The Republican Party frequently is supposed to be a pro-business party, but what’s most notable about recently introduced pro-business legislation is the total lack of Republican support for it. H.R. 1912 (introduced by David Cicilline in the House) and its counterpart S. 1457 (introduced by Kirsten Gillibrand in the Senate), would shuffle money not to [...]
Seven county officials of the New York State Republican Party got together in a closed room last week and chose Jane Corwin as the Republican Party selectee for a special election to replace disgraced Republican Christopher Lee in the 26th District seat of the United States Congress. Just who is Jane Corwin? One way to [...]
Do you remember the days when the populist website MoveOn.org attracted the attention (and conservative derision) of millions of people through its splashy advertisements attracting eyeballs and starting conversations around America? Those days are gone. MoveOn’s latest e-mail appeal: Dear MoveOn member, Let me get straight to the point: Right now there are just 9 [...]
According to the latest available public opinion poll, Republican David Vitter is 18 points ahead of conservative Democrat Charlie Melancon in the Louisiana Senate race, and with Melancon’s fundraising at half of Vitter’s he doesn’t seem liable to catch up. So why, according to the latest reports by the FEC, is the American College of [...]
Senator Tom Carper of Delaware has introduced 37 non-symbolic bills to the United States Senate for consideration. A quick summary of them: 1 bill to declare that chain restaurants and cafeterias must be able to produce nutrition information for meals if someone asks for them. 1 bill to require that the Department of Education accredit [...]
As everyone knows, the economy of the United States is in serious trouble. Inflation of the essentials for life, food and energy, is skyrocketing. At the same time, unemployment is up, and home foreclosures are at record-breaking levels. So, what big idea does Congressman Steve King hav
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