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September 11, 2008 10:15 PM EDT -- Rural and other Blue Dog Democrats in the House; many of whom are facing tough reelection bids are lining up behind HR 6691.  This bill introduced by Rep. Travis Childers (D-MS), would repeal much . . . more
June 11, 2008 05:00 PM EDT -- President Bush's notorious tax cuts for the wealthy are set to expire in 2010 unless action is taken by Congress to either extend them, or make them permanent. While many on the left will cheer non . . . more
September 06, 2006 08:37 PM EDT -- Hmm... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders are giving up on broad immigration legislation that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants and instead will concentrate on border security . . . more
February 26, 2008 07:12 PM EST -- Image Courtesy of WorldNetDaily Early last year I wrote about H.R. 1547 which would prohibit the sale of certain inefficient light bulbs , at the time I said it was not a bright . . . more
September 16, 2008 02:12 PM EDT -- Barack Obama continues to give speeches which offer little to no details about what an Obama administration would do to prevent the current credit crisis from repeating itself in the future. Citing the . . . more
April 04, 2008 07:12 PM EDT -- Earlier this week Congress grandstanded in front of the American people attacking their favorite villains, oil company executives. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass. had the sounbyte of the day when he said . . . more
May 14, 2008 02:43 PM EDT -- While it is no secret that the Republican party is in disarray, yesterdays special election in Mississippi should not dampen the GOP's spirits, if anything it should enlighten them. While the media . . . more
May 23, 2007 12:05 PM EDT -- Congress Takes Action Against Rising Gas Prices May 23rd, 2007 by Charles S The United States House of Representatives, responding to citizen complaints about the high price of gasoline voted yesterday . . . more
July 30, 2008 01:24 PM EDT -- Over at HotAir.com , Ed Morrissey takes a look at the corrupt Ted Stevens (R-AK) and what ramifications it could have on the Republican party. How will this affect the election overall? Strangely, . . . more
February 15, 2008 03:24 PM EST -- A legal battle over "executive privilege" is looming, after the US House of Representatives cited Harriet Miers and John Bolton for contempt of Congress. This action was taken because of their . . . more
February 21, 2007 06:33 PM EST -- I was going to leave the attack on John Murtha to others until I read yet another attack on President Bush. I am tired of sanctimonious liberals pointing out all the problems with the right yet allowing . . . more
July 12, 2007 04:23 PM EDT -- Michael Moore Answering Reader Questions on Health Care July 12th, 2007 by Charles Signorile Michael Moore was over at the Huffington Post today answering reader questions regarding universal health . . . more
Question
by Charles Temm JR
views: 69 | rating: 9.4 | comments: 33
August 11, 2008 02:47 PM EDT -- The percentage of Americans who actually pay any income tax (not social security/medicare/state-local taxes) after earned income and various other credits is dropping every year.  With fewer . . . more
A New, Improved Congress?
by Chip Davis
views: 43 | rating: 8.3 | comments: 11
August 30, 2007 01:03 AM EDT -- An article in Sunday's New York Times Thomas E. Mann writes, "The Democratic Congress’s legislative harvest this year has been bountiful!" Read the complete story HERE  more
Minimum Wage Game
by Charles Signorile
views: 70 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 54
January 05, 2007 09:10 AM EST -- On the eve of her being elected as speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi flexed her muscles and proclaimed herself “the most powerful woman in America”. Now its time to start implementing her . . . more
Not a Bright Idea
by Charles Signorile
views: 21 | rating: 5.4 | comments: 9
March 22, 2007 12:38 PM EDT -- Posted by Charles S on March 22nd, 2007 For years our government has been regulating peoples actions in the public square. From organized prayers on public property, to religious symbols, even speech . . . more
January 24, 2008 05:19 PM EST -- As fears of a pending recession set in on many Americans, George Bush has pushed Congress to come up with an economic stimulus package to help spur the economy. The deal they have announced revolves around . . . more
You Call This Rich?
by Charles Signorile
views: 91 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
March 13, 2008 04:36 PM EDT -- The Democrats war against the rich is still in full force, only you will be surprised at who now constitutes the "rich". Today, the Senate rejected an attempt to make the Bush tax cuts permanent . . . more
October 30, 2008 11:55 AM EDT -- I did not watch Barack Obama’s “as seen on TV” moment last night, however I know enough about the campaign to know what I would have seen are more vague promises with little detail. Somewhere during his . . . more
Mexican Army Disarms Police...
by John S.
views: 16 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
January 28, 2007 10:50 AM EST --   I came across this (link below) while Gather was down this morning. I continue to be amazed at the inaction along our side of the border to stop the smuggling of drugs, gang criminals, and illegal . . . more
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