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Category Archives: 112th Congress
EMILY’s List Targeting Rep. Allen West
IMAGE: Rep. Allen West at 2011 CPAC According to postonpolitics.com : Term-limited West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel announced today that she’s running for the congressional seat of freshman U.S. Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation. “Allen West’s record’s going to speak for itself, I believe the focus needs to be not on talk radio. The focus needs to [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, Congress, Extremists, Fascism, Florida, GOP
Tagged as: Allen West, Democrats, Ellen Malcolm, EMILY’s List, Freshmen “On Notice”, Front Groups, George Soros, GOP, Shadow Party, West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel
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McCaskill admits to $287,000 in unpaid taxes on personal plane
Senator Claire McCaskill Gulfstream G650: File Photo admitted Monday that she had failed to pay about $287,000 in property taxes on a plane she and her husband partly own. It was the latest controversy involving the plane in recent days, complicating the Missouri Democrat’s preparations to run for reelection. “I have convinced my husband to [...]
Democrats Hope Claire McCaskill Flies Above Plane Flap
By SCOTT WONG & DAVID CATANESE | 3/18/11 4:53 AM EDT Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) hit an unexpected patch of turbulence on her ride to reelection in 2012. In the past week, the Missouri Republican Party filed an ethics complaint against her in the Senate, after POLITICO reported she billed taxpayers for a political trip [...]
House votes to overthrow ‘czars’
By: ROBIN BRAVENDER POLITICO The House voted Thursday to dethrone nine White House “czars.” Republicans successfully added an amendment to the continuing resolution that would leave President Barack Obama’s senior advisers on policy issues including health care, energy and others out of a job. The vote was 249-179. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) offered [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, Congress, Energy Issues, Offshore Oil Drilling, Solid Principles
Tagged as: 112th Congress, CV, Czars, Energy, Green Jobs Czar, Obamacare, Offshore Oil Drilling, Republicans, TARP
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Senate Votes Down Effort to Repeal Health Care Law
FOXNEWShttp://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/02/senate-debates-health-care-law-anew-wholesale-repeal-unlikely/ Although several states indicated they will not implement the health care law now that one federal district judge has ruled it void, a Republican effort Wednesday to add an amendment to an airports construction bill to repeal the law failed by a Senate vote of 47-51. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to use [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, Congress, Fox News, Health Care, Republicans, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal, Republicans, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Senate Health Care Vote
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Then There Were Three – or – Who neutered the Blue Dogs?
It came as no surprise that the Republican controlled Congress were able to get a repeal on Obamacare. On the final vote, 245 to 189 the GOP manged three vote from rival Democrats. As all the eyes looked towards Sen. Harry Reid’s desk and waited for his next move – no one bothered to do [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, 2010 Elections, 2012 Elections, Blue Dog Democrats, Editorial, Harry Reid, Health Care
Tagged as: Blue Dog Democrats, Bluedogs, Flip-Flop, Mid-Terms, Obamacare, Obamacare Repeal
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House passes health law repeal
By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 1/19/11 3:29 PM EST Updated: 1/19/11 8:41 PM EST House Republicans passed a bill to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care plan Wednesday, taking their first major step toward rolling back the massive overhaul that has dominated the American political landscape for almost two years. The vote was 245 to [...]
Posted in 112th Congress, Congress, Democrats, GOP, Harry Reid, House Of Reps, John Boehner, Politico, Republicans, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Democrats, Eric Cantor, GOP, Obamacare, Politico, Republicans, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Majority Leader
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Boehner, Comment on Shooting
“An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve,” Mr. Boehner said. “Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society. Our prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her staff, all who were injured, and their families. This is a sad day for our country.” WSJ Recommend [...]
Posted in 112th Congress
Tagged as: Giffords, House Speaker John Boehner, Jared Lee Loughner
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