Posted on June 25th, 2009 by Walter Brasch
Some columns are easier to write than others.
This is one of them.
Providing all of my research were the “family values” Republicans.
This week, second term Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina disappeared for six days, leaving the state without a chief executive who could make decisions in an emergency. His Republican lieutenant governor didn’t know where [...]
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Filed under: Newt Gingrich
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
The Republican leaders of the House of Representatives grabbed a half dozen bags of sincerity, looked directly into every TV camera they could find, and lied.
The House had just defeated, 228–205, a bipartisan $700 billion bailout bill. But it was the Democrats who were the subject of vicious rhetoric.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Congress, Consumers, Credit Crisis, Democrats, Economy, Election '08, George W. Bush, House of Reps, In The News, John McCain '08, Politics, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Wall Street, Walter Brasch
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Leadership has to be one of the key issues we face today as voters. Certainly most DemDaily readers are supporting Obama. There are some that do not. Here is the except of a very interesting Time magazine article about leadership and the reaction of the American Public. I just heard Chis Matthews say that what [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Consumers, Credit Crisis, Economy, Election '08, Foreclosures, Gas Prices, House of Reps, In The News, John McCain '08, Obama-Biden 08, Politics, Presidential Election, Senate, Small Business, Stuart O'Neill, Time Magazine, Wall Street
Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
UPDATE #3 Pelosi has made her statement that this had been a wholely bipartisan effort. Barney Frank said he was incredulous that ‘people could get their feelings hurt so they hurt the country instead.”
Everyone is making the point that each member of leadership made a commitment to deliver a certain number of points. The Democrats [...]
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Filed under: Congress, Credit Crisis, Democrats, Economy, House of Reps, In The News, Politics, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Republicans, Stuart O'Neill, Wall Street
Posted on September 7th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
Defibrillator usage increased last week after John McCain announced Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate and only a heartbeat from the presidency. But, shortly after most Republicans were shocked back to life they circled the wagons to declare she was the perfect choice. Apparently, the cure also included a dose of psychotropic drugs as [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on October 12th, 2006 by Walter Brasch
Perhaps they should no longer be called “neocons,” but Vegomatic Republicans since they believe they have a divine right to slice, dice, and chop the Bill of Rights.
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Filed under: House of Reps, Politics, Republicans
Posted on October 2nd, 2006 by Todd Mitchell
Cross Posted From Article of Faith:
While everyone is breathing heavy over the Mark Foley scandal [snicker], I would advise being as interested in this item:
Roberts Court May Be Defined in Second Term. Major issues facing the court this term include abortion rights, racial quotas in schools, punitive damages limits, the death penalty, and environmental issues.
Why [...]
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Filed under: Congress, House of Reps, Politics, Republicans
Posted on September 15th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to bring up Senate Amendment No. 1695 to the CJS FY2006 Appropriations Act. I offer this amendment with my colleague, Senator Landrieu, to provide comprehensive relief to the small businesses harmed by Hurricane Katrina. This assistance is necessary because of the two supplemental spending bills sent to Congress, not one penny of the combined $63 billion was for small business relief.
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Filed under: Democrats, John Kerry
Posted on August 4th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
In his latest email to Kerry supporters, John Kerry asks supporters to donate to his Keeping Ameirca’s Promise PAC to help Bob Casey fight Rick Santorum. Santorum has recently taken his conservative fight to John Kerry’s backyard with some ugly attacks on MA liberalism. I recently exposed Santorum’s twisting of the truth here.
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Filed under: Action Alerts, John Kerry, Politics, Republicans, Senate
Posted on July 28th, 2005 by Pamela Leavey
Members of the Stop CAFTA Coalition have denounced the approval of the CAFTA bill which passed narrowly by a vote of 217 to 215 in the House early Thursday morning.
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Filed under: House of Reps
