Topic: Blue Dog Coalition

The title of a recently released Yahoo! , which is obviously synonymous with the GOP calling healthcare reform a GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER of the healthcare system. At the other extreme, Ron Johnson is a "businessman" so, of course, he DOESN'T/WON'T want ...
What a surprise this is considering the fact that Republicans are still generally considered to be "The Party of 'No'".According to Senate Majority Whip Jon Kyl, "Just before the recess, we had a meeting and we discussed this and every Republican ...

GOP Hope and Change

To see the GOP sweep in VIrginia, take New Jersey, and give it a good " bump out the RINO" run in New York, it looks like yet another Olympian sized slap in the face for the Dems and their leader.Will they ...
Finally we have seen an aggressive tactics change from the White House and Senate Democratic leaders. Absent Republican support, the current health care reform programs have little-to-no-chance of passing in the House and Senate. Under the current bills, 60 Senate votes is ...

Moderate Democrat faces tough race in South Dakota

VERMILLION, South Dakota (Reuters) - In the conservative farm state of South Dakota, Representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's best chance of winning re-election rests on her ability to remind voters just how often she disagrees with her fellow Democrats.Football fans staring at ...
The title of a recently released Yahoo! According to Edwin Park, "a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal Washington research organization", "Some of the key changes are in the area of AFFORDABILITY", which "Blue Dogs" and ...
"A potential deal took place Monday (so why are we only reading about this on Tuesday) that could ELIMINATE THE PUBLIC OPTION from the Senate health reform bill, as Democrats weighed big expansions of both Medicare and Medicaid (two broken systems which ...
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid eked out 60 votes ON A PROCEDURAL MOTION TO START THE HEALTHCARE DEBATE Saturday night (this debate is only TO START THE OFFICIAL DEBATE, as odd as that sounds) - BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE HE CAN PASS ...
The title of a recently released CBS News article is " Finally, according to Ana Gupte, a senior at Sanford Bernstein, "an investment firm", "There will be some MODEST premium increases. However, this should not surprise us because Gupte works for an investment ...

Politics and Me

I have to commend the Blue Dog Democrats and other conservatives within that mostly liberal party for sticking to not just their party line but also their beliefs. So why did I not join the Republican Party? Well I did. In a ...