An analysis of a new Harris poll doesn’t necessarily contain a lot of great news for beleaguered Democrats. But neither is it coming up all rosy for the GOP in the coming election, either. If the election for the House of Representatives were held today, two in five registered voters (40 percent) would vote for the Democratic candidate and 36 percent would vote for the Republican candidate with one in five (19 percent) not at all sure. Among those...
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Dean Group Raises $425K For Senate Dems; $100K For Feingold
A progressive political action committee associated with former Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says its members have raised $425,000 to help Democrats running for Senate this year. It also says it raised $100,000 in 24 hours to help Sen. Russ Feingold’s troubled re-election bid. Democracy for America (DFA) has endorsed a number of Democratic incumbents, and challengers, in the run-up to the November midterm elections, in which Democrats must defend their majorities in both the House and Senate...
Time to Get Inspired
I love this photo!!! There’s been a lot of talk about disgruntled, whining Dems and voter apathy recently. Quite frankly, I think it’s time to put the apathy aside and get inspired. The man we put in the White House is out there helping to make sure we win in the mid-terms. It’s time to get working and make sure we’ve got his back and the back of every other member of Congress who’s up for re-election. President Obama...
Some Dems Join GOP Outsourcing Filibuster
A handful of Senate Democrats joined all Republicans to block a vote on a bill that would have ended tax policies that provides companies incentives to ship jobs overseas. Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) stood with a united Senate GOP on Tuesday to filibuster the Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act (S. 3816). An independent, Lieberman caucuses with Democrats, and as such holds a committee chairmanship. In all, the bill failed on...
Bill Would Cut Taxes For Firms That Bring Jobs Back To United States
The Senate is set to consider legislation to offer tax breaks to companies that bring jobs into the United States. The measure scheduled for a Senate vote this week also would end tax breaks for firms that move jobs overseas. The bill likely will have to overcome a potential GOP filibuster in order to reach a final vote for passage, however. Under the legislation, payroll taxes paid by employers would be waived for two years at companies that can...
Secret Campaign Cash in Oregon
Wow. $86,000 for a media buy by a Washington, D.C. "group" that suddenly appeared out of nowhere for my congressman's seat.
Capitol Idea: Conservatives, Fancy A Splash Of E. Coli In Your Tea?
Food safety isn’t some abstract concept up for debate, particularly after we all weathered the recent egg recall that left millions fearing if their breakfasts would make them sick. Foodborne pathogens cause 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations and kill 5,000 annually in this country — and may contribute to long-term disease in more than 1 million Americans, according to estimates by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Furthermore, the total economic impact of foodborne illness across...
The DREAM (Act) Also Dies In Defense Filibuster
It grabbed headlines for its failure to repeal the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military, but the Republican filibuster this week of a massive defense bill also blocks another piece of legislation embedded in it: the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, or “DREAM Act.” The DREAM Act is a piece of immigration reform to enable the children of illegal immigrants to obtain an education, and permanent residence status. Senate Democrats...
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