Democratic districts have received nearly twice as much stimulus money as Republican districts and the cash has been awarded without regard to how badly an area was suffering from job losses, according to a new study. “You would think that if the stimulus money was actually spent to [...]
By Dave Anderson:
I really don't get the Blue Dogs and the faux deficit hawks.
I really don't get their incentive structure to cover their own ass as their actions seem faulty as hell. I can understand marginal seat Democrats voting to extend the estate tax rate reductions as that is a [...]
Democratic Senator Ben Nelson is not supporting that chamber’s health care bill due to its abortion provisions. This situation is indicative of what’s to come should the legislative dam break on ObamaCare. The landscape will be flooded with continued – but deeper – [...] 
By Patrick Emerson
Oregon Economics Blog
From the Wall Street Journal: “Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon became the first Democratic member of the Senate to announce that he’ll vote against Ben Bernanke’s nomination to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. In a statement ahead of [...]
Getty ImagesEarlier today, the Democratic Blue Dog Coalition announced (pdf) that they've got three new members - including Oregon's Congressman Kurt Schrader.
It's not really much of a surprise, since he told the Oregonian back in August of his "eagerness" to join the coalition. Nonetheless, it's a bit' [...]
Commentary By Ron Beasley
Bernie Sanders may be the Senator from Vermont but he is America's Senator.
Sanders is the only member of the Democratic caucus to publicly oppose the Senate legislation, and it’s unclear if he would still vote for cloture but oppose the final bill. Still, Sanders’ objections raise [...]
Commentary By Ron Beasley
My friend and blogging buddy from North of the border can't understand self-inflicted wounds as a result of the circular firing squad of the Democratic party. What BJ doesn't understand is that his southern neighbor does not have a Democracy as I pointed out here. [...]
I admit to being deeply disappointed in the US Senate Democrats complete inability to get a decent health care reform bill passed. It's just so damn depressing. I even had to turn the radio off during my commute this morning because it was just more than I could stand.
And then, [...]
The Senate may actually be on the verge of creating a health care reform bill that should be killed. AP reports:
WASHINGTON — Former Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued Wednesday that the health care overhaul bill taking shape in the Senate further empowers private insurers at the expense of [...]
It's looking like the Senate health care reform bill won't have either a public option or Medicare buy-in for people under 65.
That's disturbing. It sure isn't what I and other progressives expected when Obama was elected president and the Democrats won solid majorities in both houses of Congress.
I [...]
Voters in the State of Oregon have about a month to figure out whether or not to support the referendum of Personal and Corporate tax increases passed by the Democrat majority in our last session of the Oregon Legislature.By Dave Anderson:
I've been tough on Altmire and I still think that he faces an uphill battle for re-election as I have a very hard time seeing where he will get his doorknockers to rouse an apathetic Democratic base in a Tea Party friendly district. He has voted against' [...]
Democratics are bailing. Well, no - they're jumping ship. The surprising announcement by Washington's Brian Baird is quickly seconded by Hawaii's Neil Abercrombie. What's going on over there, anyway? Wasn't the magic of The Bama supposed to unify, and glue everybody together in a great glob of hope'n'change? No problem, [...]
