Mizozo (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
According to some I should be doing a victory dance because the US House of Representatives passed a version of the Affordable Health Care for America Act that included explicit language that limited the funding that ObamaCare could provide for abortions. Admittedly, this is not bad news. But its a very cold comfort at best. That supposed victory for the Pro-Life movement would be the Stupak Amendment...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I will start with a personal story. After my father passed away last year, I was left as the only male remaining in my immediate family. My mother and six sisters keep me busy. Most of my sisters are Democrats but a few are Republicans. They might disagree on certain issues but if there is one thing they are united on, it is the belief that a woman has a choice and that all women should be entitled...
They gave us a republic (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Back in January, Ohio representatives Marcy Kaptur stood on the floor of the House and told people to fight foreclosure by squatting in their homes and refusing to leave. We've since discovered that many of the criminal mortgage companies who jacked up interest rates to force people out of their homes could not even prove they held the mortgage in the first place. Stay in your homes, advocates for...
Invincible Armor (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Little Zack Space decided to vote against the will of his constituents. Zack, instead, voted with Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the very liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives. Good job Zack. Zack is helping bankrupt each and every voter in his district. Estimated added costs to households for just two of the bills that Congress is considering is: Cap and Trade cost per household $1,761 Health...
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,...
Corrente (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Marcy Kaptur is on C-Span right now talking glowingly about the anti-women's rights addition to the Insurance Industry Protection Act. Sigh. Now somebody else [Christopher Smith] is up, talking about the huge number of babies who would have been killed and all the mothers who would have been wounded without the intervention of the brave right-to-life souls who got this amendment into the bill. Eric...
Government Bytes (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
I wrote earlier about the list of 69 Democrats who had expressed opposition to the health care bill at some point. Well, digging through the roll call vote records, I've compiled a list of people who appear to have gone back on their earlier statements. They are... Marion Berry (AR) Leonard Boswell (IA) Dennis Cardoza (CA) Chris Carney (PA) Gerry Connolly (VA) Jim Cooper (TN) Jim Costa (CA) Jerry Costello...
Right Coast (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
By The Hill Staff - 11/07/09 04:08 PM ET Below is a list of selected Democrats and their positions on the House healthcare reform bill based on media accounts, press releases and spokesmen for the lawmakers. UPDATED 11/7/09 4:08 p.m. YES OR LEANING YES Howard Berman (Calif.) Leonard Boswell (Iowa) G.K. Butterfield (N.C.) Steve Cohen (Tenn.) Called the measure "America's bill" Gerry Connolly...
Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Get in the fight against statism. The life you save will be your own (and grandmas's and the kids, and Aunt Bessie .....) Subject: Vote on Healthcare Tonight Here's a list of the Democrats who are (reportedly) undecided or on the fence. Time to jam the phone lines. If they're not in your district it doesn't matter. Call 'em anyway. Call as many as you can. Someone who wants to force you to purchase...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The abortion amendment is a critical effort, but we're also still lining up support for the general bill. As a reminder, here are the list of no votes from the latest whip update last night: Adler, Baird, Boren, Bright, Childers, A. Davis, L. Davis, Gordon, P.Griffith, Herseth Sandlin, Kissell, Kosmas, Kratovil, Marshall, Massa, Matheson, McMahon, Melancon, Minnick, Peterson, Skelton, Stupak, Tanner,...
Red State (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Don’t wait for orders from HQ, you know what to do. WHIPPING LIST 1. John Adler (D-NJ) 2. Jason Altmire (D-PA) 3. John Barrow (D-GA) 4. Marion Berry (D-AR) 5. John Boccieri (D-OH) 6. Dan Boren (D-OK) 7. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) 8. Allen Boyd (D-FL) 9. Bobby Bright (D-AL) 10. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) 11. Chris Carney (D-NJ) 12. Ben Chandler (D-KY) 13. Travis Childers (D-MS) 14. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)...
Another Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Kaptur wants the full story on ethics leak - TheHill.com BY: Susan Crabtree Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) is demanding a full and detailed briefing about how a secret ethics committee document ended up in the hands of reporters last week. A furious Kaptur said she spoke with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday and requested the full briefing about how the ethics committee document became public,...
2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The Hill has compiled the whip count for the Pelosi bill coming to the floor in 2 days. This is their list updated as of last night. The Hill contributors/data gatherers are: Mike Soraghan, Bob Cusack, Mary Ann Dreas, Samantha Guthrie and Dan Randlett. The Hill will be updating as new information comes in, and you can view that here . Reprinted below is their annotated list: YES OR LEANING YES Leonard...
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Double Counting The Dogs by digby This is and update on the backroom abortion fight in the house. The Washington Post writes today: The outcome of those talks could be crucial in deciding the fate of the health-care bill. Democrats need the vast majority of their caucus to back the bill, since nearly all congressional Republicans have said they will oppose the legislation. "I will continue whipping...
GovIntegrity (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Washington Post caused a little stir reporting on an inadvertantly leaked House Ethics Committee report revealing that over 30 lawmakers and aides are being investigated for financial dealings and campaign donations. The document, the Committee's "Weekly Summary Report," names seven members serving on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee in its ongoing investigation into the...
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