Hollywood Elsewhere (Free subscription) | yesterday
"I think certain criticisms that I've heard about myself repeatedly start to linger," Fantastic Mr. Fox director Wes Anderson has told L.A.Weekly's Joe Donnelly. "The things that I think about are whether or not I'm telling the same kind of family stories and whether these movies are so meticulously art-directed or organized that people can't get into the story. Fantastic Mr.Fox display...
Cuba Journal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
As you probably know, a group that I have dubbed The Infamous 53 , recently sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposing freedom for all Americans to travel to Cuba. Transcripts of the letter were available on the Internet. What was not ready available was the actual names of the 53. An alert reader of Cuba Journal sent to me a PDF file link with the text and the signatures and the names of the 53....
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TV ads are up and running--in a big way--in the districts of moderate House members, as interest groups either thank them for their votes on the House health care bill or attack them for voting the "wrong" way. At least 17 House members will have ads running in their districts next week, as a couple new campaigns are getting underway. Here's what those members--most of whom are considered...
Advance Indiana (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
State GOP Chairman Murray Clark has a little fun with the discovery that Indiana has been awarded $5 million in stimulus spending for congressional districts that don't even exist. Clark quips in a press release: Earlier this year, Democrats promised America that the unprecedented level of spending in the federal stimulus bill would be administered with the highest level of accountability and transparency....
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The liberal group Americans United for Change says it’s announcing the first wave of a multi-million-dollar ad campaign to back up the 13 House Democrats (and one Republican) who voted for the health-care bill and who have been the target of the GOP-leaning Chamber of Commerce and the 60 Plus Association. Those 13 House members: Baron Hill (IN), Brad Ellsworth (IN), Joe Donnelly (IN), Chris...
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...
Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
By Ben Pershing A conservative seniors' group is launching a seven-figure ad campaign against House Democrats who voted for the party's health-care reform bill Saturday, accusing them of cutting Medicare and saddling future generations with hefty deficits. The 60 Plus Association -- an advocacy group that calls itself the "conservative alternative" to AARP -- plans to spend $1.5 million on...
Curmudgeonly & Skeptical² (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A Courtesy to our Friends at KOS DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED TO SLAP WOMEN BACK TO THE STONE AGE ( HR # Bill: H R 3962 ) KOS diarist LaFeminista reflects the animus the Soros-left have after the passsage of the Stupak Amendment which, nominally, will keep Obamacare from funding abortion. In truth, a Medicare type supplement insurance will be available. Anyway, to help them out, and make retribution easier,...
Advance Indiana (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The largest expansion of the federal government in modern times moved one step closer to reality as the House of Representatives voted last night 220-215 to approve a version of President Barack Hussein Obama's national health insurance plan that includes a public option. All five Democratic members of Indiana's congressional delegation, including Andre Carson, Joe Donnelly , Brad Ellsworth, Baron...
Bloggin on down the Rogue (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
On a party line vote with one RINO in favor, the Neo-com Democrats pass PelosiCare (the House version of Obamacare). Here are the miscreants that will rob the elderly of medicare and create a death panel so they wont need medicare: From the NY Times Voted YEA Neil Abercrombie D HI-1 Gary L. Ackerman D NY-5 Robert E. Andrews D NJ-1 Michael Arcuri D NY-24 Xavier Becerra D CA-31 Howard L. Berman D CA-28...
Blue Indiana - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The full roll call can be found here . Statements and releases are still rolling out, but here's a sampling. Congressman Baron Hill : Out great nation has been debating how to responsibly reform our health care system for decades. And the debate has grown increasingly important as health costs have escalated sharply - growing at nearly twice the rate of inflation, premiums rising four times faster...
Decidedly Right (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Despite the best arm-twisting tactics of Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, there are still some Democrats who are not on board with the massive government takeover of health care. They are: Melissa Bean — Yes Dennis Cardoza Jim Cooper — Yes at 11 a.m. Jim Costa Lincoln Davis Betsy Markey Michael Michaud Scott Murphy Bart Stupak John Barrow Marion Berry Rick Boucher Ben Chandler Joe Donnelly...
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Democrats For Democratic Party Reform
We are Democrats of the Democratic Party, and we are joining together in seeking reform within the Democratic Party. Many of our elected representatives...
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Being from MA can be sort of a let down during big, national progressive battles. Whenever I see the "please contact these legislators" lists, I tend to scan through, just to catch a surprising name from some OTHER state. Well, imagine my shame when such a list appeared on DKos today : Your phone calls are ESPECIALLY important if you are represented by one of these potential holdouts: Harry...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Dan Perrin has the long list from the Chamber of Commerce below. I’ve got the short list. I hear these are the members most vulnerable to pressure against the Democrats’ health care legislation: Allen Boyd (FL) at 202-225-5235 Collin Peterson (MN) at 202-225-2165 Kathy Dahlkemper (PA) at 202-225-5406 Tim Holden (PA) at 202-225-5546 Jim Cooper (TN) at 202-225-4311 Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), the nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog lobbying group, today urges Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) to vote “nay” on H.R. 3962, the 1990-page, $1 trillion Pelosi healthcare reform bill, which is scheduled for a vote on Saturday. “America cannot afford the price tag for this monstrosity,”...
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