Pushing Rope (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
John Dingell had to deal with Republicans making objections during every Democratic speaker. Republicans constantedly made objections and to delay the the final floor vote. Republicans asked for extentions. A Republican Joe Barton continued to object after Dingell granted Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy the freedom to speak uninterrupted. Barton then shouted over Dingell. It is a parliamentary no no to shout over...
Last Left Turn Before Hooterville (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Marcy Winograd has an excellent diary up at Daily Kos (please read/recommend if you're so inclined!) regarding the pharmaceutical industry's stranglehold on patents for "biologics" - cutting-edge, life-saving drugs. The new health care bill includes an amendment by Representatives Anna Eshoo and Joe Barton which will grant 12 years of patent protection for these biologics. Marcy writes: While...
Petrelis Files (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Person With AIDS at White House Signing? (From the left, the second person is Frank Oldham.) Earlier today, President Barack Obama signed the Ryan White CARE Act 's reauthorization and legislation lifting the HIV immigration and travel ban, and his remarks are here . I have no problem with honoring the late Ryan White and his bravery, but I also would have appreciated if Obama had spent an equal number...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Following the release of the House Democrats' health care reform bill, the leaders of the House Republican caucus repeatedly stressed the length and size of the bill during an October 29 press conference. Numerous media figures and outlets have followed in lockstep, with the Politico 's Jonathan Allen asserting that the bill "comes out to about $2.24 million per word," and Sean Hannity claiming...
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
By GottaLaff A ream is a wish your heart makes.... The House Democratic healthcare reform bill is going to "ream" the American people , according to Energy and Commerce ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas.) Just keep ignoring the reaming we've gotten up to this point, and the reaming we'll continue to get, times infinity, if we don't get a strong public option. Ream on, Rushpublics... "...
with both hands (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
You can not make this stuff up! “It’s almost a complete certainty that we have already discussed and debated almost every element that’s in this bill,” said Rep. Steve Rothman (D-N.J.) McHenry took issue with the notion that the 2,000-page bill hasn’t changed much from the earlier, 1,000-page versions. To prove the point, he pulled out a Democratic-written summary of the...
freecounterpoint (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Republican Rep. Joe Barton, who is Texan, said the bill is “about four reams of paper” that add up to the American public “getting reamed.”
Voodoo Warrior (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
On the steps of the Capital this morning, Nancy Pelosi released the House version of Obamacare for the world to see. Her speech was filled with lies and assorted bullshit, meant to assure her supporters that this bill would fix the world, and not cost anything. This document, all 1990 pages of it, are available for viewing. Here is a link provided by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) on his official website:...
The Musings of Kev (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
It's a beautiful Saturday afternoon, and across this great nation of ours, cheers ring out across college campuses far and wide as fans enjoy the weekly ritual of college football. Some teams will win, while others will lose; a lucky two will make it all the way to a supposed national championship game under the aegis of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), which has certainly had its share of detractors...
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Gun Control By Way Of Health Reform “ Correction: November 8, 1993, Monday An article on Thursday about a proposal to tax handgun ammunition misstated the cost of some particularly destructive bullets under the plan. A 10,000 percent tax (calculated on the wholesale cost) would push the price of a $24 box of 20 Black Talon cartridges to $1,500, not to $150,000. ” American Traditions I've...
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
According to the DCCC there are 67 House Republicans who voted against the stimulus package. But when these no voters are back in their home states they like to brag and swagger about bringing home the bacon. On a different level, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison joins these ranks. She voted against the stimulus bill and yet she criticized Rick Perry for turning down federal funding for extended unemployment...
PC World (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
House Republican Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, asks FCC to stop open Internet vote.
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
With an FCC vote on net neutrality rules looming on Thursday, it would be a shame if partisan politics didn't come into play. But who will stand up to declare regulations barring Internet service providers from picking and choosing favorites "catastrophic?" Ah, thank you Texas Representative Joe Barton , we knew we could count on you. Rep. Barton has written the chairman of the FCC requesting...
Library Stuff (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
WSJ – “A senior House Republican on Tuesday asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to stop a commission vote, slated for Thursday, on proposed open Internet rules. House Energy and Commerce Ranking Republican Joe Barton of Texas said in a letter to Genachowski that the rules could have “potentially catastrophic effects on investment and [...]
NCAA Football FanHouse (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
by Clay Travis Filed under: General CFB Insanity , Bowl Games We've had BCS outrage across the land, two anti-trust hearings in Congress, and enough fan anger to power a trip to Mars (if spaceships ran on rage). None of it has changed the BCS. At least, not yet. Now there's a new front in the fan war against college football's broken system. Meet the Playoff PAC, a political action committee, that...
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10cats | 01/03/2009
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