Senate

Bold Prediction: Democrats Will Cave to Republicans, Not Allow a Government Shutdown

04.07.2011

It’s crafted like a movie thriller: if both Democrats and Republicans reach an agreement by midnight on Friday, the government will shut down! And no one can tell us exactly what that will truly look like, what services will be shut down for sure and how it will affect us regular Americans going about our [...]

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Lame Duck Congress Could Still Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

11.18.2010

To help support the Senate in repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, email Sen. Harry Reid to let him know that you’re one of the majority of Americans who wants to see the discrimination end.

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3 Reasons Why the Tea Party Might Not Be a Game-Changing Movement

10.22.2010

The Tea Party movement has swept the nation. They’ve won a number of primaries and have mobilized a large swath of people to be politically vocal. But will they really help the GOP take over Congress in November?

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Why the GOP is Scared of their Tea Party Frankenstein

09.17.2010

After running on anti-incumbent rhetoric for so long now, the GOP feels the inevitable backlash as one of their own loses the Senate primary to an ultra-conservative Tea Party candidate. Surprised? I’m not.

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White House Releases the Real ObamaCare

02.22.2010

You can download the PDF of the president’s proposal here. From what I’ve read, it looks like what people expected: a combination of the Senate bill and the House bill.  No public option was added; no more federal insurance exchange; the Nebraska deal eliminated along with the Stupak amendment; and many of the taxes won’t [...]

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GOP Doesn't Want Bipartisan Health Care Bill – They Want Nothing

02.08.2010

Republicans keep crying about how the Democrats didn’t even allow them to participate in the drafting of the health care bills, trying to undermine Obama’s push for bipartisanship and make it look like the Democrats are the ones who aren’t team players. Republicans claim that the health care bill is socialist, a government takeover of [...]

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House Reps: Pass the Senate Bill

01.22.2010

Paul Krugman: The fact is that the Senate bill is a centrist document, which moderate Republicans should find entirely acceptable. In fact, it’s very similar to the plan Mitt Romney introduced in Massachusetts just a few years ago. Yet it has faced lock-step opposition from the G.O.P., which is determined to prevent Democrats from achieving [...]

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The Will of the People Wants Health Care Reform

01.21.2010

Despite what the Teabagger Crowd and the loud GOP mouthpieces want you to believe – that the election of Scott Brown as the 41st Republican in the Senate is evidence that Democrats are trying to shove health care reform down the throats of a large populace that does not want it – a large majority [...]

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The Difference Between Democrats and Republicans

12.02.2009

From the New York Senate, where the legislature just voted against marriage quality: “When I walk through these doors, my Bible stays out.” – Sen. Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn “That’s the wrong statement. You should carry your Bible all the time.” – Sen. Ruben Diaz, R-The Bronx How is this total breach of church and state [...]

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Ft. Hood Tragedy Polarizes Nation Immediately

11.10.2009

Major Nidal Hasan sure got both sides spewing their rhetoric. One side uses the tragedy as an excuse to condemn all of Islam and its followers and to justify the wars in the Middle East.  The other side condemns those who condemn Islam. As the picture becomes clearer about Hasan and his extremist views, those [...]

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