This was nowhere on my radar until I received an email (H/T Helen). We're all focused on the health care vote in the Senate, but after that, we need to think about protecting our 59 or so votes (NO - I do NOT count TLB) for issues going forward. One stalwart, INCREDIBLY DELICIOUSLY PROGRESSIVE Democratic vote belongs to Frank Lautenberg. Here is an overview of his voting record. And it's a long record,...
Cute kid, and his point is well made, but stunts like this always make me uncomfortable. Embedded video from CNN Video I just don’t like this sort of emotional politics. It’s not quite as bad as the Democrats all but digging up Ted Kennedy out of his grave and dragging him to the House floor, but I’d rather they leave the infants at home.
Don Surber tells us about the latest scandal involving the Massachusetts congressmen who helped to destroy the housing market: “FOX25 has learned that Congressman Barney Frank was present during a marijuana arrest at James Ready’s home in Ogunquit, Maine. Ready is well-known for his relationship with Congressman Frank,” Fox 25 in Boston reported . Lenny Bruce predicted 50 years ago...
I've never thought Martha Coakley would make a good U.S. Senator. I'm even more convinced now that she has signed her name to a brief restricting death penalty appeals , while claiming to be against the death penalty. The case, which comes as Coakley is battling for votes in the Democratic Senate primary, involves a convicted murderer from Alabama who has appealed his case to the Supreme Court, on...
Show 472 Michael Medved talks to Peter Schweizer author of Architects of Ruin. From Conservative Book Service about Architects of Ruin- REVEALED: How and why an unscrupulous gang of Leftist activists and pols (including Barack Obama) savaged the housing market, laying waste to the economy Architects of Ruin by Peter Schweizer It happened so quickly: in 2008, the housing market went bust, leading to...
CVSTOS FIDEI FRIDAY EDITION Rick Santorum "Appalled" at Catholic Bishops - Matthew Arcbold, Crtv Mnrty Rprt George Washington and Catholics - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic Remember the Fifth of November - Jay Anderson, Pro Ecclesia Search for the Historical Jesus: Gospel According to Whom? - Eric Brown, TAC The Troublesome Term "Secular" - Michael Novak, InsideCatholic...
What do Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have in common? A soft spot for Christian scientists. The two senators have quietly inserted a provision into the Democrats' healthcare overhaul that would allow the Christian Science church to receive remuneration from the federal government for prayer treatments as medical expenses. Why [...]
Oh look, we’ve finally written “this post.” Thank you to all of the operatives who sent in sexy pictures of their vulgar pagan bacchanalia dress. Our favorite would have to be this one from “J.R.’s friend Ross,” dressing up as ol’ orange tar-lungs, John Boehner. MILLIONS MORE, below. “Brooke H.” went as “sexy Ruth Bader [...] Barack Obama...
By GottaLaff This video is brimming over with bad: The video takes aim at the four Democratic candidates for [Ted Kennedy's] seat, making them out to be characters in a horror film and giving them nicknames like "Cap and Trade Capuano" and "Call My Sister Overseas Coakley. A high school audio visual techie could do better. ::whisper:: I see unskilled Rushpublic people!
The Sadlies stake out the coming Wingnut apoplexy on the 2010 Oscars. There is always a collective wingnut freakout over teh Hollywood left’s big event, but next year’s could be particularly hilarious. Especially if Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ wins an Oscar . At the very least, his name will get a standing O when they do the dead people roll call … add in a possible...
Edward Brooke, the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote, was honored today with a Congressional Gold Medal . "At a time when so many doors were closed to African-Americans, others might have become angry or disillusioned," President Obama told an audience in the Capitol Rotunda, where the ceremony honoring Mr. Brooke for Congress' greatest honor was held. "They...
In the race to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley continues to enjoy a sizeable lead over three other opponents according to a recent Western New England College poll. She leads the field of four with support from 37 percent of registered Democrats and unenrolled voters, who are eligible to vote in the December 8th primary....
Today President Obama signed into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, legislation that will extend new federal protections to people who are victims of violent crime because of their sex or sexual orientation. It is an update to the federal hate crimes statute that Congress first passed in 1968. For the first time, the law that previously protected people from attacks...
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- Inspiration, trailblazer, uniter were all words used to describe former Massachusetts Sen. Edward William Brooke as congressional leaders from both sides of the aisle gathered Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda to honor the first African-American to be elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , Senate...
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Massachusetts joined with citizens of the Commonwealth and Armenian Americans across the U.S. in mourning the passing of Senate icon and lifelong advocate of Armenian issues, Senator Ted Kennedy. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) with his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy(D-R.I.) speaking at the ANCA Armenian Genocide Observance on Capitol Hill on April 21,
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