The first major test on the health care bill for Majority Leader Harry Reid occurred Saturday, and he managed to hold his caucus intact, pushing the bill forward with sixty votes. Despite Reid’s victory the bill faces major hurdles in the week ahead, with many of the centrist Democrats holding [...]
He was once a shaggy-haired 12-year-old growing up in Wakefield, drifting into trouble. His parents divorced when [...]
Senate Democrats unveiled their Health Care bill yesterday. The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," or H.R. 3590, is 2,074 pages long.
According to the Congressional Budget Office it will cost $849 billion and reduce the deficit by $130 billion over the first 10 [...]
Several things seem to be happening:
* Harry Reid meeting with moderate Senate Democrats
* The Congressional Budget [...]
First, health care legislation would not restrain costs. Rather it would make care more costly. [...]
The Michael Capuano campaign confirms for me that US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will formally endorse Michael Capuano for US Senate, while she is in town Friday for a talk at Harvard.
Capuano is considered a top Pelosi lieutenant -- he headed her transition team when the Democrats took the majority [...]
In my article in this week's Boston Phoenix, I make note that during the 2008 Presidential election cycle, I heard repeatedly -- from Democrats, Republicans and Independents -- about how frustrated and fed-up they were with the US Congress. In their view, Washington had become impotent to address the country's big, serious problems, because the [...]
The choice of Democratic primary voters in a special election to fill Kennedy’s seat should be easy. Although all of the candidates are good and accomplished people, Congressman Capuano IS ALREADY ON THE JOB. There is absolutely no mystery about his legislative record, skills, or prowess. Despite [...] With the recent announcement that Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell, a Republican, will not run for re-election, there is a realistic, if slim, possibility that Democrats could hold all six New England governorships come January 2011. According to my extensive research -- OK, scrolling through Wikipedia, mostly -- I believe this would be the first time [...]
Those tax-crazy Democrats are at it again. The Cape Cod Times is reporting that Senator Robert O’Leary is proposing a new “litter tax” on manufacturers and distributors that would be imposed on any product “made of natural or synthetic material including glass, plastic, rubber and [...] Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question [...]
The State Ethics Commission's Enforcement Division, in two [...]
HR 3692 Passage: [...]
Hey Scott Brown, Jack E. Robinson, and Democrats vying for the open senate seat here is your chance to make a goofy ad that we'll all chuckle about. This material is perfect to use as a corny joke in a debate.
Congressman Mike Capuano votes to support' [...]
Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) can be counted on as a "yes" in this weekend's expected vote on the House Democrats' health care bill, announcing his support in a press release.
"This legislation will reform the insurance industry and provide increased access to affordable healthcare'" [...]
Please click on the picture to go to the page with the Scott Brown Halloween video. Caution it's SCARY!!! Also while you are there, donate.
Disclaimer:I am providing printed materials to the Scott Brown Campaign. [...]
Do Dodd or Frank care why TARP failed? Washington Examiner
Government Takeovers: Is Charity Next? (h/t, Riehl)
It's getting old: Intertubes turn 40
