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The Obama Way: Bluster, Bully, Bribe
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/03/05/the_obama_way_bluster,_bully,_bribe
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The White House took great offense this week when conservatives suggested President Obama might be trading a judicial appointment … The White House last named a circuit nominee on Nov. 4." … an Obama administration job to far-left Democrat Andrew Romanoff if he withdrew his challenge to White House-backed incumbent Democratic…
Ethics Scandal Will Hurt Democrats in November
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/03/04/ethics_scandal_will_hurt_democrats_in_november
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/03/04/ethics_scandal_will_hurt_democrats_in_november
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The House ethics committee has been digging into his case for a long time, recently ruling that he improperly accepted trips to the … Levin of Michigan, the third-ranking Democrat, who has a close relationship with Rangel. … Some in the White House urged Obama to agree to a scaled-back, bipartisan package of healthcare reforms as a first step.…
Iraq War More Popular Than Healthcare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2010/03/04/iraq_war_more_popular_than_healthcare
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The House also voted in favor of the same resolution 296-133.Healthcare narrowly passed the House 220-215 in November of last year, … passed the Senate on Christmas Eve with a 60-39 party line vote, giving the Iraq war 49 more supportive votes than healthcare in the House … and 17 more in the Senate.A Rasmussen Poll showed this week that 44 percent of Americans support the current Democrat healthcare plan…
Game Changer? Not in the Way Intended
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2010/03/04/game_changer_not_in_the_way_intended
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Neither was it held in the White House. … President Harry Truman actually lived in Blair House for several years
during the extensive renovation of the White House. … Bart Stupak is a Democrat.…
Dem Congressman to Step Down Amid Sex Scandal Allegations
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/03/03/dem_congressman_to_step_down_amid_sex_scandal_allegations
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According to Politico, several House aides have come forward from both sides of the aisle with allegations that Massa, who is married … with two children, sexually harassed a male staffer.These allegations have drawn the attention of the House Ethics Committee, but … With his announcement to retire, Massa becomes the 15th House Democrat to leave Congress at the end of this term; 11 of them planning…
Holding Lawmakers Accountable on Health Care
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2010/03/03/holding_lawmakers_accountable_on_health_care
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Right now, we’ve got 104 co-sponsors in the House but it hasn’t received a committee hearing or a vote. … I urge the President and Democrat Leadership to listen to this overwhelming uproar from the American public, scrap the current legislation…
Command and Control
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johncampbell/2010/03/02/command_and_control
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In spite of all the polls, and in spite of 3 resounding defeats at the ballot box, it is now clear that the Democrat leadership intends … If they do this, it must start in the Budget Committee in the House, on which I serve. America is actuarially bankrupt.…
The Vote
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johncampbell/2010/03/21/the_vote
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In an astounding show of arrogance, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a posse of her fellow Democrats chose to walk right through the … The entire state of North Dakota, by the way, is represented by a Democrat, Earl Pomeroy. Coincidence?…
Stupak, White House Reach a Deal
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/03/21/stupak,_white_house_reach_a_deal
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The White House has released an executive order this afternoon that they claim reaffirms restrictions on the use of federal funds for … As a result, pro-life holdout, Democrat Rep.…
A New Wrinkle
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/carolplattliebau/2010/03/21/a_new_wrinkle
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Apparently, the Democrats are refusing to meet with them and the parliamentarian about it, hoping (presumably) to force through a House … vote first.But if I were a House member who might well lose my seat over my "yes" vote, I'd sure want to know that my sacrifice wouldn't … If you're a Democrat, it's bad enough to be voted out of office for supporting health care -- but it's much worse to have done so amid…
Voters in 'Bitter' Western Pennsylvania take Center Stage
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2010/03/21/voters_in_bitter_western_pennsylvania_take_center_stage
https://townhall.com/columnists/salenazito/2010/03/21/voters_in_bitter_western_pennsylvania_take_center_stage
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“I grew up in Johnstown in half of a double house that my parents rented,” Burns says, forgoing the diner’s special for a club sandwich … He is not a politician, but a successful businessman,” Gregg says, adding that he is a lifelong Democrat.…
No hope for change?
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2010/03/21/no_hope_for_change
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2010/03/21/no_hope_for_change
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House of Representatives will vote on health care legislation. Sorta. … But the House will not vote on that Senate bill. No. Certainly not. … Instead, through a tricky little parliamentary maneuver called deem and pass, the House will simply deem the Senate legislation to…
Military Plans Not Protected Under Obamacare?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/03/20/military_plans_not_protected_under_obamacare
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Not according to the GOP:Background: On March 18, 2010, just days before the House votes on the Democrats’ government takeover of … health plans that were included in the House bill. … In an effort to bolster support for the House health care takeover back in August 2009, the White House advertised that bill’s exemption…
Update: Pelosi Still Courting Stupak; Pro-Choice Dems Threaten to Kill the Bill
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2010/03/19/upda…l_courting_stupak;_pro-choice_dems_threaten_to_kill_the_bill
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From CNN: Washington (CNN) - The divisive issue of abortion is once again causing eleventh hour problems for House Democrats as they … Anti-abortion Democrat Bart Stupak of Michigan is asking for a vote on his language restricting taxpayer funding for abortion, and … , however, are demanding that the vote on the Concurrent Resolution happen before the House confirms the Senate bill.…
A Democrat Stands Up
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2010/03/19/a_democrat_stands_up
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Watching pro-life Democrat Rep. … In round two, though, the White House and House Democratic leadership decided to ignore him, assuming either that he was bluffing about … Casey, a Democrat, died in May 2000.…
What Happens in DC, Doesn't Stay in DC
https://townhall.com/columnists/nathantabor/2010/03/19/what_happens_in_dc,_doesnt_stay_in_dc
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The left-wing of the Democrat Party believes they can make the case an overhaul of the system by using smoke and mirrors. … Even more frightening is that the Democrat-controlled White House, House of Representatives and U.S. … On Thursday, Obama mentioned a proposal by Democrat Senator Charles Schumer and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham that features a first-ever…
Thank You, Bret
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2010/03/19/thank_you,_bret
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closest he came to answering the question was, "I don't spend a lot of time worrying about what the procedural rules are in the House … He said they basically track the recommendations of Democrat Tom Daschle and Republicans Bob Dole and Howard Baker. … But more importantly, the Democrat he cites, Tom Daschle, would be his health and human services head right now but for his tax scandal…
Voices in the Wilderness
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2010/03/19/voices_in_the_wilderness
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Marion Berry isn't having it, and neither are the other congressmen still standing allied behind Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Michigan … The White House keeps saying that its health-care reform won't change the law on this subject, aka the Hyde Amendment, which bars the … Naturally the White House has refused to accept it.…
Stupak: Fight for Life Has Been a "Living Hell"
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The Democrat tells The Hill that his principled fight against the president's health care package has been like a "living hell" for … “All the phones are unplugged at our house — tired of the obscene calls and threats.…
ObamaCare: An Ugly Process, and It Will Only Get Uglier
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelfcannon/2010/03/18/obamacare_an_ugly_process,_and_it_will_only_get_uglier
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Even if the House strips out Nebraska’s $100 million “Cornhusker Kickback” and the extra Medicare benefits for Floridians (a.k.a., … In 2003, after the House initially rejected President Bush’s Medicare drug benefit, Republicans held the vote open for three hours, … of the House vote on…whatever they vote on instead of ObamaCare.…
National Suicide by Self Execution
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2010/03/17/national_suicide_by_self_execution
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2010/03/17/national_suicide_by_self_execution
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Kevorkian, egging on the House to approve a “self-executing” rule that would kill the nation’s health care system by suffocating it … Aptly named the “Slaughter Rule” after House Rules Committee Chairman Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., the idea is for House Members to vote … Then the House--without an actual vote--would “deem as passed” the Senate bill.…
The Slaughter on the Southern Border
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/03/17/the_slaughter_on_the_southern_border
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2010/03/17/the_slaughter_on_the_southern_border
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The question for this White House is: How many more Americans will be targeted for execution before we stop rewarding such fatally … of this weekend's killing spree is that the U.S. needs to work even closer with the Calderon administration -- and at least one House … Democrat in Texas, Henry Cuellar, is calling for a second Merida Initiative package.…
Obama Budget Will Crash the U.S. Economy
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2010/03/17/obama_budget_will_crash_the_us_economy
https://townhall.com/columnists/terryjeffrey/2010/03/17/obama_budget_will_crash_the_us_economy
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Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, told me of the deficit numbers the CBO is now projecting … Obama (who supported the bank bailout), the Democrat-controlled Congress (that approved all the spending bills) and newly inaugurated … But now, according to CBO's new report, President Obama and a Democrat-controlled Congress are in the process of running up a $1.5…
Fat Cat California Teachers Union Misses the Education Mark
https://townhall.com/columnists/meredithturney/2010/03/16/fat_cat_california_teachers_union_misses_the_education_mark
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It also lobbied on behalf of House Resolution 5 and Senate Resolution 7, which both expressed the legislature’s belief that Proposition … donation—the largest donation to any political party from the special interest groups—clearly signifies the union’s commitment to the Democrat…
Marco Rubio and the Republicans Who Love Him
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2010/03/15/marco_rubio_and_the_republicans_who_love_him
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2010/03/15/marco_rubio_and_the_republicans_who_love_him
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"I'm not sure people even want to be the Democrat Obama these days," he says. … Last May, when Rubio, the former speaker of the state House, announced his candidacy, the first three polls done in the race showed … "In that campaign, (Brown) was often tempted to get involved in side issues; he was invited to join (Democrat Martha Coakley) in the…