Results for: House Democrat

The Death of Racism: Four Ways The Word Is Being Worked To Death
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2009/08/18/the_death_of_racism_four_ways_the_word_is_being_worked_to_death
– Garofalo actually called party-goers "a bunch of teabagging rednecks," adding "this is about hating a black man in the White House. … Democrats have become so used to reflexively crying "racism" every time there's a conflict between a black Democrat and anyone else…
The One Lesson Democrats Never Learn
https://townhall.com/columnists/wyntonhall/2009/08/17/the_one_lesson_democrats_never_learn
– It never fails: Democrat elitism always boomerangs back on itself. … After all, as even liberals like Maureen Dowd concede, at this point the White House would have been a demotion for Ms. Palin.…
What Are the Blue Dogs Thinking?
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2009/08/17/what_are_the_blue_dogs_thinking
– But why the Blue Dog Democrats have bought onto the policies of the current House leadership is beyond me. … The leadership of the House is made up of avowed left-wing members, except possibly for Steny Hoyer who was a sop to more moderate … The Blue Dogs hail from districts that lean Republican or slightly Democrat.…
White Flag: White House Dropping 'Public Option'? Cooperatives May Be Next on Agenda
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/16/whit…se_dropping_public_option_cooperatives_may_be_next_on_agenda
– In a surprising, yet welcome turn of events, the White House signaled today that it may be bowing to growing opposition and abandoning … One proposal, authored by Democrat Sen. … If the Democrat-controlled Congress and the White House choose to go the route of health care co-ops to push a Dem victory in health…
GOP Should Show Patience As They Rebuild
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2009/08/16/gop_should_show_patience_as_they_rebuild
– The White House then went viral late last week with e-mail messages of being victimized by misinformation. … House members who are squeamish on hard-line Democrat legislation. … George Washington once described the Senate as the "saucer that cools the tea," with the House making the tea.…
You don’t trust me?
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2009/08/16/you_don’t_trust_me
– McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, has not sought to ignore, discount or demonize those turning out in unprecedented numbers for town … hall meetings across the country, as have Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and many congressional Democrats.…
Contemplating Joe McCarthy, Socialized Medicine, Brothels & Whiskey
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicknichols/2009/08/15/conte…plating_joe_mccarthy,_socialized_medicine,_brothels__whiskey
– protesting the Democrats’ politically motivated race toward socialized medicine have become the target of all sorts of vitriol from Democrat … Topping off these smear-by-analogy attacks, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and her sidekick Rep.…
Michigan Governor Apparently not Done Killing the State
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/14/michigan_governor_apparently_not_done_killing_the_state
– For the longest time (and still today), Democrat Governor Jennifer Granholm blamed many of the state's economic problems on the Bush … But with Bush out of the White House and the state's economic situation continuing to deteriorate, Granholm's "green revolution" to…
Two Different Sets of Rules
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2009/08/14/two_different_sets_of_rules
– truth to power" and the majesty of "dissent" is celebrated.When the right (and the center) simply express their objections to a Democrat … sentence:While officials told ABC News that the President's daily threat matrix has yet to reflect a sharp increase in threats, White House … ABC is simply running a piece smearing Obama's political opponents based on speculation from The White House. …
Top Ten “Fishy” Truths about a Government Takeover of Health Care
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2009/08/13/top_ten_“fishy”_truths_about_a_government_takeover_of_health_care
– Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, has released the "Top Ten 'Fishy' Truths about a Government Takeover of Health … trillion, the federal government will spend additional money it does not have to train veterinarians to care for pets—even as the Democrat … The language also breaks a promise by Speaker Pelosi that, “We will not be taxing [health] benefits in any bill that passes the House
The Coming Referenda on Obamacare
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2009/08/13/the_coming_referenda_on_obamacare
– An anti-Democrat trend is also shaping up in New Jersey where GOP nominee Chris Christie is also far ahead of incumbent Jon Corzine … The cap-and-tax-and-tax-and-tax House bill threatens every business in the land.…
Big Brother-Care Looms Large
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2009/08/12/big_brother-care_looms_large
– At nearly 1,100 pages, even the President admits he hasn’t read H.R. 3200 – the House version of the bill – and supporters like Rep … on just a few:  First, despite ludicrous denials by both an increasingly partisan AARP and a “snitch on your comrade” White House … Notwithstanding White House and AARP claims to the contrary, “shall” does not mean “may,” “can” or “have the option to.”…
Hitler and Health Care
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2009/08/12/hitler_and_health_care
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused town-hall protesters of "carrying swastikas," leaving the impression they were proud Nazis -- when … Rush Limbaugh talked of "similarities between the Democrat Party of today and the Nazi Party in Germany."…
The Democrats' Credibility Gap on Free Speech
https://townhall.com/columnists/loriebyrd/2009/08/11/the_democrats_credibility_gap_on_free_speech
– Over the weekend, Democrat congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer wrote of the recent protests taking place in town hall … The White House is concerned that their health care plan is not being accurately characterized.  … Now that the Democrats control the White House and Congress, they have even more “bully pulpit” power. …
Government Health Care in Stealth Mode
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/08/10/government_health_care_in_stealth_mode
– Schakowsky is a left-wing Democrat from the north side of Chicago and adjacent suburbs and, as chief deputy whip, part of the House … He adds, "We may not get there immediately," noting the Democrats must "take back" the White House and both houses of Congress -- a…
Bill Would Allow President Obama To Take Over The Internet During "Emergencies"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/08/28/bill_…president_obama_to_take_over_the_internet_during_emergencies
– Senate bill proposed handing the White House the power to disconnect private-sector computers from the Internet.They're not much happier … Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, have spent months drafting behind closed doors.…
The Crime Fighter Versus the Corruption Enabler
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2009/08/27/the_crime_fighter_versus_the_corruption_enabler
– WASHINGTON -- Democrat Jon Corzine won the governorship of New Jersey four years ago pledging to bring needed change to a state defined … the most cynical observers had feared and that the only political solution was to install a reform government determined to clean house
The "Myth" that Health Care Reform Won't Cover Illegal Aliens, Is Itself a Myth
https://townhall.com/columnists/iramehlman/2009/08/27/the_my…alth_care_reform_wont_cover_illegal_aliens,_is_itself_a_myth
– named CNN Truth Squad, which called in another academic health care expert to deny that illegal aliens would be covered under the House … Fortunately, at least one member of the House Ways & Means Committee, a key committee involved in crafting the bill, did notice that … But, in a straight party-line vote, every Democrat on the Ways & Means Committee voted against the Heller amendment.…
Obama's Carousel of Incompetence
https://townhall.com/columnists/emmetttyrrell/2009/08/27/obamas_carousel_of_incompetence
– This White House (SET ITAL) is (END ITAL) a serious crisis. … According to sources with whom I confer, the Obama White House is the most tightly controlled White House in years, with the president … Over at the White House, we see three amateurs and a carousel of incompetence.…
Liberal Lies in National Health Care: Second in a Series
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2009/08/26/liberal_lies_in_national_health_care_second_in_a_series
– Some White House employees get new computers and then vandalize them on the way out the door when their candidate loses. … (That person is a Democrat.)…
White House Scandal: Unanswered Questions
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2009/08/25/white_house_scandal_unanswered_questions
– It started with a series of straightforward questions from Fox News correspondent Major Garrett to White House spokesman Robert … It is still unknown how much taxpayer money the White House provides to Govdelivery for its services. … Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) to register opposition to the House health care bill.…
Roll Call: Dems Censoring GOP Mail... Again
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/08/21/roll_call_dems_censoring_gop_mail_again
House Republicans this week accused Dems of censoring GOP mailings to constituents on a number of subjects.  … Joe Barton (R-TX) submitted for approval a newsletter that read, "[O]ur nation will wind up paying the price for the Democrat Congressional…
Will Senator Hutchison’s Resignation from the Senate be Her Legacy?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2009/08/21/will_senator_hutchison’s_resignation_from_the_senate_be_her_legacy
– Texas was as much a Democrat state back then as it is a Republican one today...simply put, the GOP didn’t win elections during the … The problem for Democrats, as it turned out, was that so many candidates wanted the open seat, including future Speaker of the House … Rumors persist that there could be as many as ten Republicans running to fill her senate seat, versus only one announced Democrat.…
Who's Watching the Watchers
https://townhall.com/columnists/richtucker/2009/08/21/whos_watching_the_watchers
– “We expect that you will report back to Congress on your efforts to recoup these payments in short order,” the Nevada Democrat warned … This summer, amid the furor over health care reform, two powerful House members are taking things to another level. … Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Bart Stupak, D-Mich., chairman of the Subcommittee…
Should We Trust the Government With Our Health Care?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/michelebachmann/2009/08/20/should_we_trust_the_government_with_our_health_care
– In fact, the latest news in Washington is that the White House and the Democrat majority are so gung ho about passing health care legislation…
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