With so many Republican chickenhawks wanting to pour more money into the black hole of Afghanistan, Congressman David Obey of Wisconsin has taken a powerful and smart position on the matter:
[He] made it clear that he is absolutely opposed to sending any more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and says [...]
For all the dissension in the Democratic Party, the Republicans have their own internal rotting fish heads.
Congressman Bob Etheridge said Friday that he would not challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year, despite a concerted effort by the national Democratic Party to coax him into the race.
The decision is another setback for the Democrats, who earlier this year failed to entice Attorney [...]
In the bio on his website Rep. Mike McIntyre includes this line:
Congressman McIntyre has received the “true blue” award for two consecutive years for his 100% voting record on family issues.
That seems nice. But McIntyre does not explain who certifies his blue credentials or what family [...]
UPDATE: Etheridge is out. [N&O] With no more top candidates to recruit, Dems turn to this woman.
National Democrats are apparently stepping up their efforts to try and recruit Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-NC-02) to run against Senator Richard Burr in next year’s election. They evidently [...]
Democratic Party Against Women
Me, I'm wondering why I should bother to vote again for my congressman, Brad Miller, who seems to be just another one of the "so-called progressive men [sic] telling us to calm down and look at the big picture." The big picture' [...]
Congressman Joe Wilson will be the guest of honor at the York County Republican Party’s Christmas fundraiser. Interesting choice. The event will take place on Friday, December 11th in the Magnolia Room at Laurel Creek beginning at 6:30PM. More details below courtesy of The Herald.
This year’s [...]
Congressman Barney Frank, D-MA, was present at the pot bust of his significant other, James Ready, in Maine in 2007, it has finally surfaced. Of course, Frank claims he knows nothing about the marijuana. He told police he only smokes cigars:
According to a police report, police charged Ready with [...]
It becomes more and more obvious that health care reform is needed. In just one short Google search on the NC 11th Congressional district the following information was found. It is appalling that the amount of uninsured in the district. In a quick search of Congressman Shuler’s official website ([...]
Perhaps that reader was you? In any event, the complete text of the bill, H.R. 3962 is available for your perusal on Congressman David Price’s website (h/t Lenice Williams), should you care to attempt it. Also, links to an overview of the bill, section-by-section summaries, and [...]
About 100 anti-Obamacare protesters gathered at Democratic congressman Heath Shuler’s Asheville office yesterday. Most of them, according to reports, were senior citizens. A Shuler spokesman came out at one point and and read a prepared statement:
One of Rep. Shuler’s employees received our petitions and read a prepared statement saying [...]
Longtime Congressman John Spratt will have opposition in the 2010 election as Lancaster resident Mick Mulvaney announced his bid Monday for the U.S. Congress in District 5.
Mulvaney, a Republican, currently represents Lancaster and York counties in the S.C. Senate and is president of Mulvaney Company, a diversified [...]
Candidate Larry Kissell was singing a much different tune on health care reform last year than Congressman Larry Kissell is today. Take a look at our latest video.
(Link updated by James)
[...]Candidate Larry Kissell (NC-8) sounds a much different tune on health care reform than his current stated intention as Congressman Larry Kissell to vote against the historic health care reform bill close to a vote in the House:
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U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry was running late at the airport.
And just like any Congressman on the go, McHenry decided to create his own parking space at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport to save time, the Gaston Gazette reports, including a full-size image of the offending Ford.
It probably [...]
Congressman Heath Shuler cosponsored a bill that presumed to increase tourism by raising the price. More specifically, the bill would charge foreigners $10 to enter the United States (through official ports of entry, that is). The perverse incentive is supposed to work because the funds collected would pay a [...]
This is an audio of Congressman Jim Clyburn’s interview on Air America in which he explicitly states that the Democrats made little effort at bipartisanship on health care “reform” and that reconciliation in the Senate is still on the table.
Republicans continue to line up to challenge 8th District Democratic Congressman Larry Kissell.
The latest to join the field is Hal Jordan, a Charlotte IBM executive, who received a lot of attention three years ago when he came within 30 votes of knocking off scandal-plagued Democratic House Speaker [...]
