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The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
He may be a former member of Congress, but national GOPers aren't terribly thrilled with the prospects of Tim Walberg (R) running for his old seat. The NRCC reached out to retired Marine Maj. Brian Rooney (R), an atty and brother of Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), to encourage him to get in the race, according to the MI political wire MIRS and analyst Susan Demas . Walberg is a member of the GOP's Young Guns...
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
UPDATED 9:45 A.M. The NRCC will launch a tiny round of new television ads against three Dems this week in an early indication of the argument the GOP will make while criticizing the health care bill. The ads, targeting Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Vic Snyder (D-AR) and John Spratt (D-SC), will cite another Dem -- conservative Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) -- who opposed the health care bill. "The worst...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
COLORADO : "The Republican race to challenge Rep. Betsy Markey (D) is getting crowded ." Markey knocked off a three-term Republican incumbent for Colorado's 4th Congressional seat last year, and, as of Tuesday night, faces a third Republican challenger: Dean Madere, "a Louisiana native who works for a heating and air conditioning company and says he's "average" but "frustrated"...
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Scoz- He donated $5,000 to [Scozzafava's] campaign and threw his weight behind her when some conservative Republicans considered her too liberal for the GOP. "She'd fit in just fine," Boehner said in early October. "I've contributed to her election, and we're urging all of our members to help bring this race home." -za- ... Ms. Scozzafava has received campaign contributions from...
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
NRCC chair Pete Sessions (R-TX) wants to take advantage of what GOPers see as an historic opportunity next year, meaning his committee is aiming to recruit candidates in every district in the country. "We think a broad brush approach is really going to result because of the environment that's out there," Sessions said in an interview. "We want to have 435 Congressional districts where...
Google News - Top Stories (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
New York Daily News Both Parties Abandon Women's Rights Newsweek Clarification (published Nov. 13, 2009): This story originally stated that Rep. Pete Sessions defended insurance-company practices that charge women higher premiums. The congressman's staff denies this, saying he actually was making a rhetorical point ... Bart Stupak, Leave My Daughter Alone Huffington Post (blog) UT students protest...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
As in [emphasis added]: Erick Erickson, editor of the influential conservative blog RedState , called on NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) to step down for his role in the contest. You mean, the Erick Erickson who recently championed Doug Hoffman in NY-23 and inadvertently helped elect the first Democrat to Congress from there in over 100 years? That Erickson? Instaputz isn't so sure the "influential"...
WTF Is It Now?? (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
As wingnut conservaturds gain power in the GOP they're alienating women . Not to mention blacks. And Hispanics. And young people, poor people, and hell, you know what -- they're alienating everybody but rich old white guys and total dipshits. Last week, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-eprehensible) suggested that women who complained that their gender was designated a “pre-existing condition” by...
Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Texas GOP Congressman Pete Sessions as chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is charged with fundraising for his party's efforts to take back the Congress. Last week, his committee suffered a major defeat in the NY-23 special election, not just because his party's nominee lost, but because his committee spent nearly $1 million in the process. Oh, and after doing so, the GOP...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Can you have a headwind on your back? There's lots of the usual silliness in this Politico piece, but this section is pretty good: The National Republican Congressional Committee ended September with just $4.3 million in the bank, less than one-third of the $14.7 million banked by its Democratic counterpart. So far this cycle, NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions hasn’t improved the fundraising fortunes...
Millard Fillmore's Bathtub (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
When I first joined the Dallas Bar I quickly met a delightful woman who had some experience from which she spoke: Louise Raggio. On a few occasions I was fortunate enough to sit with her at a continuing education session and benefit from her explanations of how law really works in Texas. I was interested to [...]
Salon.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
On Friday night, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) responded to the question, "Why should a woman pay more [for health insurance] than a man?" with, "Well, we're all different. Why should a smoker pay more?" Sessions, notes Politico , "runs the National Republican Congressional Committee -- which is tasked with recruiting new female candidates." And the GOP wonders why it...
Political Partying (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
brooklynmutt : “We’re all different. Why should a smoker pay more than a non-smoker.” - US Congressman Pete Sessions Think Progress (…” Pete Sessions actually compared women to smokers and suggested women, like smokers, have to pay more for insurance just by the accident of our ability to get pregnant.” - Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) ) You know one of the...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Here's a revealing exchange from the House rules Committee last Friday: In promoting the House health bill, New Jersey Democrat Frank Pallone made reference to discrimination by insurance companies, citing their reluctance to insure people with preexisting conditions and differences in costs based on gender. "But that's not against the law," Texas Republican Pete Sessions said. Pallone replied,...
ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
It is that easy my friends, because being female is just like smoking. Honest : Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.), the head of the Republicans campaign committee, caused a stir at last night's Rules Committee meeting when he suggested that treating female-related health conditions was comparable to insurance-company imposed restrictions on smokers. "Why should a woman pay more than a man?" asked...
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