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ChattahBox (Free subscription) | yesterday
(ChattahBox)— Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah is known for his love of music and he has an affinity for song writing, which he has put to use to write everything from love songs to catchy political ditties. When his long-time friend and political foe Sen. Edward Kennedy died, he penned a song entitled “Headed [...]
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Republican Sen. Carey Baker said he remains in discussions with Senate President Jeff Atwater about the commuter rail proposal, but he still has enough concerns about the legislation that he remains in the "no" camp. "If I had to vote...
The Gholston Post (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Republicans have had a rather dubious in regard to race relations for decades, but it seems their sensitivity to race has recently been heightened. The right-wing has spotted some blood in the water and is going after one of its favorite targets: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who likened the Republican health care opposition to slavery. As [...]
Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) thought they could sabotage the Democrats' healthcare bill by sponsoring an amendment that would require every member of Congress to participate in the public option. Their logic was that if it was such a great idea, they would make it mandatory for the people who foisted it on America... (although I think they missed the point of the...
KY3 News (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
CONSISTENT CLAIRE Sen. Claire McCaskill's job approval rating has remained strikingly consistent over the last year, despite a raucous summer of town hall meetings and a surging national tide against Democrats and President Obama. McCaskill's most recent approval rating, according to SurveyUSA , is 48 percent. Throughout 2009, McCaskill's approval has never climbed higher than 54 percent and...
Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Beautiful by digby The Republican braintrust of Coburn and Vitter thought they were being very, very clever: Whenever Democrats talk about their proposed federally backed insurance plan, or public option, in the ongoing health-care debate, critics pipe up. If you think this public option is so great, they say, why don't you demand that all members of Congress go on it, too? Ohio Democratic...
The Buzz Florida Politics (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Rich Text Area. Last year, Eustis Republican Sen. Carey Baker was a yes on SunRail. But now he says... "Originally I committed to the SunRail.. a Little Red Riding Hood bill. Instead we're voting on this big bad wolf bill."...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Sen. Barbara Boxer actually is considering looking into the "Climategate" e-mails... but she's calling for a criminal probe into the hackers who stole these e-mails , not the scientists themselves. The e-mails, from scientists at the University of East Anglia, were obtained through hacking. The messages showed the director of the university's Climate Research Unit discussing ways to...
Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Remember how the media flipped out when Rep. Alan Grayson said the GOP's health care plan was: "Don't get sick, and if you do get you do get sick, die quickly"? NBC Nightly News covered it, with anchor Brian Williams calling the comment "incendiary" and noting that Republicans wanted him to apologize. Politico's Roger Simon said Grayson is "like a guy on crack...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
By News staff U.S. Sen. Jack Reed was among President Obama's advisers watching his speech from the front row at West Point, N.Y., Monday. From left are: National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones; Deputy National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute; Senator Reed; Gen. David Petreaus, the American commander in the Middle East; Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Veterans...
Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the race no one cared about, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley got the Democratic nod yesterday and Republican Sen. Scott Brown will be the Republican nominee. Top Republicans and Democrats congratulated the respective winners of the seat long occupied...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
According to the Rapid City Journal, Matt McGovern -Rowen has decided against challenging Republican US Senator John Thune: The grandson of former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern has decided not to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. And… Matt McGovern of Sioux Falls said Tuesday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Sen. [...]...
Oliver Willis (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
Good. I dunno how someone who calls himself a Democrat can propose things like this. By a vote of 54-45, the Senate sidetracked an amendment by Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah that would ban any insurance plan getting taxpayer dollars from offering abortion coverage. The restrictions mirrored provisions [...]
Political Ticker (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - The push to address the United States' long-term fiscal problems - and to remove the debate from the partisanship in Congress - took a step forward Wednesday. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and the committee's top Republican, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., introduced legislation that would create a bipartisan task [...]
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Senate has rejected an effort to stiffen abortion restrictions in the health care bill. The vote was 54 to 45. Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah wanted to ban any insurance plan that gets taxpayer dollars from...
