The Washington, D.C. newspaper The Hill is reporting that U.S. House GOP leaders are lining up behind Vaughn Ward in the Republican race for a chance to take on freshman Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick, though state Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Eagle, says he’ll also be jumping into the race and [...]
Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the plan. [...]
The liberal gang running Washington, DC these days staged another health care stick-up tonight, with all Democrats giving Harry Reid enough votes to consider ObamaCare in the weeks ahead.
Two “moderate” Democrats staged some drama in order to extort more goodies from Democrat leaders. Sen. Landrieu gained an [...]
Such remarkable solidarity in that Republican Party: all 39 Senators in the super-minority voted NO, we don't even want to discuss health care reform legislation. To hell with the President, to hell with the Democrats (and independents), to hell with the majority of the American people, we' [...]
Reid makes Louisiana purchase: Mary Landrieu.
Senator Harry Reid takes on David Broder.
Democratic Congresswoman: Catholic Bishops have no right to offer input on abortion in health care. (Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin.)
Christians come together across denominational lines to stand up for common values. (Click Here to [...]
A crane removing an oak tree from the yard of Michelle and Kevin McCarthy is seen after it toppled into the house Monday afternoon in Santa Rosa, Calif. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Mark Aronoff, The Press Democrat)
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1. When asked who was to blame, several area residents had different explanations [...]
Illustrating the continuing political fallout from controversial new recommendations on breast cancer screening, GOP congresswomen condemned a government-funded study Wednesday and suggested it was a preview of what to expect from Democratic health care reform. Led by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., six Republican congresswomen told reporters that [...]
Minnick is getting the same bad advice on taking Democrats for granted. There are many Idaho Democrats who desperately seek our next Church or Andrus to lead the party from the wilderness to the wealth of great ideas that, not only solve problems, but are politically popular. Governor [...]
As former chief of staff to Gov. Cecil Andrus, Marc Johnson knows a thing or two about how Democratic candidates can win in Idaho.
And that makes his take on Rep. Walt Minnick worth your time. He posted it at his blog earlier in the week. Give it a read.
The [...]
Idaho state Rep. Ken Roberts announced this morning that he’s withdrawing from the 1st District congressional race, in which he was vying for the GOP nomination for a chance to challenge 1st District Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick. Roberts cited “an unexpected health issue,” and also hinted that another "conservative" candidate [...]
Rep. Walt Minnick may well have alienated some of his Democratic allies by opposing the health care reform bill that passed the House Saturday.
Yet the 1st District congressman still drew heat from Republicans Saturday night. Minnick opposed an amendment that would restrict federal funding of abortions.
Passed largely with the [...]
Last night before passing the Obamacare bill, a bi-partisan majority including 176 Republicans and 64 Democrats voted to bar the use of federals funds in the Obamacare bill to subsidize abortion.
Idahoans would be interested noted that Congressman Walt Minnick (D-ID) voted against this amendment, which had the effect of incorporating [...]
The U.S. House voted late last night to approve ObamaCare by a vote of 220-215. With some 54% of Americans opposed to the legislation, it is rather surprising that House Democrats nevertheless charged into the void.
One bright spot is the adoption of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment by [...]
Another city had some change on Tuesday. In my old home town of Kalispell, Montana, Mayor Pam Kennedy, a Democrat, though officially non-partisan lost her re-election bid by a nearly 2:1 margin. Bob Hafferman who is the fiscal eagle eye went unopposed. All of these events in isolation mean [...]
