Oct 30, 2012 – First we had both sides going up on air in Minnesota, with Chicago deploying Bill Clinton up there to batten down the hatches.   … Not only has Minnesota has been moved to “Lean Dem” and the Obama Campaign is up in that state with a significant television buy, but … Keystone State voters overwhelmingly vote on election day itself; 96 percent, according to Beeson's memo quoted above.  …

Oct 30, 2012 – “I don’t know if they were trying to get a point across, to vote for Obama,” said Slown, “but to do something like this is not going … to get the point across.” … He estimates the damage to both of his vehicles at about $3,400.…

Oct 30, 2012 – Next week voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington will vote on whether to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples. … When added to Americans' aversion to discrimination, to the elevation of compassion to perhaps the highest national value, and to the … --When you sign up for the new social networking site, Google Plus, you are asked to identify your gender.…

Nov 13, 2012 – "The church today needs to recover a militant spirit," Gilstrap preached. "The church is to be a bride in combat boots. … Every year over the last 10 years, it has been necessary to dip and sometimes ladle into restricted funds to make up for income shortfalls … But this year, "We have made up $158,000 of the $320,000 in restricted funds," Render said to sustained applause at his unexpected…

Nov 12, 2012 – Instead, they voted to not have to vote on base closures so they could later claim they had no vote in the matter (other than an up-or-down … Senate members couldn't come up with a revenue and spending package that would begin to reduce the growing debt. … That all had to do with the fact that we were bumping up against the debt ceiling that Republicans would only agree to raise if the…

Nov 9, 2012 – But you also think, “Damned if I’m going to wake up early every day like that chump and bust my rear end to earn a good life.” … You sneak up to the house with the nice things and you suddenly see a sign. Here’s a quiz. … Prop 5 in Michigan – Would require a two-thirds vote of both the state house and state senate to raise any tax. Rejected 69-31.…

Nov 9, 2012 – It’s human nature to want what others have and not want to do what others did to get it, but Obama has taken that to a whole new level … Don’t even bother to try to explain it. Tattoos are often a sign of short term thinking. … Every time you see a “tramp stamp”, (and they’re happy to wear pants low enough to show them off), consider that a vote for Obama.…

Nov 23, 2012 – This means that nothing passes the Senate without the hard-to-get 60-votes needed to take up any administration legislation. … Hispanics, on the other hand, inched up from 9 percent of the electorate in 2008 to 10 percent this year, and younger voters, age 18 … No serious Republican candidate can afford to lose 70 percent-plus of the Hispanic vote -- especially in battlegrounds like Florida…

Nov 19, 2012 – Secondly, Senators have to vote on things all the time. They have to question witnesses at hearings. … Mark Sanford have to admit to having run away from home to have a tryst with a woman from Argentina - IN Argentina. … Because they work in Washington, DC as to the national political reporters who make up the early lists.…

Dec 4, 2012 – Not only are you going to sign on to higher tax rates and higher tax revenues, we are going to rub your Tea Party noses in your coming … Pass the Bush tax cuts, and send them to Harry Reid and say:"Harry, you are going to have to pass this extension of the tax cuts, or … Edmund Ross rose to cast the decisive vote in the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, he said, "I looked down into my own…

Dec 1, 2012 – The Senate has already passed a bill to keep income taxes from going up on middle-class families. … They're ready to vote on that same thing. … So to take stock: President Obama wants Republicans to fall in line with legislation that has received only Democrats to vote for it…

Nov 27, 2012 – We need to cut tax rates to free up our private and productive sector and pull this economy out of the ditch." … Yet today the leadership is about to abandon this conviction to sign on to higher tax rates or revenues, while the economy is nearing … What are the perils for Republicans who sign on to an Obama deal?…

Nov 26, 2012 – They will continue to follow him like those fools who still praise Lenin and Stalin in Russia.  … This lady sums things up pretty well:   Drinking the drink of illusion indeed. … What happens when there isn't any more money to pay for Obama phones? Or food stamps? Etc. Etc. Etc.  …

Dec 11, 2012 – When put to a vote, Democrats will either vote "no" on the President's fiscal cliff "plan" -- illustrating just how extreme it is - … - or they will feel free to vote "yes" . . . and it will be interesting to hear them defend that vote come Election Day … won't even bring the bill to the floor for a vote.…

Dec 11, 2012 – A current variant comes to mind, courtesy of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Florida branch, which is threatening to sue the Miami-Dade … That’s why progressives have adopted the red herring phrase “freedom to worship” to replace “freedom of religion.” … The newly-coined right not to be offended seems to be picking up speed, except when it comes to offending Christians.…

Dec 7, 2012 – Rand Paul seems to be warming up to a variation on Coulter's suggestion:   I have yet another thought on how we can fix … wants by offering an immediate up-or-down vote on Obama's plan this week.   … They could vote with Democrats to lower most of the rates back to previous levels, while simply not acting to restore current rates…

Dec 7, 2012 – Obama appealed to in a campaign commercial, bragging that his policies take care of her from toddler to retirement, and his opponent's … Before the welfare reform Republicans pressured Bill Clinton to sign into law in 1996, it was a staple of conservative rhetoric that … Write to Suzanne Fields at: suzannefields2000@gmail.com.…

Dec 6, 2012 – Require a super majority vote to over-ride this limit, which would allow for recourse in a time of war or other national emergency. … Again, this solution makes far too much sense to be taken seriously in Washington, a sure sign that it’s a good idea. … It’s a darn good question to bring up, of course, but one I suspect members of Congress aren’t willing to ask, let alone answer.…

Dec 23, 2012 – You might notice that Boehner couldn’t even bring up his Plan B- or the “Morning-After Tax” as I like to call it- up for a vote. … If you are so damn sure the President is doomed to failure, you can rejoice because next time around you will be there to pick up the … Dear Comrade Don, Let’s just tax people who vote too. Maybe you can go back to Britton…now. JustMC wrote: Mr.…

Dec 22, 2012 – He should call it up, amend it – if he can – and appoint conferees to reach a final agreement. … Allowing taxes to rise on all Americans as contemplated under current law would mean a 9.61 percent hit to GDP, along with a 7.35 percent … They are so committed that they refuse to put their fingerprints on a deal to raise taxes on some even if it means risking automatic…

Dec 19, 2012 – to avert the fiscal cliff. … They are back to the $250,000 number, and the president plans to use the "resulting revenues" to finance more spending.   … They could all vote for the latter item (it'd die in the Senate), then Boehner and Cantor would piece together enough votes to pass…

Dec 17, 2012 – House Speaker John Boehner as a sign of progress, but simply believes it is not enough and there is much more to be worked out before … The Senate would only take up the former bill, though Senate Republicans could try -- likely to no avail -- to force a vote on the … No Republican lawmaker would be compelled to directly vote for the tax increase.  …

Jan 2, 2013 – House Republicans wringing their hands over what to do about the Senate-passed bill to crawl back up the fiscal cliff. … thing to do." … The vote on H.R. 8 (officially the vote was on a motion to concur in the Senate Amendments) passed easily by a vote of 257-167.…

Jan 2, 2013 – They even have been unable to come up with a reasonable measure to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” they themselves constructed months … to sign the bill. … His colleagues on both sides of the aisle quickly fell in line, saluted, and passed the measure by a lop-sided vote of 73 to 23.…

Jan 1, 2013 – So they did what any US Senator would do when trying to control spending: They sped-up the pace of spending.  Phew. … In order to cut spending in DC, you see, the wonks have to raise spending. … "I think there's a growing sense that, nobody's singing Kenny Rogers, but you do have to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em…