Posts Tagged ‘National Politics’
Mark Levin over at The Corner on NRO had this comment: So, the Iraqi government reportedly hasn’t met any of its targets . Has the Democrat Congress met any of its targets? Now, being as this is the first time I’ve ever seen a need to actually quote National Review here, I thought it must [...]
Tags: andress-sullivan, congress, democrat, dr-steven-taylor, harry reid, iraq, mark-levin, minimum-wage, nancy pelosi, National Politics, Poliblog, Politics, tax-incentives, The Media, The-Daily-Dish
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A lot of people feel media in general is horribly biased towards Democrats and liberal politics. Other people think it’s a conspiracy theory. MSNBC kinda puts it all in perspective in a very simple way I had never even thought of doing. They looked at where journalists give their money. Now, to me, if I [...]
Tags: donations, Ethics, Fun with Numbers, Media, media bias, National Politics, The Media
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Once again, Nancy Pelosi has pinned herself into a corner she can’t get out of. By making ethics a purely partisan issue over the last couple of years, she’s got a real problem on her hands now. Subsequently, she allowed a horrible bill to fly through Congress yesterday. In essence, they want to kick Jefferson [...]
Tags: congress, nancy pelosi, National Politics, ouster, seperation-of-powers, william jefferson
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Immediately following the official indictment of William Jefferson, Congress reacted by passing House Resolution 451: Resolved, That whenever a Member of the House of Representatives, including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress, is indicted or otherwise formally charged with criminal conduct in a court of the United States or any State, the Committee [...]
Tags: congress, h-res-451, house-resolution-451, hoyer, National Politics, william jefferson
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The new, kinder, gentler, Nancy Pelosi led Congress. When the new Democrat controlled Congress took over in January, they got a reprieve, with about a 15% jump in approval ratings just for being there. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid of the Senate came in with guns firing. They passed all kinds of major legislation including [...]
Tags: 2006 US Senate Races, 2008 Presidential Race, gallup, harry reid, iraq, nancy pelosi, National Politics, National Security, out-of-iraq-caucus, Politics, Polls, progressive-caucus, The Media, war
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Today is the national protest aimed at the oil producers where people are encouraged to not buy gas for one day as a sign of protect. I won’t be buying gas today. My wife won’t be buying gas today. It’s not because either of us think this will work. It’s because we bought gas the [...]
Tags: dont-buy-gas-today, gas, hybrid, National Politics, Oil Supply, oil-conservation, Opinions
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President Bush’s favorability rating has hit traditional lows for a lame-duck president. Congress’s approvals are pretty much where they always are, which is pretty miserable. However, a LOT of people are saying this proves we need to be out of Iraq whether it means cutting and running, handing an entire country and military over to [...]
Tags: al-qaeda, International Issues, National Politics, Polls, war-in-iraq
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On CNN: SEBELIUS: Well, states all over the country are not only missing personnel, National Guard troops are — about 40 percent of the troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan — but we’re missing the equipment. When the troops get deployed, the equipment goes with them. So, here in Kansas, about 50 percent [...]
Tags: kansas, National Politics, National Security, national-guard, sebelius
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Here’s their message: Letter to House Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture Dear Member, Tomorrow you will have a hearing on the nation€™s current rural broadband programs. The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is responsible for the Rural Broadband Loan Program, which subsidizes broadband service in rural areas. RUS has [...]
Tags: citizens-against-public-waste, Energy Policy, Fed Policy, Government, government-waste, Idiot of the day, National Debt, National Politics, National Security, Politics, pork, rural-broadband-loan
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I think everyone that comes here knows who George Tenet is.? I sort of doubt those who come here a lot have a clear idea of what I think of Tenet.? My feelings on George Tenet, in case you don’t want to look at the other posts, is quite simple.? Jamie Gorelick and Janet Reno [...]
Tags: at-the-center-of-the-storm, george-tenet, iraq, National Politics, National Security
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