How One House Democrat Views Some Of His Constituents
Archive for July, 2009
House Democrat Finds Excuse To Avoid Speaking To Constituents
31 July 2009Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, General Politics, Global Warming, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Obama Administration | Tags: aces 2009, act, america, America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009, american, bill, climate, Climate Change, Congress, congressional, congressman, congressmen, congresswoman, congresswomen, constituency, constituent, conversation, Corruption, democrat, dishonesty, district, Economy, government, government takeover, h.r. 2998, h.r. 2998 - american clean energy and security act of 2009, h.r. 3200, H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009, health, health care, Healthcare, House, House of Representatives, inequality, injustice, intelligent, intolerance, leftist, long island, marxist, mob, Obama, option, planet, politico, president, President Obama, public, reform, represent, representative, socialist, takeover, tax, taxpayer, tim bishop, town hall, u.s. house, u.s. house of representatives, unruly mob | Comments Off
Newsweek: Recession Is Over/Obama: Recession Is Not Over
31 July 2009Newsweek: Recession Over – Obama Does Not Agree
Posted in Economy, Media, Media Bias, Obama Administration | Tags: domestic, Economy, gdp, gross, inflation, leftist, magazine, Media, money, news, Newsweek, Obama, politician, president, President Obama, product, recession, recovery, stimu-less, stimuless, stimulus, unemployment, worse, worst | Comments Off
Censorship In The U.S. House Of Representatives
30 July 2009Censorship In The U.S. House
Posted in Congress, Constitutional Rights, General Politics, Healthcare, House of Representatives | Tags: amendment, america, american, authoritarian, bipartisan, censor, censorship, citizen, commission, communication, Congress, congressman, congressmen, congresswoman, congresswomen, constitution, democrat, elitist, First Amendment, franking, franking commission, freedom, GOP, government, government-run, health, health care, Healthcare, House of Representatives, John Carter, liberties, liberty, politician, reform, republican, right, u.s. house | Comments Off
Public Health Care “Option” Will Lead To Government Takeover
30 July 2009Public Health Care=Government Takeover
Posted in Domestic Policy, Healthcare, Obama Administration | Tags: canada, control, government, government control, government takeover, government-controlled, government-run, health, health care, Healthcare, marxist, national, nationalized, Obama, obama-care, obamacare, option, payer, president, public, single, single-payer, socio-marxist, takeover, universal | Comments Off
Barney Frank Speaks The Truth About Government’s Role
29 July 2009Barney Frank Speaks The Truth
Posted in Commerce, Congress, Economy, House of Representatives | Tags: barney, barney frank, business, Congress, congressman, enterprise, frank, government, help, luncheon, make, marxist, money, national press club, npc, Obama, president, private, rep, representative, speech, taxpayer, u.s. house | Comments Off
Democrats Vs. Democrats On ObamaCare
29 July 2009Will Rogers once famously said, “I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat.” That quote came to mind as I read this story:
House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) postponed the health bill markup that he planned to hold Wednesday afternoon amid a backlash from liberals to the [...]
Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, Economy, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Obama Administration, Society | Tags: health care, Healthcare, socialized medicine, Blue Dog Democrats, henry waxman, Blue Dogs, Progressives, Progressive Democrats | Comments Off
Three Words For U.S. Representatives: “READ THE BILL!”
28 July 2009Health Care Reform: READ THE BILL!
Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, General Politics, Healthcare, House of Representatives | Tags: congressman conyers, h.r. 3200, H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009, health care, health care reform, Healthcare, healthcare reform, House of Representatives, john conyers, Michigan, read the bill, representative conyers, u.s. house of representatives, why read the bill | Comments Off
“I Supported [Obama]. I Voted For Him. I Will Not Again.”
28 July 2009Those are the words of Cambridge policewoman Kelly King (who happens to be black) to a CNN reporter. Officer King’s comments start at about 1:15 into the video (sorry, it doesn’t seem to want to embed), the money quote above is at about 1:50.
For my money, Officer King seems to be an intelligent, well spoken [...]
Posted in Crime, Education, Law, Obama Administration, Society | Tags: Barack Obama, cambridge police department, harvard university, Henry Louis Gates, Jimmy Crowley, Kelly King, law enforcement, Sgt. Crowley | Comments Off
“Cash For Clunkers” – So You Think You Qualify?
27 July 2009C.A.R.S. (“Cash For Clunkers”) Stipulations
Posted in Commerce, Domestic Policy, Economy | Tags: auto, auto consumer stimulus tax credit, automobile, c.a.r.s., car, Car Allowance Rebate System, cash for clunkers, charities, charity, donate, economical, rebate, rebate system, stimulus, suv, tax, tax credit, taxpayer, vehicle | Comments Off
Who Is The Cowboy Now?
27 July 2009I’m sure most people who haven’t been living under a rock for the last decade or so have heard former President Bush being derided as a “cowboy.” (If memory serves, they flung the same accusation at Reagan, though not at the elder Bush… but I could be wrong.)
So, it’s interesting to see this translation of [...]
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Obama Administration | Tags: Barack Obama, foreign relations, George W. Bush, Iran, Middle East, Mideast | Comments Off
Pelosi: Yes We Have – Blue Dogs: No She Doesn’t
27 July 2009“Blue Dogs” Say Pelosi Does Not Have The Votes
Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, General Politics, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Obama Administration | Tags: blue dog, democrat, health, health care, health care reform, Healthcare, healthcare reform, house speaker, house vote, lie, lying, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, pelosi, president, President Obama, u.s. house, u.s. house vote, vote, votes to pass health bill | Comments Off
Obama: Victory Not The Goal In Afghanistan
26 July 2009Obama: Victory Not The Goal In Afghanistan
Posted in Armed Forces, History, Obama Administration | Tags: 1945, afghanistan, aggressor, aggressor nation, Al Qaeda, america, american, Barack Obama, battleship, contingency, emperor, emperor hirohito, extremist, geneva convention, Hamas, hezbollah, hirohito, History, Iraq, islamist, japanese, japanese empire, japanese surrender, leftist, macarthur, military, miranda, miranda rights, nation, new world order, Obama, overseas contingency, palestinian liberation organization, plo, political correct, politically correct, president, president barack obama, President Obama, revisionist, revisionist history, september 2, surrender, taliban, tokyo bay, u.s. military, u.s.s. missouri, united states, victory, victory not our goal, victory not our goal in afghanistan, world war 2, world war ii | Comments Off
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin Hangs It Up
26 July 2009Sarah Palin Officially Quits
Posted in General Politics, Media, Media Bias, State Government | Tags: Alaska, alaska governor palin, Governor, governor palin, governor sarah palin, palin, palin officially quits, palin officially resigns, palin quits, palin resigns, palin steps down, parnell sworn in, Sarah Palin, sarah palin officially quits, sarah palin officially resigns, sarah palin twitter, sean parnell, twitter | Comments Off
Ford Motor Company Did It Right—Why Didn’t GM And Chrysler?
25 July 2009Ford Posts Profit In Second Quarter 2009
Posted in Commerce, Credit Where Credit Is Due, Economy, History | Tags: automobile, automotive, bankrupt, capitalism, Chrysler, Ford, ford motor, ford motor company, ford posts profit, General Motors, GM, government bailout, government handout, government takeover, profit, restructure, restructuring | Comments Off
To President Obama: I Missed Your “Teachable Moment”
24 July 2009Obama Has A Teachable Moment?
Posted in Law, Obama Administration, Race Relations, Society | Tags: Barack Obama, biden, cambridge, cambridge massachusetts, cambridge police department, cambridge police union, commissioner robert haas, harvard, harvard university, henry gates, joe biden, Law, law enforcement, Massachusetts, Obama, officer, officer crowley, police, police department, police officer, president, president barack obama, President Obama, professor, pump up the volume, pumping up the volume, racial profiling, racism, racist, sergeant, sgt. james crowley, sgt. leon lashley, stupid, teachable moment, vice president, vice president biden, vice president joe biden, yale | Comments Off
Waxman Threatens A Floor Vote On Health Care Reform
24 July 2009Waxman To Call For Health Care Bill Floor Vote
Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, General Politics, Healthcare, House of Representatives | Tags: America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009, blue dog democrat, Congress, democrat, elitist, floor vote, GOP, h.r. 3200, H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act Of 2009, health care, health care reform, Healthcare, healthcare reform, henry waxman, House Energy and Commerce Committee, leftist, marxist, Nancy Pelosi, pelosi, public health care, public healthcare, republican, socialist, statist, u.s. house, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, u.s. house of representatives, waxman | Comments Off
Democrat Unity Falling Apart on ObamaCare Bill
24 July 2009And yet more problems for ObamaCare:
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Health care negotiations among Democratic leaders and conservative so-called Blue Dog Democrats have reached an impasse, according to members of Congress on both sides of the talks.
As a result, Democratic leaders are moving towards bypassing conservatives in their own party and holding a House health care vote [...]
Posted in Congress, Domestic Policy, Economy, Healthcare, House of Representatives | Tags: Blue Dog Democrats, Congress, Democrats, health care, Healthcare | Comments Off
GM: If We Can’t Sell Cars, Let’s Try Cologne!
23 July 2009It’s almost satire, but alas, it’s true:
It’s not the smell of the interior of a new luxury model, the whiff of gasoline or even the aroma of burning rubber.
It’s much more. It’s the luminous fresh scent from grapefruit and camomile and a mix of geranium, tarragon and cinnamon – plus sweet spice and incense.
Think of [...]
Posted in Commerce, Economy | Tags: auto industry, Ford, General Motors, GM | Comments Off
GOP Congressional Report: ACORN A Criminal Enterprise—Say It Isn’t So!
23 July 2009GOP Report: ACORN A Criminal Enterprise
Posted in Congress, Corruption, Crime, House of Representatives, Obama Administration, Society | Tags: 2010 census, acorn, Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Barack Obama, census, coi, community organizations international, Congress, corrupt, Corruption, Crime, criminal, criminal enterprise, criminal organization, embezzle, enterprise, fbi, fraud, GOP, government, House Committee On Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives, investigation, nevada, new mexico, Obama, ohio, organization, political, politician, president barack obama, President Obama, south carolina, u.s. congress, u.s. house, u.s. house of representatives, vote, vote fraud, voter, voter fraud | Comments Off
President Obama: “This Isn’t About Me” But “You’re Going To Destroy My Presidency”
23 July 2009Obama: “You’re Going To Destroy My Presidency”
Posted in Congress, Media, Obama Administration, Senate | Tags: Barack Obama, cavuto, charles grassley, chuck grassley, fox, Fox News, isn't about me, neil cavuto, Obama, president barack obama, President Obama, senator, senator charles grassley, senator chuck grassley, senator grassley, waterloo, you're going to destroy my presidency | Comments Off
