Most recently, Onorato was one of eight Democrats to vote against marriage equality. Over the course of the year, Onorato was approached by [...]
26-year incumbent New York State Senator George Onorato is a very nice person. He has also gotten out of touch with the community he is supposed to represent.
Most recently, Onorato was one of eight Democrats to vote against marriage equality. Over the course of the year, Onorato was approached by [...]
We have been following with less than our full attention the progress of the health care bill, but we surmise it has just made a great gain in the Senate -- not because of anything the Democra...
Continue reading "Democrats Poised for Disastrous Health Care" [...]
Photograph of Senator Ben Nelson (D-Nebraska) by Harry Hamburg/AP Yesterday, Senate Democrats announced they had 60 votes to pass their health care reform bill. One of the central issues that was revised in order to get the support of Senator Ben Nelson [...]
Photograph of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaking to reporters as Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, listen by Harry Hamburg
The NY Times reports, "Senate Democrats said on Saturday that they had" [...]
Bill Moyers (one of the reasons I’m a member of WXXI) delivered yet another blockbuster episode last night as he hosted Rolling Stone editor Matt Taibbi and Economist and American Prospect Editor Rob Kuttner. They commented on Heath Care - the bill and the process.
Bottom line - the Democrats blew [...]
I was under the impression that area politicians are not only here to govern said jurisdiction but also to act as a promoter of the people and places that they represent. Why are the Democrats not doing that any longer? City Council in Rochester this past week voted to spend [...]
We reported on channel 8’s Evan Axelbank’s story on the Senate Democrats tax payer funded campaign outreach office on Wednesday.
There was a second part of the report– sorry no video link. Mayor Duffy’s staff and County Executive Brooks tell Axelbank that they’ve had no contact with anyone from [...]
Leave it to the New York State Senate Democrats — they are wasting our money (over $200,000 a year) on a political office right here in Rochester. Hats off to Evan Axelbank over at channel 8 for exposing this waste of taxpayers money.
[...]The lobbying group Democrats for Education Reform got its start in New York, but is spreading fast. Its latest branch is in Michigan, where it’s going by MDFER (a bit of a mouthful). With chapters in five states, the organization is halfway to its goal of being in 10 [...]
By bowing to Senator Joseph Lieberman and his obstructive pals in both parties on health care reform, President Obama has confirmed what Republicans always say about Democrats: They simply aren’t strong enough to govern. Or at least the Democrats elected last year—and their colleagues in the Senate leadership—don’t [...]
Hadassah Lieberman The wife of Senator Joe Lieberman—whom the Times dubs a "master infuriator" for his recent threat to join a Republican filibuster unless Democrats drop a plan to let uninsured Americans under 55 purchase coverage under Medicare—is in the cross hairs. [...]
When I compare the Democratic party to the Republican party, I often suggest that the basic premise of the Democrats is, “What can I do for you?” as opposed to the Republicans, who’s philosophical question is, “What’s in it for me?” At no other time has this been illustrated as [...]
Senate Democrats as soon as later in the week may announce they are giving some committee chairmanships to Republicans.
As reported by Liz B. in her column, it points to a bit of a detente between the Democrats and Republicans. It also suggests that both sides realize they will occasionally [...]
This [...]
Well, the local Democrats failed to earn control of the Monroe County legislature in November. One of the problems they highlighted was a pending budget gap. Now that the D&C highlighted it in an article titled Monroe County expects small 2009 surplus, well, it must be true.
First, the “good news.”
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Independent Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman surprised Democrats yesterday by declaring he would vote against the Senate health care bill in its current form. In an interview on Face the Nation, Lieberman said that he would "have a hard time" voting for the bill if [...]
