But hey, we’ve got money to burn right?
Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee today commented on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) more detailed cost estimate of the manager’s amendment to the House health reform bill.
Senator Gregg stated, “The' [...]
If this were a Republican, or Sarah Palin’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend, it’d be big news. But Barney Frank is a Democrat, so the usual double standards apply.
Perhaps the most hilarious part of the episode is Rep. Frank’s denial:
Congressman Frank tells FOX25 that he was surprised and disappointed [...]
And given the heft of the several-thousand-page document, as Ed Morrissey points out, the bill would essentially be filibustering itself:
Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who developed a close friendship with President Obama when they served together in the Senate, is threatening to have [...]
That didn’t take long:
Congressman-elect Bill Owens was sworn in at noon today.
Owens indicated in a press release that he was now in favor of the bill in direct contrast to his earlier position during his campaign.
According to Politico.com, Mr. Owens assured voters that' [...]
Ok, but what happens when the amendment is voted down? Do these pro-life Democrats then vote for the bill anyway feeling their duty to their pro-life principles has been filled?
House Democratic leaders agreed Friday night to settle an impasse over abortion by letting [...]
That $5 billion figure is a bit low. Remember that Freddie Mac had to make a $1.3 billion payment to the treasury for the original bailout.
Too big to fail:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of U.S. residential mortgage funding, on Friday posted [...]
There were hints yesterday about having to postpone a vote, but that might have been a feint to dissuade opponents from last-minute opposition efforts.
President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, [...]
Which doesn’t mean that the attack was linked to terrorism in any way, but it does mean that those who are speculating about terror links aren’t the crazy, racial-profiling idiots so many in the liberal media want to portray them as.
Military and federal investigators [...]
What was that line that Whoopi Goldberg used about Roman Polanski? Oh, yeah! It wasn’t rape rape when he drugged and raped a thirteen year old girl!
Well, in California, Whoopi is considered a genius! Listen to what they’re saying about California’s “Not a tax Tax”...
... there is now a [...]
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs is worried about Hitler analogies in the health care debate.
Because that sort of thing is divisive.
I will continue to say what I’ve said before. You hear in this debate, you hear analogies, you hear references to, you see pictures [...]
Well, given that he was apparently screaming “allahu akbar” while he was murdering people it’s a pertinent part of the crime.
Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan on Friday appeared uncomfortable discussing the faith of the Muslim shooter who killed 12 people in Texas. [...]
After the utter failure of the last “stimulus” plan, rumor on capitol hill is that the Democrats are threatening to pass a second stimulus spending spree. But Democrats who are facing re-election, such as Senator Byron Dorgan who is staring down the barrel of what could be a tough re-election [...]
Sigh.
I don’t gamble. Not because I have any moral problems with it - I don’t - it’s just that I don’t win. Ever. Therefore, I don’t gamble. Nor am I the guy to find that twenty on the street or the long lost incredibly valuable movie poster stuck in a [...]
One thing that has bothered me about the Ft. Hood massacre since I heard the first reports has been the rank of the shooter: Major.
I’m no expert on things military, but my impression is that becoming a Major in the Army isn’t no mean achievement. It takes years of hard [...]
Earlier today I posted about Nancy Pelosi refusing to post the finalized House version of the health care bill online before forcing a vote on it. That’s depressing news given that these Democrats campaigned on bringing transparency and ethics to Congress.
If they’re really in favor of transparency, why [...]
Obama’s war on people who disagree with him continues. Scientists who don’t toe the line on global warming will be “dealt with.” News organizations that don’t show a sufficient level of deference will be attacked and isolated.
At least one Democratic [...]
The Grand Forks Alerus Center Financial Disaster on the Prairie
We actually did this on Monday, but with all of the Alerus news coming out I didn’t get a chance to post this until now.
Steve Hyman
Executive Director Alerus Center
Dear Mr. Hyman:
This [...]
This must be the new era of ethics and transparency the liberals are always talking about.
But hey, why let Americans get a look at the bill before it’s passed. I mean, it’s not like this is a representative democracy with elected leaders who are supposed to represent the will of [...]
