Dec 14, 2010 – As millions of Americans commuted home last night, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to invoke cloture on the White House/GOP tax compromise … focusing on an amendment to the estate tax provision, according to senior party sources familiar with a Monday leadership meeting. … add to the nation's debt.…

Dec 14, 2010 – So precarious was the situation, Charles' security detail was close to drawing guns to protect the first in line to the throne. … to suffer to save the bank investors? … Now the U.S. government is moving again in a direction opposite of where the people voted to go on Nov. 2.…

Dec 13, 2010 – motion to proceed to any legislative item until the Senate has acted to fund the government and we have prevented the tax increase … free to bone up one last time.  … Remember, 67 votes are required to ratify a treaty, so nine Republicans would need to join a united Democratic caucus to do the deed…

Dec 13, 2010 – The Tea Party Patriots have launched a "no tax compromise" petition in protest to the deal and are saying it violates several parts … of the new Republican "Pledge to America." … "It is an insult to those who voted them into power to procrastinate on their pledge to honor conservative principles."…

Dec 12, 2010 – And there’s only one correct answer to this question – if it is our collective American goal to “grow the economy” and “stimulate job … Those were dark and frightening days, to be sure. … Given these and other considerations, it’s not difficult to understand why Americans voted for “change” – and threw out the reigning…

Dec 12, 2010 – Actually I'm beginning to doubt whether Meola would be able to identify a dictionary. … Benjamin attempted to decry the policies but was willing to give a pass to the traitor. … If Bradley Manning's ultimate goal was to reveal secrets in order to bring about reform, giving them to an investigative reporter in…

Dec 10, 2010 – Senators voted almost totally along party lines in failing to gain the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, which would have overcome … The House of Representatives voted 234-194 in May for an amendment to the Defense authorization bill that would repeal Don't Ask, Don't … All three voted against cloture in September. Lincoln, though, said Thursday she would have voted "yes" to support cloture.…

Dec 10, 2010 – With their three-to-two majorities, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid could have forced the Republicans to vote again and again during the … This is a relief for small businessmen and farmers who want to deed all they have built up to their kids. … A trillion dollars is being added to the long-term deficit and debt.…

Dec 10, 2010 – to get behind that agenda for change." … Fast-forward to this week. … And the Democrats are being foolishly purist, as we saw Thursday when House Democrats voted to reject the tax compromise.…

Dec 9, 2010 – Flake has a lengthy track record as an opponent of earmarks, which Congressional Republicans voted to ban within their House and Senate … In order to augment his ability to recruit fellow strong conservatives to join the committee, which he admits has been a “tough sell … even stand up to their own party, if necessary,” he said of his soon-to-be colleagues.…

Dec 9, 2010 – On Thursday, they voted to lay off 200 police and firefighters along with 200 other city workers.. … There is a solution to this kind of blackmail. … If this does not fly, perhaps they could pass a law requiring every household to have an adult who owns a gun and is trained to use…

Dec 9, 2010 – Like Obamacare, we are being told we will have to pass the bill to find out what is in it. … "The deal" spends billions and billions of dollars that the country does not have in order to prevent a tax hike that the country voted … On September 23, all of the House GOP leadership agreed to the “Pledge to America .”…

Dec 8, 2010 – To celebrate excellence among the churches, Executive Director Veryl Henderson presented certificates to the Top 10 givers to the Cooperative … A recommendation to amend the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention's Constitution, Article III, Statement of Faith, was presented to the … An amendment to Article IV, Membership, was tabled due to lack of time.…

Dec 8, 2010 – week for God to send revival. … to families desiring to adopt. … Georgia Baptists voted to exclude Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta because a woman is serving as co-pastor.…

Dec 8, 2010 – "We're going to work together and get this done. It's the most God-honoring thing for us to do." … what you want to do, what we jointly do, and we are going to work on those together." … You know what was voted on in June June , but how can we get to that end together?'"…

Dec 8, 2010 – Other highlights:- Legislation will be posted online for public viewing for three days prior to votes.- So long to late night voting … Sometimes exceptions are made to that 15 minutes. … Ernest Istook, R-Okla. — changed his vote from "no" to "yes," and the tide began to turn.…

Dec 8, 2010 – The national debt is set to double over the next decade, due to out-of-control spending in Washington. … We need to repeal Obamacare, not allow it to take effect over the next few years and move our nation that much closer to insolvency … That’s a refreshing change, to say the least. The onus to keep this momentum going falls to the new Congress.…

Dec 7, 2010 – "Pathetic" doesn't even begin to describe this:In the days after Bristol Palin was voted into the finals of “Dancing with the Stars … a “payola type program” to “encouraging and promoting teen pregnancy.” … She was impartial to one and partial to the others.”…

Dec 7, 2010 – PHILADELPHIA (BP)--Messengers to the 40th annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey celebrated the theme … "Prepare to Claim the Promise," based on Deuteronomy 31:6, at Ezekiel Baptist Church in Philadelphia. … The convention voted to increase giving to national and international missions and ministries from 25.2 percent to 25.3 percent of…

Dec 7, 2010 – We ignore what they say, concentrating on our own rebuttals to win the argument instead of trying to come to an agreement. … Life requires us to be adaptable, yet when it comes to politics, we tend to become resolute. … In order to solve problems, we must be willing to listen and be swayed if circumstances or logic dictate the need to adapt.…

Dec 7, 2010 – Senate seat after another turned from red to blue. … join his fight to defeat Montana liberal Jon Tester. … And, many of them went to www.SteveDaines.com and in a clever twist contributed $35.62.…

Dec 7, 2010 – You'll have to do your own study on that." … To add insult to injury, this past week my chaplain received an unfortunate response letter about their grievous tour from Cynthia … To date, 94 percent of the school boards approached with this Bible curriculum have voted to implement it.Abraham Lincoln, our 16th…

Dec 25, 2010 – Irish lawmakers, by a close margin, voted on December 15 to accept the terms of the package.  … If people didn’t come to Ireland to work, they came to play.  … It’s hard to say “no” to one when offered. …

Dec 24, 2010 – Of late, some of my friends are being labeled RINOs because they voted to approve the START anti-nuclear weapons pact with Russia. … sober reflection to pass a treaty to help limit nuclear arms. … It makes little difference to me.…

Dec 23, 2010 – In the lame-duck session, we want to draw attention to six Republican U.S. senators who voted with the Democrats on a key issue. … Both men voted for the START Treaty, which conceded a permanent edge in nuclear weaponry to Russia. … Richard Lugar, the ranking GOP member on the panel, all three voted for START.…