Insurance Companies…
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi appear to have a new strategy for pushing health care reform through Congress... They're going to demonize insurance companies: A day after formally delaying a vote on a healthcare bill and having to accept a further … [Continue reading] about Reid and Pelosi: It’s Time to Demonize Insurance Companies…
Is the Public Option Dead?
I'm hearing rumblings from various sources that the Democrats so called Public Health Insurance option is dead in the the Senate... The Associated Press is reporting that a bipartisan group of Senators is close to a compromise agreement that would … [Continue reading] about Is the Public Option Dead?
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted largely along party lines to approve the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was the only Republican to vote in favor of sending Judge Sotomayor's nomination to the … [Continue reading] about Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor
AP: Dodd, Conrad Told Mortgage Deals Were Sweetened
The Associated Press is reporting that Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd was told from the very start that hes was getting a VIP mortgage discount: Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start … [Continue reading] about AP: Dodd, Conrad Told Mortgage Deals Were Sweetened
This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown
It's Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. First up, Chris Dodd trails likely Republican … [Continue reading] about This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown
Chris Dodd Hates Lobbyists But Not Their Cash
What I'm about to say should come as no surprise... Chris Dodd is a populist hypocrite. Just days after his campaign manager Jay Howser was sending e-mail to Dodd's supporters proclaiming, “But what about the forgotten victims of Chris’s efforts? … [Continue reading] about Chris Dodd Hates Lobbyists But Not Their Cash
Reid: No Health Care Vote Before August Recess
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid effectively pulled the rug out from under Pres. Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today by announcing that the Senate will wait until the fall to debate and vote on the presidents health care reform … [Continue reading] about Reid: No Health Care Vote Before August Recess
Obama Administration Putting Off Budget Update
The Associated Press is reporting that the Obama Administration is putting of releasing the annual mid-summer budget update until mid-August: The White House is being forced to acknowledge the wide gap between its once-upbeat predictions about the … [Continue reading] about Obama Administration Putting Off Budget Update
Joe Biden: ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’
From CNSNews.com: Vice President Joe Biden told people attending an AARP town hall meeting that unless the Democrat-supported health care plan becomes law the nation will go bankrupt and that the only way to avoid that fate is for the government to … [Continue reading] about Joe Biden: ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’
Lest We Forget: Darrell C. “Shifty” Powers
Staff Sergent Darrel C. "Shifty" Powers passed away at his home in Virginia on June 17, 2009. Staff Sergent Powers was a veteran of World War Two having served with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne … [Continue reading] about Lest We Forget: Darrell C. “Shifty” Powers
Steny Hoyer: Idiot
From CNSNews.com (emphasis mine): House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that job growth and economic recovery would not be harmed by a Democratic plan to increase income taxes by $540 billion to pay for their health-care reform … [Continue reading] about Steny Hoyer: Idiot