This Ain't Hell (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Last week, dicksmith at VoteVets joined with Jerry “The Waddler” Nadler in defending Attorney General Holder’s decision to try Guantanamo detaineees in New York City instead of by military tribunal; Watch as Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) uses facts and reason to rebut Congressman Dan Lungren’s (R-CA) points on trying Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian courts: [...]
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
More benefits than drawbacks to public campaign financing Dennis Brady - Exeter, N.H. In "Fix earmarks, not financing," Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Calif., misses the point (Opposing view, Defense earmarks debate, Monday). Campaign financing for public office by private donors is...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Opposing view: Fix earmarks, not financing Don’t use taxpayer dollars to underwrite political campaigns.By Dan Lungren Opponents of campaign contributions by private individuals seem to view the First Amendment's protection of free speech as some sort of loophole that needs...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was beaming last week after the House narrowly approved landmark health care legislation that she fought relentlessly to move forward. WASHINGTON – Reps. Doris Matsui and Dan Lungren are polar opposites on Capitol Hill, but they agree on one point: House approval of a trillion-dollar health care overhaul marked a victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco....
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Looking at the Cook Political Report’s latest competitive race chart is in itself informative - the short version is that of the top 108 competitive races, the following ratios apply: Dem GOP Likely D 45 0 Leans D 23 1 Toss-up D 12 0 Toss-up R 0 3 Leans R 1 8 Likely R 0 15 Total 81 27 …but there’s some interesting things that can be seen with a little sorting. Below is a chart of...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Less than a week after casting votes on a historic health care bill, members of Congress are sweeping through their districts to rally constituents on the proposed overhaul of the country's health care system. Rep. Dan Lungren, R-Gold River, will host a town hall today in Carmichael. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, will host his own forum Saturday in Lincoln. Both House Republicans voted against...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
U.S. Rep. Dan Lungren is hosting a town hall meeting in Carmichael to talk about health care reform and other topics. The meeting is set from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at La Sierra Community Center, 5325 Engle Road, Suite 100, Carmichael. Lungren, R-Gold River, was among the 175 Republicans and 39 Democrats who voted against HR 3962, the health reform bill that was narrowly approved Saturday in...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Captola "Cappy" Johnson of Fair Oaks was a Women Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, during World War II. She and others in the program that helped pave the way for women in aviation will be honored today at Mather in a Veterans Day observance. Dorothy Goot and the thousand or so other women who served as pioneering pilots during World War II have been largely lost in history. They were bold...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
At Rio Linda American Legion Haggin-Grant Post 521 from left, Brenda Anderson, Paul Wright and Josephine Sullivan on Tuesday prepare for today's Veterans Day open house. Today Carmichael • A memorial tribute is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Earl J. Koobs Nature Area, 5325 Engle Road. Colors will be presented at 11 a.m. Citrus Heights • A service with speakers and music begins at 10:30...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The decades-long battle over abortion has emerged as a mini-drama in the larger debate on a health care overhaul, and Central Valley lawmakers are divided. U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, has joined at least 40 other House Democrats in vowing to oppose health care legislation if the abortion limits included in an amendment to the bill passed by the House survive, said spokeswoman Mara Lee. The...
Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Ben Smith reports Organizing For America have sent out emails to voters in Republican districts that voted for Barack Obama. Smith reports the Democratic National Committee launched the attack on Republicans voting against health care reform. However, Mitch Stewart of Organizing For America is responsible for sending out the email. An unnamed Democrat expresses a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with....
Emptywheel (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Follow along at home here. Dan Lungren: NSL minimization. Deals with section of bill bc they did it on the Senate side. Strikes 2008 which calls for establishment of minimization procedures obtained pursuant to NSLs. If there are tangible problems that have arisen, let’s create new procedures. Problem is we’re trying to apply concept of minimization [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Republican Rep. Dan Lungren sent his staffers out this morning to deliver copies of the House Democratic health bill to libraries in his 3rd District. It's a big delivery: H.R. 3926 weighs nearly 20 pounds, has 1,990 pages and a price tag of roughly $1 trillion, give or take a few billions.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has complained that he doesn't get to pick his own lieutenant governor, a position he thinks should be more first mate than political detractor – if it must exist at all. He could soon get his wish. If Democratic Lt. Gov. John Garamendi wins a special congressional election Tuesday in the Democrat-leaning 10th Congressional District, Schwarzenegger has the power to...
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