Tag Archive 'ted-kennedy'

John McCain’s three year implosion?

Posted by Moonage on 13 Jul 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, 527's

There’s a lot of talk about John McCain’s presidential bid implosion. Some are saying it’s because he’s not liberal enough, citing his ties to Bush a few years ago. Others, in the same thread, are claiming he’s not conservative enough, citing his failure to support a lot of Bush’s agenda. I think [...]

Bush vetoes the Iraqi pullout bill ( and restores the Constitution )

Posted by Moonage on 02 May 2007 | Tagged as: 2008 Presidential Race, Legislative Process, National Security, Political Correctness, Politics, Polls

Yesterday Bush vetoed the Iraqi pullout bill. In that bill, it had emergency spending for the military as well. That was both expected politically, and I expected it for bigger reasons. Spending will be done one way or another until a proper funding bill is presented. The war won’t stop [...]

Bush’s health care incentive

Posted by Moonage on 23 Jan 2007 | Tagged as: Health Care Debate

President Bush is set to unveil a new health care incentive tonight. People are already all over it. My gut feeling is this will help, but not solve, the crisis we have in the US. It’s not so much a problem that people can’t afford health insurance, it’s more a problem that [...]

Increasing Minimum Wage

Posted by Moonage on 20 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: National Politics

Why do I feel like a broken record? I just posted on Charlie Rangel proposing reinstating the draft, Ted Kennedy wanting to tax businesses to death, and now, Ted Kennedy wanting to raise minimum wage.
I gave my reasons why this idea sucks a long time ago. They haven’t changed.
Fair warning here folks, the [...]

Five Dead in Kentucky Coal Mine Blast

Posted by Moonage on 20 May 2006 | Tagged as: Energy Policy

An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his own…
“This tragedy only compounds what has already been a horrific year in America’s coal mines,” Roberts said in a statement.
Earlier this [...]

How close do you need to be to the border to feel you KNOW the border problems?

Posted by Moonage on 18 May 2006 | Tagged as: Border Control, National Politics

Reading from Powerline, here’s the list of who voted AGAINST the border wall:

Daniel Akaka
Jeff Bingaman
Maria Cantwell
Chris Dodd
Richard Durbin
Russ Feingold
Daniel Inouye
Jim Jeffords
Ted Kennedy
Frank Lautenberg
Robert Menendez
Joe Lieberman
Patty Murray
Barak Obama
Jack Reed
Paul Sarbanes

Let’s look at this another way, shall we?

Hawaii - Has no borders. Is separated by the Pacific Ocean.
New Mexico is on the border.
Spokane is about 1,607 [...]

Sounds like Communism……

Posted by Moonage on 23 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: National Politics, Oil Policy

Now, I have been pissing a fit over oil companies making BILLIONS in profit while the average family is getting raped at the pump and nothing is being done about it. However, what I’ve not advocated is anything like this:
SEN. KENNEDY: The president, the president should have called the head of the oil companies [...]