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Noted Commie propagandist and junk historian Howard Zinn has died.
Noted Commie propagandist and junk historian Howard Zinn has died.
Court Rulings Erode Spending Restrictions for Elections - NYTimes.com
The United States Chamber of Commerce, the goliath of the lobbying world, is expected to outline its battle plan next week for the midterms. It spent $25 million on advertisements and get-out-the-vote efforts in the 2006 elections and $36 million in 2008, and will spend far more […]
White House caught in Democrats’ crossfire - Glenn Thrush and Jake Sherman and Lisa Lerer - POLITICO.com
“At this point, the challenge that they have had, and we have had, is that there were so many problems that were dumped in their lap when they took over,” said Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow. “They have been moving […]
Ace of Spades HQ
Rep. Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, tells National Review Online that House Democrats are planning to use the budget-reconciliation process in order to pass Obamacare. “They’re meeting with each other this weekend to pursue it,” says Ryan. “I’ve spoken with many Democrats and the message […]
House Liberals To Pelosi: “We Cannot Support The Senate Bill. Period.”
In a private meeting in the Capitol just now, a dozen or more House liberals bluntly told Nancy Pelosi that there was no chance that they would vote to pass the Senate bill in its current form — making it all but certain that […]
Mouth Of The Potomac - NY Daily News
“I think the President while he’s not doing well in the polls, as he pointed out, when the dust settles and people would actually see what’s in this health bill and how it affects tens of millions of people and how those that have insurance will have the […]
Election 2010: Colorado Senate Race - Rasmussen Reports™
Former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton has opened up an even wider lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Colorado.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in Colorado finds the top Republican candidate with a 12-point lead over Bennet, 49% to […]
Dem. Rep. Snyder opts out of Ark. Congress race - washingtonpost.com
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Democratic U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder of Arkansas says he won’t seek re-election to an eighth term.
The 62-year-old says he wants to spend more time with his wife and four young children, including a set of year-old triplets.
He figured he was […]
Roger L. Simon » Massachusetts shocker: Brown Up 15% in Pajamas Media/CrossTarget Poll
A new poll taken Thursday evening for Pajamas Media by CrossTarget – an Alexandria VA survey research firm – shows Scott Brown, a Republican, leading Martha Coakley, a Democrat, by 15.4% in Tuesday’s special election for the open Massachusetts US Senate seat. The […]
Ben Nelson tries to repair damage at home - Manu Raju - POLITICO.com
“On the other side, indeed, there are Nebraskans who do disagree with his vote on health care — some don’t like the bill, some have been misled about what’s in it, some don’t want health reform now, and some disagree for political reasons,” […]
RealClearPolitics - HorseRaceBlog - Is Health Care Reform A Sure Thing?
I think that if she has to, Pelosi will send union and ACORN goons around to threaten members’ families with violence to get their votes.
Coakley to Fundraisers: ‘If I Don’t Win, 2010 Is Going to Be Hell for Democrats.’ - Jim Geraghty
Yes, that’s the idea. Are you helping to make 2010 a hell for Democrats?
If not, you still can. It’s not too late to be a part of something truly historic.
Gateway Pundit
What a shock. The far left communists, socialists, radicals and democrats in the Congressional Black Caucus released a statement today saying they’re cool with Harry Reid calling Obama a light-skinned negro.
Reid - or Pelosi or any other Democrat paladin - could call Obama a nappy-headed negro porch monkey, and the morons down on the […]
Democrats Wary as Two Senators Decide to Retire - NYTimes.com
Together, the developments heightened a perception that a conservative push against the president’s ambitious agenda, a sluggish recovery from the deep recession and an outbreak of angry populism have combined to deplete Mr. Obama’s political strength and give Republicans a chance for big gains in this […]
Doctor Zero » The Carnivorous Government
Bob Schieffer makes an amusing joke about Obama spin resembling the feeble excuses of Tiger Woods, and observes that spin doctoring “makes it harder to believe anything the government says… Real security is based on trust in government.”
No, real security is based on trust in ourselves, our liberties, and our […]
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler » Video of the Day
You remember, don’t you? The PUMAs. The ones that “True Conservatives” were warning us about supporting back in ‘08.
Well… Once again they’ve come out with something that reaffirms His Majesty in his decision back then to […]
Democrats may side-step conference committee on health care - baltimoresun.com
Washington Bureau - As Congressional Democrats attempt to arrive at a final healthcare bill, they appear increasingly likely to forego the formal conference committee process for merging House and Senate versions of legislation, instead opting for closely-held negotiations between leaders from the two chambers.
This is how […]
Laboratories of Repression - Reason Magazine
Which brings us back to the Chicago gun case. The Windy City would like to “serve as a laboratory” with the “flexibility” to ignore the Second Amendment. But there’s nothing “novel” about that. It’s just another case of the government violating our rights. And since the Supreme Court would never […]
Don’t bring a gun to a snowball fight?
DC Cop Waves Gun at Snowball Fight!
The context matters.
This is not simply an innocent snowball fight. This is a protest organized against evil, Gaia raping SUVs.
The cop is totally out of line, or is he? Is this a case of provocation for propaganda purposes? At what point […]
Via smitty, saberpoint and AARA* from a true American.
* did I miss anyone?
Reid’s Office Defends Nixing Of Key Consumer Protection From Bill | The Plum Line
The internet is buzzing today with the news that Harry Reid quietly inserted a loophole in the Senate health care bill that would let insurance companies put limits on medical care for folks struggling with costly illnesses — angering patient advocates, and […]
Re: Omni-bust - Brian Riedl - The Corner on National Review Online
Re: Omni-bust [Brian Riedl]
Stephen, you mentioned the Democrats’ “Republicans did it too!” argument on runaway spending. But many have also been quoted this week saying that large increases are needed to make up for savage budget cuts by the Republicans. In […]
Senate may drop public option
Democratic Senate negotiators struck a tentative agreement Tuesday night to drop the controversial government-run insurance plan from their overhaul of the health-care system, hoping to remove a last major roadblock preventing the bill from moving to a final vote in the chamber.
Under the deal, the government plan preferred by liberals would […]
Feinstein, Durbin Seek To Limit Citizen Journalism.
(You didn’t think I would actually link there, did you?)
Via Dailykos. The Senate was on track to do better by citizen journalism than the House given some pressure. But now, two key Democrats have introduced an amendment that would put citizen journalists at risk, giving protections to only established […]
Momentum grows for Copenhagen climate deal | Reuters
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - World leaders on Friday rallied to a diplomatic offensive to forge a U.N. climate deal in Copenhagen next month and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said an agreement was “within reach”.
Ban, and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen who will host the December 7-18 […]