[...] SD representatives differ over public option
By David Montgomery
Pierre Capital Journal staff
Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, a supporter of the public option, praised the compromise in a statement. “I am pleased … the Senate reform package brought to the floor will include a public option,” Johnson said. “I have long been [...]
House race to heat up in S.D.
By: Josh Kraushaar
POLITICO.com
October 13, 2009 05:14 AM EST
“Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) hasn’t had a tough reelection challenge since she won her seat in a 2004 special election. But now she joins the ranks of other conservative Democrats who must gear [...]
PIERRE – Chairman Bob Gray of the South Dakota Republican Party announced today that Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Republican State Dinner on Friday, October 2nd in Rapid City, SD.
Governor Pawlenty is currently serving his second term as the 39th governor of Minnesota, [...]
Today, we remember and honor the men, women, and children that perished on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. On that fateful morning beginning at 8:46am EDT, 2,974 souls were lost. From the World Trade Center, to the Pentagon, or to the field in Pennsylvania where immeasurable courage was displayed by our fellow [...]
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -11 ([...]
Aberdeen: Republicans sponsor ice cream social, go-kart race
The Brown County Republicans will sponsor an ice cream social and go-kart race beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Wylie Park Thunder Road.
The race begins at 7 p.m. between School and Public Lands Commissioner Jarrod Johnson and Public Utilities Commissioner Dusty Johnson.
Free-will donations [...]
Powerlineblog.com
August 21, 2009 Posted by John Hinderaker at 7:38 PM
As Barack Obama headed out for a vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, the Office of Management and Budget leaked the news that the administration’s ten-year estimate of budget deficits is being raised from $7 trillion to $9 [...]
Daschle: Budget process could be ‘only way’ for health care
POLITICO.com
Following a morning meeting with President Barack Obama, former Sen. Tom Daschle told POLITICO that passing a health care bill through the filibuster-proof budget process could be the Democrats’ key to success.
“That’s not the best way, but that could be the [...]
Pelosi Says ‘No Way’ Health Plan Can Pass Without Public Option
Kristin Jensen and Catherine Dodge
Aug. 21 (Bloomberg) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said legislation to revamp the U.S. health-care system won’t get through her chamber unless it creates a government-run insurance program to compete with the private industry.
“There’s no [...]
Excerpt:
“…as members of Congress spend time at home during August, they are talking with their constituents about reform. The dialogue between elected representatives and constituents is at the heart of our democracy and plays an integral role in assuring that the legislation we write reflects the genuine needs and [...]
Written on August 5, 2009 by Republican National Committee
Hey Democrats, They’re Called The American People
Former Obama Supporter, Chris Ann Cleland Of Virginia, Feels Betrayed: “The coffee was still brewing when Chris Ann Cleland got her first reminder of the day that voting for Barack Obama might have [...]
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 28% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -12. [...]
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 30% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-eight percent (38%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8 [...]
Excerpt from release:
LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2009) - During the lead up to the vote on the new health care bill, Pajamas TV will host policymakers, doctors, and other experts in a Virtual Forum on Health Care at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22 that will be streamed live [...]
CNSNews.com
Joe Biden: ‘We Have to Go Spend Money to Keep From Going Bankrupt’
Thursday, July 16, 2009
By Penny Starr, Senior Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) – Vice President Joe Biden told people attending an AARP town hall meeting that unless the Democrat-supported health care plan becomes law the nation will [...]
Obama Job Approval Rating Drops Nine Points
New York, July 15, 2009 – The Diageo/Hotline Poll of 800 U.S. registered voters conducted by FD from July 9-13, 2009, finds that the percentage of American voters who approve of the job President Obama is doing has dropped nine points to 56%. The [...]
Hate crimes add-on has few GOP fans
By: Alex Isenstadt
POLITICO.com
July 16, 2009 04:47 AM EST
Republicans are protesting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s move to attach a controversial hate-crimes proposal to a must-pass defense bill, but they may not have the votes to stop it.
In an effort to [...]
Biofuels: a long-term solution
By: Sen. John Thune
POLITICO.com
July 13, 2009 04:31 AM EST
As Congress, the administration and the private sector look for ways to reduce our consumption of imported oil, we should not overlook the most readily available domestic alternative to imported oil: biofuels. The development of the [...]
Obama tax pledge unrealistic
Lawmakers are looking for more revenue to fund health care overhaul
The Associated Press
Wed., July 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It’s a promise he’s already [...]
Greenpeace climbers hang Obama banner on Mount Rushmore
Three activists go before Federal judge today and tomorrow.
By Jeremy Fugleberg, Journal staff | Wednesday, July 08, 2009
President Obama got his face on Mount Rushmore for a few minutes this morning.
Eleven rock climbers from Greenpeace evaded security at [...]
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Vote Set on House Climate Bill
Cap-and-Trade Legislation Advances Despite Some Resistance
By Steven Mufson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Democratic leaders in the House have scheduled a Friday vote on a climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation’s greenhouse gas [...]
Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) released a report on the Stimulus package — 100 Stimulus Projects: A Second Opinion. The report highlights a hundred examples of waste in the stimulus package. Click here to read the entire report.
According to the press release, here are the top ten:
1. $1.5 million in [...]
The Tax Foundation has a utility on its Web site that allows you to calculate how much you’ll have to pay in NEW TAXES under the “Cap and Trade” climate change tax supported by Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Nancy Pelosi. Check it out:
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Obama’s Unhealthy Reform
It’s hard to know whether Obama’s healthcare proposal is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest.
Robert J. Samuelson
Jun 15, 2009 | Updated: 12:14 p.m. ET Jun 15, 2009
It’s hard to know whether President Obama’s health-care “reform” is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. Probably all three. The president keeps saying it’s imperative to control runaway health [...]
New Bill Ends Government-Run Companies
By John Thune
Real Clear Politics
June 12, 2009
The federal government currently holds various ownership stakes in over 500 private companies. This alarming fact, along with the events of recent days in the auto industry, should serve as a wakeup call for all those concerned about preserving the [...]
The Obama Diet
It’s not going to slim down the federal budget anytime soon.
Editorial, The Washington Post
Friday, June 12, 2009
[Excerpt]
Imagine going on a diet in which you figure out how many calories a day you eat and pledge to make up for any amount beyond that with vigorous exercise. [...]
The ‘Paygo’ Coverup
Wall Street Journal
June 11, 2009
Some things in politics you can’t make up, such as President Obama’s re-re-endorsement Tuesday of “pay-as-you-go” budgeting. Coming after $787 billion in nonstimulating stimulus, a $410 billion omnibus to wrap up fiscal 2009, a $3.5 trillion 2010 budget proposal, sundry bailouts and a 13-figure [...]
It appears Friends of John Thune has set up a new Web site to provide the latest news during the Supreme Court confirmation process. Check it out at supremecourtwatchonline.com
Johnson To Allow Labor Vote
Associated Press via Keloland.com
Democratic Senator Tim Johnson says he will vote to bring the Employee Free Choice Act to the Senate floor for debate.
Business leaders say they are disappointed in Johnson’s decision because bringing the measure to the floor opens the door for a [...]
The Quagmire Ahead
By DAVID BROOKS
The New York Times
June 2, 2009
On Jan. 21, 1988, a General Motors executive named Elmer Johnson wrote a brave and prophetic memo. Its main point was contained in this sentence: “We have vastly underestimated how deeply ingrained are the organizational and cultural rigidities that hamper [...]
Posted by Tom Bevan
Real Clear Politics.com
A majority of Americans (54%) do not want to see the detainee prison facility at Guantanamo Bay closed and will be “upset” with the Obama administration if it continues to move forward with plans to shutdown the facility, according to a poll released [...]
Memorial Day an uncomfortable holiday
By Jason Williams, Brown County GOP Chairman
Aberdeen American News
Published on Sunday, May 24, 2009
Memorial Day has never been a comfortable holiday for me. It is a day when our unbridled patriotism is confronted with the reality of sacrifice - and how great that sacrifice can [...]
Sotomayor: Gender, ethnicity should influence judges
Posted: 11:58 AM ET
From CNN’s Bill Mears, CNN’s Robert Yoon
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said in a 2001 speech that a judge’s gender and ethnicity does, and should, influence his or her decision-making on the bench.
Sotomayor made the comments on October 26, [...]
SDGOP Chairman Bob Gray
Over one hundred Custer County Republicans attended the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, held May 15 at the base of Crazy Horse Mountain. Among the guests were the District 30 legislators: Sen. Gordon Howie, Rep. Mike Verchio, and Rep. Lance Russell. [...]
Friendly fire: Labor targets McGovern
By Ben Smith
POLITICO
May 12, 2009 02:58 PM EST
Excerpt:
George McGovern’s name has long been synonymous with the kind of principled, doctrinaire and politically suicidal liberalism that Democrats from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama work to avoid.
But McGovern, 87, has reemerged in recent months on [...]
It’s A Good Time To Work For Uncle Sam
EconWatch, CBS News
Posted by Declan McCullagh
May 12, 2009
President Obama’s call last year for “shared sacrifice” doesn’t extend to federal employees, at least based on the details of his administration’s 2010 budget released this week.
At a time when the official [...]
