Key West Diary (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Call it a bizarre coincidence but I recently received word that three women are struggling with breast cancer payments for treatment. It happened that my wife and I met some friends at Salute Restaurant on the beach for some shared appetizers and glasses of wine. For me it was a night off work, for them it was an after work gathering and it was delightful. The wine gave me an excuse to sit for a good...
Mambi Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
S o I was watching online yesterday's hearing at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Committee met to hear witnesses and discuss (and sometimes debate) current U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, which currently prohibits American tourism. I haven't yet finished watching the entire three hour meeting, but had to comment on something I saw that bothered me. When I have more time I will try to...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
California Democrat Howard Berman said he's not particularly exercised over the spat between the ranking Republican on his House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting and retired Gen. Barry McCaffery. McCaffrey took exception to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's aggressive questioning and suggested she not...
Naval Open Source INTelligence (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
U.S. House Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and seven cosponsors Nov. 18 introduced a bipartisan bill to require the U.S. administration to submit detailed reports on arms sales to Taiwan. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the proposed act urges that such sales are critical to safeguard security across the Taiwan Strait. H.R. 4102, citing the Taiwan Relations Act, states the U.S....
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Today's House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing was a highly-charged event -- but sparks flew when Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tussled with retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey. McCaffrey raised the Miami Republican's hackles with his testimony that Cuba represents no risk to national...
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The DNC launched a new radio campaign today targeting 32 Republicans who voted against health insurance reform, even though President Obama won their districts in the 2008 election. The ads call out their Representatives for siding with the status quo, and urge listeners to call their Member to ask him or her to “stand up for reform, not the insurance companies.” “Not only did these...
Obama HQ (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Thirty-two Republican House members who represent districts President Obama won in 2008, voted against health insurance reform last weekend. Mitch Stewart sent an email OFA volunteers and supporters in those 32 districts this morning, asking them to visit their GOP member’s office and express their support for reform in person. That effort is gaining wide notice: From the St. Pete Times : U.S....
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Democratic National Committee said today that it will target "vulnerable" Florida Republicans C.W. Bill Young and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for voting against the House health care plan despite Barack Obama winning their districts in 2008. "You would think a member...
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....
The Muqata (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Of course they are. But less than the Republicans, if we use the Goldstone Report as a yardstick. Last week, resolution HR 867 was brought to the US House of Representatives; " Calling on the President and the Secretary of State to oppose unequivocally any endorsement or further consideration of the "Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict" in multilateral...
Right in a Left World (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
In late September, the United Nations Human Rights Council, known for turning a blind eye to violations of Human Rights in third world dictatorships while pointing accusing fingers towards free Democracies in the west, issued yet another biased report accused both “Israel and the governing Palestinian group Hamas of committing war crimes during their conflict in December of 2008 through January...
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Almost everybody. Only three Republicans voted against the resolution, introduced by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Howard Berman (D-CA). One of them, of course, was Ron Paul. But there were 33 members of the Democratic caucus who voted against the...
Elder of Ziyon (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
From the Washington Independent : As expected, the House approved Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen’s (R-Fla.) resolution condemning South African judge Richard Goldstone’s inquiry for the United Nations into war crimes committed last year in Gaza by Israel and Hamas. The lopsided final vote was 344 in favor to 36 opposed, with 22 “present” votes. The...
View from Geneva (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Following is a press release from U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, featuring her Congressional remarks quoting the September 29 UN Watch speech to Judge Goldstone as delivered by rocket attack victim Dr. Mirela Siderer. (WASHINGTON) - U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs [...]
Jewschool (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Thanks to the Magnes Zionist on this one, we have a copy of Judge Richard Goldstone’s letter to the US Congress fisking the inaccuracies and misrepresentations out of House Resolution 867. The resolution condemns the Goldstone report. Full fisk below the fold. The Honorable Howard Berman Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ranking Member, [...]
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