Senator Harry Reid secures 60 votes for Health Care Reform Bill

Senator Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the Senate, has secured the 60 votes needed to start the debate on the Health Care Reform bill.  This clears the way for the Senate to debate this bill. The two...

"Botax" To Help Pay For Harry Reid Health Care Bill

Among the many ways Democratic Senator Harry Reid hopes to raise money to pay for his $849 Billion Health Care Plan is a 5% tax on elective Cosmetic Surgery. The "Botax" as it is being called could raise about $5...

More Problems for Obama's Health Plan

                Yet another wrench has been thrown into the gears of the machine that is President Obama’s universal health care plan, as moderate Democrats and Republicans in the Senate have...

DEMOCRATS US AMNESTY BILL: "PIECE OF SHIT !"

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Hey, those words are not mine, but Senate Minority Leader John Boehner in response to the Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reids undying mission to push Obama's Immigration legislation...

Force Congress To Observe the Law on National Emergencies!!!

Author, researcher and Berkeley Professor Emeritus and former U.S. Representative Dan Hamburg (D-CA) are appealing to the readers of this post to contact your representatives in Congress to demand that they meet,...

Band-Aid Still Stuck on Big Bailout Banks

" In September last year, the Bush regime left behind its old refrain that “the fundamentals of the economy are strong,” and went to Congress for a quick $700B to bail out collapsing banks stuck with toxic...

Senate Democrats Oppose Energy Independence

Thanks to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), legislation that will further hinder our nation’s ability to become energy independent (i.e., depend less upon foreign sources of oil and natural gas) is one...

Court: No Signature Required on Blago Letter Appointing Burris

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Secretary of State Jesse White does not need to acknowledge via his signature the letter Gov. Rod Blagojevich used to appoint Roland Burris to the represent the Land of...

Roland Burris Denied Entry to US Senate

Roland Burris, the man nominated by embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to take Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, has been turned away by the Secretary of the Senate, Nancy Erickson. As the 111th...

Franken, Burris Try to Grab Senate Seats

The opening of the Senate tomorrow may look more like the doorway to a cool nightclub rather than the exclusive august body that it is as the doormen may try to bar the entry of two new senators: Al Franken and Roland Burris. Now that the state canvassing board has...

Senate Dems in tough spot on Burris

"Top advisers to Burris are suggesting that Reid doesn’t want an African-American to succeed Obama. “It’s interesting that all those who are viable are white women and the ones who are unacceptable are black men,” Prince Riley, a senior consultant to Burris,...

Racial Implication of Burris Rejection Concerns Senate Dems

In an emergency conference call Senate Democrats called for the rejection of Roland Burris. But made sure to include a statement to cover them from any racist appearance in their decision. " "Anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the...

The Hillary-Obama Drama: An Offer He'll Never Make, and She Would Never Accept?

"• Prediction: she will stay in the Senate as a Dem top dog• An Obama push for Hillary as Majority Leader?GET POLITICAL w/ VIC LIVINGSTONThe economy's going deeper into the tank. Thousands of Americans face the possibility of losing their jobs just as the holiday season...

Let's Play "WALLSTREET BAILOUT" The Rules Are... Rep Kaptur

Video of Rep. Marcy Kaptur D-OH speaking in the House; she pulls the covers on the latest shock doctrine power/money grab and proposes a much more sensible plan. Marcy Kaptur for President!Call your Representative votesmart.org"Let's Play "WALLSTREET BAILOUT" The Rules Are......

Senator Coburn Needs Help in Filibuster Effort

After reading the news release below which this native Oklahoman and staunch conservative received from Americans for Limited Government moments ago, you’ll understand why I just had to share it with my readers:"Americans for Limited Government Calls Upon All GOP Senators...

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