Jul 25, 2008 – Instead, union organizers would be able to put pressure upon workers to sign up. … If a worker refused to vote for a union to organize his plant he could have all sorts of pressure placed upon him to conform. … She would like to see that money converted into vouchers to permit workers to help them acquire job-training skills.…

Aug 7, 2008 – It's likely that Dickey's view of how to evaluate the politics and people of the South in 2008 is something akin to how I might report … They include a faded sign in the woods that says "Jesus Saves Vote"; a room full of bigoted collectibles such as KKK hoods and the … Obama already polls 23 percent among white voters there, and there are still a lot of undecided whites still to make up their minds…

Aug 6, 2008 – As you all have heard, House Republicans decided to forego the August District Work Period to stay in D.C. and work on an energy bill … While the Democrat leadership turned off the lights and went home, House Republicans flew back to D.C. to continue work on the energy … Tell your member of Congress to sign the discharge petition that will bring H.R. 6566 – The American Energy Act, up for a vote despite…

Aug 5, 2008 – -Calif.) and join the GOP to force a stand alone vote on offshore drilling. … Under House rules, Pelosi is required to schedule legislation for a vote if 218 members more sign a document called a “discharge petition … “They’ll have to use their imagination as to how they can get a vote,” she replied.…

Aug 5, 2008 – The leadership in both parties repeatedly refused to permit up-or-down votes on energy-related matters. … If the Leadership will allow an up-or-down vote, fine; if not the Senators plan to force a vote. Very likely they will prevail. … Members can sign a discharge petition and force an up-or-down vote. But Speaker Pelosi is very tough on discharge petitions.…

Aug 4, 2008 – Never should have hated You never should have doubted him Note to self: look up this word, “doubt.” … And all you other politicians trying to hate on my man Watch us win a majority vote in every state on my man Rhyming ‘man’ with … The threats ain’t fazing us, the nooses or the jokes So get off your ass black people, it’s time to get out and vote Now there…

Aug 17, 2008 – vote. … continues to play to the victim thinking mentality. … If Barack Obama continues to bring up race in this campaign, let’s hope for a thicker skin for all of us and a little less name calling…

Aug 14, 2008 – Obama has pledged to sign it if he were to become President. … To fail to ensure the right to vote free of intimidation and coercion from all sides would be a betrayal of what we have always championed … I was pleased to be associated with my fellow broadcasters precisely because we had the privacy of the vote.…

Aug 13, 2008 – vote on whether to allow new offshore oil-drilling. … "With all due respect, President Bush would have to sign the moratorium into law for it to exist." … "And my advice to him today would be to start the process up right now for what we do on Oct. 1 when this moratorium is ended and move…

Aug 13, 2008 – Moreover, the workers themselves know that, so they may find it prudent to sign up for a union, whether they want one or not. … The Congressional Democrats could of course vote to continue forbidding drilling in those places. … They not only contribute money, they can contribute people who walk the precincts on election nights, rounding up the faithful to go…

Aug 12, 2008 – It’s a gentlemen’s agreement that not everybody—the bishops didn’t vote on it, they were not asked to sign up to it. … In fact I just looked that up to be sure and I find out that wasn’t binding either. … It’s a mess, and there is no short-term solution that I see to fix this problem save for one side giving up and going away.…

Aug 12, 2008 – In the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama rolled up more than 90 percent of the African-American vote. … die or put to death? … Senate in 2001, the vote was 98 to 0 in favor.…

Aug 8, 2008 – But it is up to the workers, and they should be free to choose their process," campaign spokesman Nick Shapiro said. … But Obama, a lawyer, flatly says the bill "will allow workers to form a union through majority sign-up and card checks" -- bypassing … -vote majority to pass this dangerous and very anti-democratic legislation.…

Aug 26, 2008 – Bill's screwing it up for her again.Opening video for Hillary: A hard rock montage to Hillary's best political moments. Odd. … Says she can't wait for Obama to "sign into a law a health care plan that covers every single American" and for Obama to bring the … She's reminding everyone it's the 88th anniversary of the day women got the right to vote. The crowd is eating all this up.…

Aug 20, 2008 – We figured that it would be wise to leave Sacramento in the early evening to avoid traffic. … A sign. A large orange sign reading: Freeway Closed Ahead, 11 p.m.-4 a.m. … I wondered whether they smiled at the idea that they were paying the state of California up to 10.3 percent of their income.…

Sep 5, 2008 – act” -- won’t be to bring home the troops from Iraq, or to set up a government health care system or any of the other things that Barack … When I sat down to read it and fill it up with Post-it notes and underlines and everything, I realized that this is really a well-written … I really hope my book can start a national conversation that is not limited to people who already are going to vote against Sen.…

Sep 5, 2008 – of registering dead people to vote, shaking down corporations and using the race card as a bludgeon. … of 37 ACORN employees accused of offering gifts to sign up voters (including prepaid gas cards and restaurant cards) or falsifying … With a wave of his magic wand, Obama amended his FEC forms to change the "advance work" to "get-out-the-vote" work.…

Sep 10, 2008 – Six planks of their first nine-plank platform dealt with abolition, equal rights for liberated slaves, and the right for them to vote … of Lincoln and knew the Democrats, who had proudly formed the KKK, would kill them if they tried to vote for a Republican. … that two men can replace a woman at any time, and I don’t recall Sally Quinn, or the other feminists standing up and saying to the…

Sep 24, 2008 – It is highly unlikely that Congress will vote to increase the Federal fuel tax, which finances the Highway Trust Fund, in this election … Bush is all but certain to veto the increase. So what is a state to do to make up for the Federal revenue shortfall? … States and localities will be obliged to face up to their obligations and responsibilities to make transit the mode of choice for…

Sep 24, 2008 – One way to get some idea of the magnitude of a trillion is to ask: How long ago was a trillion seconds? … But now that the chickens have come home to roost, Senator Dodd wants to be sure to get some goodies from the rescue legislation to … pass out to people likely to vote for him.…

Sep 19, 2008 – Warning: If your neighbor's got an "Obama '08" bumper sticker or lawn sign, you might want to double-check your door locks at night … Exorteth the One: "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. … to target undecided voters -- and offering subsidies to volunteers.…

Oct 16, 2008 – do as president is to sign that bill. … And I’ll be right up front to say the issue of the dignity and sanctity of human life is number one in my book before you get to other … George: I’ll have to admit too that I didn’t have to work very hard to dig up the information about Senator Obama’s record that I presented…

Oct 14, 2008 – And now he ends up signing the first authorization bill which could give Amtrak more than just enough money merely to survive. … What Amtrak actually receives will depend upon how many dollars the appropriators are willing to cough up. … , so to speak.…

Oct 12, 2008 – Barack Obama says Republicans "are going to try to make you afraid of me." … Well, it's hard to imagine how the GOP could conjure up a more fearsome specter of an Obama presidency than the one created by the … And, of course, to vote for someone other than Obama is the telltale sign of racism.…

Oct 12, 2008 – But he has to kick his campaign up several notches.  … The theory is that these votes will reveal a secret reluctance to vote for Obama because of his race.  … My point is simply that it would be wrong for evangelicals to vote for him because they buy into the idea that he thinks like them.…