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Russ Feingold For President in 2012?

Posted on November 9 2010 by Congress Watcher

Russ Feingold for President in 2012 campaign buttons are already up for sale on the Internet. A genuine grassroots movement to Draft Feingold appears to be forming.

Tea Party Goes Down In Florida

Posted on August 25 2010 by Congress Watcher

Tea Party activist Tim Curtis ran on a platform of expanding offshore drilling, ignoring global warming, and lowering taxes paid by the wealthy.

Cloward Confronts Garamendi Flip Flop on Afghanistan

Posted on March 15 2010 by Congress Watcher

The rational alternative to escalating the war in Afghanistan is the withdrawal of American soldiers, but that’s an alternative that John Garamendi has refused to grapple with.

Matthew Campbell Not Showing His Progressive Side

Posted on January 27 2010 by Congress Watcher

Democratic congressional candidate Matthew Campbell is full of conservative fiscal ideas, but comes up empty on the progressive side.

Sanford Bishop’s Wide Range of Legislation Proves Skinny

Posted on January 21 2010 by Congressional Aid

On his congressional web page, Georgia Democrat Sanford Bishop boasts that he “has authored a wide range of bills and resolutions.” In the sense that width is a measurement requiring two points, Bishop is technically correct. To date, there have been two and only two points of action for Sanford Bishop in the 111th Congress [...]

Progressives Revolt Against Ann Kirkpatrick

Posted on September 3 2009 by Congress Watcher

Does anyone really think that flag burning is one of the top problems in the USA? Apparently, Representative Ann Kirkpatrick does.

Greg Rabidoux Seeks To Divide On Religious Grounds

Posted on September 2 2009 by Congress Watcher

Why, when Tennessee has an 18 percent non-Christian population, would Rabidoux create a religious-based campaign for Congress that appeals specifically to Christians only?

Tasini Runs In Support Of Marriage Equality

Posted on August 21 2009 by Congress Watcher

Jonathan Tasini is the only candidate for New York’s junior Senate seat to have signed the Dallas Principles for speedy recognition of LGBT rights.

Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy and LGBT Equality Legislation: How does Kilroy Measure Up?

Posted on June 21 2009 by Congressional Aid

In her campaign to be elected as Ohio’s 15th District representative to the U.S. Congress, Mary Jo Kilroy asked for help. On August 31, 2008, about fifty members of Columbus’ gay and lesbian activist community turned out in a Get Out the Vote operation for members of the Democratic Party up and down the ticket. [...]

Vic Snyder, Acronym Hunter!

Posted on May 11 2009 by Congressional Aid

With all the problems facing the United States of America in 2009, what has Rep. Vic Snyder of Arkansas been up to? He has introduced just one piece of legislation to the 111th Congress: a bill to commemorate the sinking of a boat on the Mississippi River back in 1865. That’s it in terms of [...]

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