Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will be voting on Senator Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) health care bill. It appears that both of Virginia’s Senators are on the fence voting on this legislation. Perhaps, Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner should be on the fence considering that this bill [...]
Sen. Jim Webb has called for greater transparency in the health care debate and today he posted the Senate bill on his Web site—all 2,074 pages for your reading pleasure.
In mid-October, Webb asked Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to post the legislation and complete budget scores of the health [...]
Why did we work so hard to elect Democrats?
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Politico is reporting that U.S. Senator Jim Webb does not favor the current Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill being drafted in the Senate.
“In its present form I would not vote for it,” he said. “I have some real questions about the real complexities on cap and trade.”
Instead, [...]
And it happens to be one of my Senators, Jim Webb:
I have never disputed the constitutional authority of the President to convene Article III courts in cases of international terrorism. However, I remain very concerned about the wisdom of doing so. Those who have committed acts of international terrorism [...]
This time, Webb is hedging on the capacity of the American justice system to handle terrorists. It’s interesting. He’s wrong as wrong can be, but I believe it’s genuine. That is, he’s genuinely wrong, and not wrong because of political considerations.
[...]On Friday I attended the Deeds GOTV rally in Falls Church. Dressed as a gunslinger. I shouted a marriage proposal to our mayor from the crowd ... who pretended not to hear me. Jim Webb gave me an appreciative grin. Creigh Deeds gave me a goofy smile and [...]
Earlier this month, I noted that I had sent letters to both of Virginia’s Senators and my Congressman regarding the bills pending before Congress to audit the Federal Reserve Board.
I received responses from Congressman Gerry Connolly and Senator Mark Warner that were little more than canned responses [...]
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