Backseat driving (Free subscription) | yesterday
Congressman Mike Pence is one of the leaders of the Republican Party in the House and widely understood to be a moron . This speech might show something different though: (If the video doesn't work, try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrp_kZ9ZL_8 .) He says his cousin 1. has cancer, 2. opposes health care reform, and 3. is awaiting approval for experimental treatment. Pence is serving the insurance...
HolyCoast.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Although I don't want him giving too much advice to the Dems : Democrats will pay at the polls for their vote in favor of a sweeping health care reform package Saturday night, a top House Republican warned, while Democrats cheered the bill's narrow approval as a historic achievement. Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, told "Fox News Sunday" that the vote...
Right From Left (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan (above) is definitely not a Blue Dog . He has principles . He's a pro-life Democrat and Republicans like Indiana's Mike Pence has voiced admiration for the Stupak amendment, which prevents taxpayer dollars from being spent on abortions in new federal programs. "We won because [the Democrats] need us," says Mr. Stupak. "If they are going to summarily dismiss...
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Monday's Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann took issue with Republican Governor Haley Barbour's contention that President Obama has personal popularity -- based partially on being the first black President -- that is separate from the unpopularity of Obama's policies, as the MSNBC host referred to President Obama as a "target of racism from the right." As he discussed the matter...
Guarino (Free subscription) | yesterday
An up-and-coming member of the Republican caucus in the US House, Mike Pence of Indiana, delivers a great speech during the debate this past weekend: (HT Fred)
Wake Up America (Free subscription) | yesterday
If August was anything to go by, the Democratic politicians in Washington might just want to cancel their vacation. The Politico : The rhetorical and tactical battle lines, however, are similar to the tumultuous summer recess. Senate Republican leaders are encouraging their members to hold health care town halls. And House Republicans have armed their troops with a 16-page memo detailing talking points...
The Corner (Free subscription) | yesterday
Over the weekend, I spoke at a conference of conservative college newspaper editors. (We were in San Antonio--I blogged about the visit a couple of times here .) About 130 or 140 were in attandance, representing papers from Harvard and Tufts to Illinois and UC-San Diego. At the end of my remarks on Friday night, I took a poll. Who did they prefer for the Republican nomination in 2012? I gave them a...
Right Mind (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
From Mike Pence's office: HT: Andy Roth...( read more )
Rude Pundit (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Health Care Reform Passes the House; Country Still Standing...For Now : It was his moment to shine, and Indiana Republican Mike Pence took his five-minute turn at the mike in the esteemed House of Representatives, heart of democracy in the United States of America, and, with complete earnestness, he said, "As President Reagan said, it's about ‘whether we abandon the American Revolution and...
The Modern Left (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Affordable Health Care for America Act passed in the House of Representatives a vote of 220-215 . One Republican voted for the act. What does the GOP have to say about it? Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory...
Bent Corner (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Mike Pence, Republican representative from Indiana and the chairman of the House Republican Conference was on Fox News Sunday this morning and made the claim that last night’s vote for health... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Irfan Ahmed (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
From the post over at Political Betting by Peter the Punter we learn that the following are people to watch out for as candidates who could give Obama a run for his money at the next Presidential election in the USA. The list is as followed: Tim Pawlenty Mitt Romney Mike Pence Haley Barbour Jeb Bush Hillary Clinton Mitch Daniels A list of some interesting people, although I don't know any of the above...
Titivil (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
So the House passed a health care bill last night by a margin that a leftie fundraising email called "razor-thin" but actually by a margin of five votes , so please do not try cutting anything with that razor. Everyone is very excited (or agitated) about this but me — the bill does not jettison health insurance companies into the heart of the sun, so there's still a ways to do in my...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., chairman of the House Republican Conference, tells "Fox News Sunday" that the House health care reform vote proves Democrats have not listened to American concerns about over-spending, bailouts and government takeovers.
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
• NBC's Meet the Press : Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS), Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA), NYT 's David Brooks , WaPo 's E.J. Dionne , MSNBC's Rachel Maddow , Republican strategist Ed Gillespie and NBC's Tom Brokaw • CBS' Face the Nation : Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Republican...
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