Apr 6, 2011 – If the leadership works over the weekend and gets a compromise acceptable to the House freshmen ready to go on Monday morning, it can … be filed and voted on Wednesday or Thursday and the whole Federal system can be back to humming like a Lionel train set by late in … "Now it's time for the Republicans to reach out the hand of compromise to us."…

Apr 6, 2011 – that the government would pay to private insurance companies. … When it comes to the third major entitlement program, Social Security, the Ryan plan punts, calling for "common-sense reforms to keep … to speak candidly on the subject of Social Security.…

Apr 6, 2011 – With gas doubling in price toward $4 a gallon, what better place to talk energy than to back-packing cyclists at trendy, urban Georgetown … "We’re going to have to think long term, which is why I came here, to talk to young people here at Georgetown, because you have more … And we’ve got to do it quickly.”…

Apr 5, 2011 – The Senate voted yesterday to repeal a provision of Obamacare that would require businesses to file 1099 forms for purchases over $600 … .President Obama is reportedly none too happy about the repeal, but is not threatening to veto the bill.Meanwhile back at the ranch…

Apr 5, 2011 – He is appointing a commission to draft a new constitution, which will be presented in June and later voted upon by referendum. … Morocco appears well on its way to becoming a model for other Arab states on how to relinquish monarchical control. … Countries with despotic dictators like Libya and Syria that refuse to accede to democratic reforms will not be able to follow in its…

Apr 5, 2011 – And while much was said about the rights workers should have to come together and form a union, little to nothing was said about the … There was also scant mention of Big Labor’s opposition to state right to work laws that give a worker the right not to be a member … to oust the union. …

Apr 4, 2011 – As RealClearPolitics senior political analyst Sean Trende has written, Hispanics tend to vote 10 percent to 15 percent less Republican … But the Asians in Middlesex County, N.J., most of whom are from India, seem to have voted for Republican Gov. … Net Puerto Rican migration to New York City stopped in 1961, and the huge movement of Southern blacks to Northern cities ended in 1965…

Apr 1, 2011 – year, with lower thresholds to respond to a military threat to our national security or an official, declared war against a specific … Congress to live within its means. … The Constitution is extraordinarily difficult to amend, requiring two-thirds of the House and Senate to propose it to the states (that's…

Apr 20, 2011 – According to LifeNews.com, Planned Parenthood is going after several Republicans (and one Democrat) who voted to defund the organization … Planned Parenthood is using radio ads to target the seven Republicans and one Democrat.…

Apr 20, 2011 – But Big Labor bosses don’t seem to get the message. … And in recent days they have grown increasingly desperate and turned to regulatory agencies to do their bidding. … House of Representatives recently voted to undo them in its reauthorization legislation for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA…

Apr 19, 2011 – House Republican leaders voted in March to try to intervene in federal court to defend the law after President Obama ordered the Department … Thanks to Speaker Boehner's actions, President Obama's attempt to sabotage the legal defense of DOMA is not going to work." … " of states such as Massachusetts and to grant federal benefits to same-sex couples.…

Apr 19, 2011 – In 2010, legislators wisely voted to extend these cuts. … to question whether the net gain to the family is worth the woman’s work. … It’s no wonder that the flexibility of owning a business appeals to many women who seek to balance family and career.…

Apr 16, 2011 – to God (or whoever the hell they pray to) that Trump doesn’t run. … As a Christian and a conservative I’m supposed to shun Donald because he’s an adulterer, to which I say, according to the biblical … time megaphone to say.…

Apr 16, 2011 – Hollywood and Washington are rife with elites opposed to the right to bear arms for folks in flyover country “who cling to guns … Sharon Stone, according to Ito, “got the LAPD to make a highly publicized house call to dispose of her cache of firearms.” … I made the determination that if somebody was going to try to take me out, I was going to take them with me.”…

Apr 15, 2011 – On the same day the House of Representatives again approved such a proposal, senators voted 58-42 against a resolution to bar federal … The House voted 241-185 to eliminate money for Planned Parenthood, with 10 Democrats joining Republicans in the majority. … The proposal to defund the health-care law was 240-185. Three Democrats voted with 237 Republicans for the resolution.…

Apr 15, 2011 – Every Democrat voted no, along with four Republicans (one of whom was Ron Paul, natch).  … The GOP made a promise to voters prior to the 2010 elections, and today they've taken a major step toward holding up their end of the … He's slouched to a new low, according to Gallup:…

Apr 15, 2011 – budget gimmicks, but look at these numbers: CBO score on CR cuts THIS year: $352 million Amount of Taxpayer Dollars that went to … PP last year: $362 million Is it just me, or could CR cuts have DOUBLED had the Senate voted with the House to defund PP?…

Apr 15, 2011 – taxpayer money Planned Parenthood got last year) isn't worth the political risk and that your hard-earned money should be forced to … These four were those Republican senators yesterday who voted against the Planned Parenthood defund bill.There's nothing "Republican … And ANYONE who claims Planned Parenthood isn't about abortions needs to come out of the rock they've been living under.…

Apr 15, 2011 – In the Senate last night, three "pro-life" Democrats voted in lockstep with America's Official Abortion Party to maintain federal funding … Bob Casey all declined to do so.  … It's an insult to the movement, and an affront to the intelligence of pro-life voters.…

Apr 15, 2011 – One matter the Obama Justice Department cannot decide is whether to file an appeal to the Supreme Court in the "fleeting profanity" … Did Barack Obama somehow miss the tally when Congress voted in 2006 not merely to keep the FCC policing broadcast indecency, but to … like, according to the descriptor codes that each network decides to use.…

Apr 15, 2011 – The heart of the Ryan plan is to turn Medicaid into block grants to the states, so each can decide for itself how best to use the funds … go home and tell their constituents they voted to cut Medicaid benefits? … Japan will need to sell U.S. bonds to get hard currency to repair the damage from the earthquake and tsunami.…

Apr 14, 2011 – (BP)--The movement to prohibit late-term abortions based on "fetal pain" continues to grow, with Kansas and Idaho now on the list and … Nebraska was the first to adopt such a bill, which prohibits abortions on unborn children who are able to feel pain. … ' to assisted suicide in Idaho.…

Apr 14, 2011 – Fifty-nine Republicans voted against it, as did a solid majority of Democrats.  … The bill now moves over to the Senate, where several Senators may launch symbolic efforts to delay the final vote, but final passage … UPDATE III - Here's the final roll, if you'd like to see how your representative voted.…

Apr 14, 2011 – It did not end the war, but proved to be a decisive Union victory, after which Lincoln gave thanks to God. … In 278 words, Lincoln took his audience from the past to the present to the future of our nation. … Lincoln also noted that we, the people, were not to be the judgers, but that that judgment is left to God alone.…

Apr 14, 2011 – The administration expects that someone will have enough money to float our $4 billion- to $5 billion-a-day loans -- either foreigners … Barack Obama voted not to extend the debt ceiling when he railed against out-of-control government spending under the Bush administration … Mean dictators should flee when told to leave. And radical Muslims are not really trying to kill us.…