Politics

Sheila Jackson Lee: Repealing Health Care is really unconstitutional UPDATE: Repeal will kill Americans?

By Jim Vicevich | January 19, 2011 |

Via HotAir … and just too good not to repost. AP, has a hard time trying to follow the Texas Democrat’s logic, as he should, but I’ll give him an “A” for trying. Congresswoman Lee on the House floor yesterday trying to make the case that repealing Obamacare violates the 5th, and 14th amendments. Judo!

Word has it Lieberman will not run for Senate in 2012

By Steve McGough | January 18, 2011 |

Kevin Rennie’s posted news this afternoon indicating Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) will not run for re-election in 2012. Earlier today, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz announced she would be running for the seat as a Democrat in 2012. Linda McMahon still may be in for the next round, and Peter Schiff is still interested. Still,…

Obama: But what we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another.

By Jim Vicevich | January 13, 2011 |

I am not a fan of this President. But I must say I was touched by one thing the young President said last night at the Tucson Tragedy Memorial Service. Between the shouts and whistles it was hardly a memorial to be sure … but this portion of the speech I thought was well written,…

What Happens When Reality and the Template Collide – The Democrat Chronicles of Tucson

By Dave in EH | January 12, 2011 |

Having a convenient scapegoat means never having to deal with the truth.

Obamacare and the new Congress UPDATE: Link to repeal bill

By SoundOffSister | January 3, 2011 |

On Wednesday, the new members of Congress will be sworn in. In the House of Representatives, Republicans will now hold the majority, and Obamacare is at the top of their list of things to do … as in … repeal Obamacare. And so it begins. (Link to repeal bill under the fold)

Symptom of the Disease: Journalist thinks Connecticut governor must “win” money for state

By Steve McGough | December 30, 2010 |

Yes, I understand the current political climate requires town finance managers to beg for money from the state, and state leaders must beg for money from the federal government, but can we agree this is a problem? Actually, it’s incrementally grown from a small issue to what any well-informed TEA Party member would refer to…

The “Birthers” get a big push from … Chris Matthews? UPDATE: More Matthews UPDATE 2: I believe

By Jim Vicevich | December 28, 2010 |

OK … that’s just a cheap headline to get views … I think. Matthews spent his entire first segment with Clarence Page and David Corn discussing the recent push by Hawaii’s new Democrat Governor to finally get the young President’s long form birth certificate into the public domain. The idea is to end the controversy…

START passes. But are we really safer?

By Jim Vicevich | December 22, 2010 |

Not really. Reducing nukes I imagine makes a nation safer, if the two who sign on are the only countries with nukes. Inspections make sense, except the Russians have exceptions to some inspections, namely their ground launchers. Swell. But most of all, this is a bad treaty because the Russians believe we must stop development…

Dick Durbin slams the rich, Dave Ramsey fires back

By Jim Vicevich | December 15, 2010 |

It’s getting rough out there my little hostage takers. The name calling continues and the latest installment comes from Dick Durbin who invokes Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to take a shot at those evil rich people. Well last night on Cavuto, Dave Ramsey had just about enough … and the rest, as they say, is…

Health Care Mandate Unconstitutional … Good news? Not so fast.

By Jim Vicevich | December 14, 2010 |

At least that’s what conservatarian author and  leader of the Tea Party Movement in Connecticut, Bob McGuffie says. Unintended consequences?