Feb 16, 2009 – Barney Frank (D-Mass.) put it more bluntly -- blaming much of the week's drama on Obama's commitment to courting House Republicans, … One Democrat likened Obama's desire to score even a single GOP defector to Abraham's pursuit of a "single virtuous man" in Sodom and … After Friday's stimulus shutout, House Republicans were snickering at Obama's courtship of moderate Michigan GOPer Fred Upton, who…

Feb 16, 2009 – found that their heat loss was either worse or no better than that found in the average family home.Simon Hughes, the Liberal Democrat … “I’m conscious that the house does need some more work to be as well insulated as possible,” he said.…

Feb 13, 2009 – The House overwhelmingly passed the legislation in 2007, garnering 398 votes. Now Rep. … Rick Boucher, Virginia Democrat, are pushing hard to make the bill law. "This is truly a bipartisan issue," Mr. Pence said. … Lynn Woolsey, California Democrat, has just paid congressional respect to one of her more notorious late constituents, former FBI associate…

Feb 12, 2009 – What happens when a Democrat is asked to justify a porky line-item in the stimulus bill? … whether it's a regular Joe asking him about it on the streets of Washington or whether it's a Republican inquiring while he's on the House…

Feb 12, 2009 – authorities were conducting about his relationship with a corrupt consulting firm.Gregg says could not meet an agreement with the White House … He is among the smartest, most effective legislators to serve in the Senate—Democrat or Republican—and a key advisor to me and to the … The administration planned to this by requiring the census director report to the White House instead of the Commerce Department.The…

Feb 12, 2009 – The next time a Democrat tries to convince you that big-spending liberal governments dole out your money as if it were their own, remember … (It will be interesting to see whether the $50  million stuck into the House package for the NEA was restored in the Democrats-only…

Feb 12, 2009 – Dingell is making headlines by becoming the longest-serving member in the history of the House of Representatives, the Michigan Democrat…

Feb 12, 2009 – "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid played a little high-stakes chicken with each other at the tail end … “It’s ruffled feathers, big time,” said a House Democrat speaking on condition of anonymity.…

Feb 11, 2009 – By the time the Senate/House conference reconciles the differences between the versions of the legislation passed by the two houses … Only Vermont's Jim Jeffords, who soon became a Democrat, gave way and dealt independently with the president.…

Feb 11, 2009 – It’s just one big, sordid payback for Democrat special interests. … Just read the words from the House Appropriations Committee’s own report on the stimulus regarding this provision: “Those items, procedures…

Feb 11, 2009 – a pro-labor coalition group, has been targeting Republicans with attack ads in national and regional markets.Sargent says:"White House … told in advance what the concept of the ads would be, though they were briefed while the ad was in production, according to a Democrat … The language in the ads, which apparently  White House aides signed off on in some manner, is very partisan, although some Blue Dog…

Feb 11, 2009 – But education spending in the stimulus -- about $140 billion in the House and $80 billion in the Senate -- has little or no emphasis … Governors, both Democrat and Republican, are only too happy to take federal money without accountability.…

Feb 10, 2009 – He vowed that lobbyists, “won’t find a job in my White House.”  … Other Democrat politicians, as well, have reminded Republicans that they won, claiming they have the mandate of the people. …

Mar 1, 2009 – Gingrich, the retired House speaker and conservative guru, said this year’s CPAC, which ended Saturday, was the largest in three decades … Meeting the past three days in the shadows of a Democrat-controlled White House and Congress, attendees debated what it means to be … a conservative in the era of President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.…

Mar 1, 2009 – Gone are all traces of Battered Democrat Syndrome, the affliction caused by years of running and losing (or, worse, winning the popular … Democrat strategist Jason Ralston of RalstonLapp said it was sort of like thinking you resemble George Clooney and learning that people … Senate seats, the governor’s office, the state House and the congressional delegation.…

Feb 27, 2009 – Kennedy, Rhode Island Democrat, has been appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Board of Trustees of the John F. … DeLauro, Connecticut Democrat, and Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican, albeit the latter has just announced he's giving up his House seat … Obama have decided on a Portuguese Water Dog, the yet-named "first pooch" due to arrive at the White House once daughters Malia, 10…

Feb 27, 2009 – Until the economy tanked, the contest between Barack Obama and John McCain was about conventional Democrat/Republican disagreements … And in recommending a bailout of mortgage holders, he denied that any relief would go to "speculators" or those who "bought more house…

Feb 25, 2009 – As Obama prepared to deliver his address to Congress on Tuesday, the Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner, Fox News' Bret … Recently, Obama also became the first African-American president to order a ham sandwich late at night from the White House kitchen … Consequently, no Democrat since Jimmy Carter has been stupid enough to send his own children to a public school.…

Feb 24, 2009 – They warned that with a Democrat-controlled congress he would attempt to pass an very liberal agenda.   … During the campaign, those warning Barack Obama would be a typical tax-and-spend Democrat were pointed to the example set by George … The bill passed the House with zero Republican votes and there were only three Republican votes for it in the Senate. …

Feb 23, 2009 – Consider the case of Henry Waxman, a Democrat who has represented Beverly Hills in Congress for over 30 years. … But several days later, when Democrat leaders introduced the version of the “stimulus” legislation that the House was actually going … Second, now that they control Congress and the White House, are Democrats so insistent on expanding the federal government’s role in…

Feb 23, 2009 – intended to present herself as an advocate against teen pregnancy, warning, “It's so much easier if you're married, and if you have a house … doubt that these missteps (and scores of others much worse) would be forgiven or ignored by the press were Governor Palin, say, a Democrat…

Feb 22, 2009 – The Wisconsin Democrat, who is steeped in his state's progressive tradition, says, as would-be amenders of the Constitution often do … The House, directly elected and with two-year terms, was designed for responsiveness. … The Framers gave the three political components of the federal government (the House, Senate and presidency) different electors (the…

Feb 21, 2009 – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs declared that the Census Bureau would report directly to the West Wing of the White House. … So it's dismaying that the Obama White House, in response to political pressure, would consider overseeing the 2010 census. … Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, would be to set the Census Bureau apart as an independent agency.…

Feb 20, 2009 – ink last week after he accidentally banged his head on the low doorway of Marine One as the chopper prepared to depart the White House … Martin Lancaster, North Carolina Democrat, is the newest senior adviser at Dawson & Associates, a top environmental lobbying firm in…

Feb 20, 2009 – NEW TOPIC: Let us now turn to the case of United States Senator Roland Burris, Democrat of Illinois. … The other Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin (also a Democrat), said "the accuracy and completeness of his testimony and affidavits … During impeachment proceedings against Blagojevich in the Illinois House, Burris testified he had no contact with Blagojevich nor with…