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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Ever since the ( rather dubious ) news that Rudy Giuliani is again eyeing a bid for the US Senate instead of a gubernatorial run next year, there has been a sudden surge of interest from would-be challengers to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. So many names have been floated and/or rejected at this point it's getting sort of hard to keep everyone straight. It seems a good time to review who's in and who's...
Booster Shots (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) would like to remind you that the turkey defrosting in your fridge might be poisonous. You see, that turkey may contain roxarsone, a food additive that poultry producers use...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
With the tag line "when did clean become so dirty'," Method cleaning products -- known for their environmentally-friendly ingredients -- has launched a campaign for the disclosure of all ingredients found in cleaning products. They're supporting the " Household Product Labeling Acts ," which will require all cleaning products to carry full ingredient labels. While current law requires...
Blue Hampshire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
We will return to the regularly scheduled programming after this short commercial break: And here's basically the same thing from Rep. Steve Israel , but without the frightening mental image of Bill O'Reilly as toxic bubble. This is an Open Thread.
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
Solar Energy News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
ALBANY, NY--( BUSINESS WIRE )--In a special session held yesterday, New York State lawmakers unanimously passed legislation authorizing municipal loan programs for renewable and energy efficiency improvements on homes and Businesses. Called PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing, these municipal programs allow homeowners to go solar and make efficiency improvements without any upfront cost....
MATTER MAGAZINE (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
New legislation introduced in the U.S. House would support and expand Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bond programs (H.R.3836). A PACE bond is a small municipal bond where the proceeds are loaned to commercial and residential property owners to finance energy retrofits and who then repay their loans over 20 years via an annual assessment on their property tax bill. The legislation, introduced...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
...you've basically completely smashed the Crazy-O-Meter . Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-MN) is now distancing herself from the use of Holocaust imagery at last week's Capitol Tea Party, which she had organized and promoted, after a Jewish Democratic Congressman called on her to apologize for leading the event and not denouncing the offending posters. "Sadly, some individuals chose to marginalize...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Here's an invite to a fundraiser that was held in LA last night at the home of Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum on behalf of Jonathan Tasini, who is so far the lone 2010 primary challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. From the host list, it's clear to see Tasini continues to enjoy support from the left wing of the Democratic Party - a similar situation to his last race in 2006 when he ran on an anti-war...
Dump Michele Bachmann (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The St Cloud Times has an excellent article about the controversy . Rep. Steve Israel is still waiting for an apology four days after people protesting health care reform legislation used Holocaust imagery at a rally organized by Rep. Michele Bachmann. Thousands of protesters, including tea-partiers and anti-abortion activists, attended Thursday’s rally outside the Capitol in response to Bachmann’s...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Republican Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out of New York's 23rd district special election amid Conservative Doug Hoffman's surge--and endorsed Democrat Bill Owens--is out of the state Assembly's GOP conference. The Albany Times Union reports that Republicans are looking for a new Leader Pro Tempore, after Scozzafava and Republican leader Brian Kolb sat down to talk. The Washington Post, meanwhile, chronicles...
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
When, after much painful soul-searching, Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the race for upstate New York's 23rd congressional district a few days before the election, the Republican establishment instantly and almost gleefully shifted all of its support to Conservative Doug Hoffman, as a dog will burst out of a house the moment the front door opens. No calls saying, "Hey, we're sorry...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
President Obama's Middle East policy is in ruins. While the US continues to press Israel for a settlement freeze (and a freeze on Jerusalem) his strategy is falling apart piece by piece. He has turned the Israeli populace against him and strengthened the hand of Prime Minister Netanyahu. At the same time he has eroded his own support among American Jews and other US friends of Israel. Which is why...
Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Michel Bachmann has absolutely no sense of proportion in her personal statements (as a member of congress) or in what she encourages or allows happening around her. She is also an extraordinarily dishonest person. That first bit ... lack of sense of proportion (or shame) is well addressed in the following appeal from Representative Israel. The second will be clear if Bachmann or her associates at...
MNPublius.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Rep. Steve Israel, among many others, is furious over the disgusting use of holocaust imagery during Michele Bachmann’s health-care protests earlier this week — you can watch a short video he recorded after the break. It’s hard to find fault with his anger. Quite frankly, I don’t feel the need to actually show the posters on this [...]
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