Jun 20, 2009 – “We are just praying for him to get back to the Senate real soon,” said Nick Casey, West Virginia Democratic Party chairman. … Byrd’s absence has caused distress among supporters and speculation about who would fill his seat if he is unable to return to work … Still, it's a state that hasn’t voted Democrat in a presidential election since 1996. Last year, President Obama lost to Sen.…

Jul 9, 2009 – Much of it [$17 billion of the stimulus package spent to date] has followed a well-worn path to places that regularly collect a bigger … "There's no politics at work when it comes to spending for the recovery," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says. … But, he says, "it will be important to pay close attention as the data come in to ensure that political favoritism plays no role."…

Jul 9, 2009 – last year have reaped twice as much money per person from the administration's $787 billion economic stimulus package as those that voted … John McCain.Oh, and when do we finally get to put "stimulus" in scare quotes to indicate that the term is being used ironically, given…

Jul 9, 2009 – One of the cautions that has to be given to the President -- and I've talked to some of his people about this -- is that you can't … I voted against G.W. … So I "threw away my vote" and voted libertarian. I voted for Bush in '04 because of 9/11.…

Jul 7, 2009 – How can any congressman who voted for this monstrosity possibly get re-elected? … do not have an automatic right to an effective lawyer. … To say this is scratching the surface is a monumental exaggeration.…

Jul 7, 2009 – Sarah Palin said last year to explain why Sen. John McCain picked her to be his running mate. … A press corps that barely seemed to care that Joe Biden voted in favor of the Iraq War, only to oppose it later, became absorbed with … the question as to whether Palin tried to ban books from the local library.…

Jul 6, 2009 – Nor did he have time to accept the invitation to convey greetings and a few remarks to the couple hundred thousand who came to Washington … Obama buys into reasoning equating the homosexual political movement to the black civil rights movement: "....it's not for me to tell … you to be patient any more than it was for others to counsel patience to African Americans who were petitioning for equal rights a…

Jul 5, 2009 – . -- California's campaigns introduce candidates not only to the state's voters but to its immensity. … elections, and requiring the ballot language to specify the costs of measures being voted on. … Because California is second among the states only to Wisconsin in Internet connectivity, she hopes to directly arouse the state for…

Jul 5, 2009 – On June 7, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted for a resolution stating “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be … Our freedom was won – but now we had to learn how to govern ourselves – how to actually put these high ideals – that we are given certain … Pledge to yourself, and to your friends and family, that you will work to remind government who is in charge.…

Jul 3, 2009 – Two days later, on July 4, delegates voted in session to approve the document we know as the formal Declaration of Independence. … The document was intended to explain, in detail, to the world, the reasons for separating from the British crown. … And, now you can – Click here to affix your signature to this online Declaration of Independence.…

Jul 2, 2009 – "Huddled masses" streaming to our shores and across our borders "to breathe free." … Until then - well, you might want to think on Stephen Decatur's toast: "To my country, may she always be right. … To say my country "right or wrong" sounds to me like over-the-top unquestioning favoritism for the US of A.…

Jul 2, 2009 – The record shows that DeStefano and his appointees went to work, holding secret meetings and concealing their motives, to get the Civil … Service Board to decertify the test results. … Bazelon and Sotomayor, who voted to uphold the city's decertification of the promotion test, are typical of liberal elites who are…

Jul 1, 2009 – " to any president's judicial nominees. … to the same thing in practice. … Judge Sotomayor is not in any jeopardy that would entitle her to the benefit of the doubt.…

Jul 1, 2009 – It's going to take a lot longer to show results, they now say. … The president is willing to consider "a lot of different formulations" to finance his healthcare plan, he added. … to 35 percent on foreign profits invested overseas to expand markets.…

Jul 1, 2009 – We're in the middle of pretending to save the planet, baby. … and move abroad to places less devoted to destroying themselves. … Something, after all, needs to be done.…

Jul 19, 2009 – And if I voted my true preference, I might never, ever vote for a winner. My vote would never seem to count. … Ascribe that to bureaucratic inertia. … to keep out the outsiders.…

Jul 19, 2009 – “Leadership can only make endorsements, and while it is good to know where they stand, that does not mean we have to fall in line,” … Most will want to remain registered Republican, to vote in the party's gubernatorial and Senate primaries. … Specter has a tougher case to make to these folks: It boils down to, "Forget all of our electoral history and vote for me because Rendell…

Jul 17, 2009 – Senators can vote for a Supreme Court justice whose approach to adjudication they believe to be wrong (again, if a senator, I would … have voted for Justice Breyer, though I find his willingness to rely on foreign law repugnant).  … without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and…

Jul 17, 2009 – House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 3170, the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.  … , President Obama had called for a repeal of the ban on the public funding of abortions, and the House Rules Committee voted to prohibit … for "domestic partnership benefits in D.C. and removes the ban on taxpayer funding of efforts to legalize marijuana in D.C."…

Jul 17, 2009 – our nation’s deficit is over $1 trillion, the highest it has ever been in our nation’s history.Yet, the Democrats find it prudent to … bring to the floor a bill that would spend $700 million on wild horses. … Furthermore, the House voted on a similar bill last Congress. …

Jul 16, 2009 – That's because in this strange historical instance, the American people, beginning with but not limited to those of us who voted Barack … As LaHood snarkily put it to Gov. … to cowboy-friendly Reagan Country.…

Jul 16, 2009 – Bush's judicial nominees, the GOP leadership threatened to bar its use to kill a judicial confirmation vote. … Furthermore, Obama's idea of moderate clashed with those of the 78 senators who voted to confirm Chief Justice John G. … hold as fundamental the unexpressed right to privacy.…

Jul 15, 2009 – No, they had to go back to Roger Taney -- confirmed in 1836 -- who was allegedly attacked for being a Catholic (and who authored the … To defend "the right to privacy," liberals investigated Bork's video rentals. … overwhelmingly to confirm her, in a 96-to-3 vote.…

Jul 15, 2009 – Souter, who voted with the 5-4 majority in Kelo v. … Says one person close to the Ashcroft team, ‘Our reaction was, Wow! I mean, holy Moses! The guy's trying to slay us!’ … That’s something to keep in mind when we hear Mr.…

Jul 14, 2009 – Democrats led Republicans 41 percent to 38 percent on education -- but the GOP led 49 percent to 40 percent on national security, … 40 percent to 34 percent on immigration, 46 percent to 39 percent on abortion, 34 percent to 33 percent on ethics and corruption, … If he's sagging in the low 40s or high 30s by the fall, he probably won't be able to persuade moderate Democratic senators to walk…