Tag: Democrat-Win

Obama administration will NOT approve permit for Keystone XL pipeline

Obama administration will NOT approve permit for Keystone XL pipeline

As I hoped (and predicted), the effort by Republicans to force President Obama to make a rush decision on issuing a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline has backfired. The State Department Wednesday will reject the Keystone XL pipeline, multiple sources following the project tell POLITICO. The formal announcement is expected at 3 p.m. from Deputy Secretary of State William […]

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The amazing brilliance of Obama’s January 4th recess appointments

The amazing brilliance of Obama’s January 4th recess appointments

Yesterday, I wrote about President Obama giving recess appointments first to Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and then to three National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members. In a blockquoted piece from Talking Points Memo was this tidbit: On the unprecedented nature of the appointment, McConnell and Boehner have a decent case. Both parties have […]

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As the lefty commentator Chicken Littles run around, President Obama piles up the wins

As the lefty commentator Chicken Littles run around, President Obama piles up the wins

Oh. My. Lord. To read the lefty pundits today, you would think that President Obama had changed parties overnight, handed over the keys to the Oval Office to the resurrected body of Ronald Reagan, and hitchhiked back to his hometown in Kenya/Moscow. After stepping in and helping to broker a deal to keep the government from shutting down, something members […]

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The Republican “Path to Poverty”

Paul Ryan calls his new budget cause the “Path to Prosperity”. The new head of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (woo HOO!!!) calls it, appropriately, the “Path to Poverty”. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of amendment number 4 which stops reckless and shameful cuts to senior and nursing homes. As a member of Congress representing a large […]

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Unemployment at 2-year low

You know, if this keeps up, Barack Obama is going to end up getting reelected in 2012. The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began. The Labor Department says the economy added 216,000 new jobs last month, offsetting layoffs of local […]

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Hallelujah

Hallelujah

President Obama signs bill to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell into law. Another bigoted policy from another era consigned to the rubbish bin of history. Sitting here in one of the most conservative cities in the state of Michigan, I’m almost weepy. I’m just sayin’…

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Two amazing years – the Do-Something Congress

Mark Murray has an really good piece up at MSNBC called “The Do-Something Congress”. In it, he makes this rather dramatic statement: [L]ost in the poll numbers and the voters’ message in November is this one unmistakable fact: This Congress, which likely will come to a close this week, accomplished more, legislatively, than any other Congress since the 1960s (the […]

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If this is fail, I’ll take another serving please

It’s been quite a lame duck session for Democrats: They got Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repealed. They got unemployment benefits for millions of out of work Americans extended for a year. They got the middle class tax cuts extended for two years. They got a economy-stimulating payroll tax holiday put in place. They got major food safety bill passed. They […]

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The Obama Tax Cuts: To be or not to be?

The Obama Tax Cuts: To be or not to be?

Remember that dreaded device that Republicans hated so much: Reconciliation? That was the one they said perverted the Constitution when Democrats were looking to use it during health insurance reform. Well, back in the day when George W. Bush was president, Republicans didn’t think it was so danged bad. In fact, they loved them some reck and silly ayshun just […]

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How OFA’s GOTV operation will change this election

How OFA’s GOTV operation will change this election

I have no doubt that we’re going to win some and lose some come next Tuesday night. But so many of the races across our country will be won 51-49 by one side or another. And it’s in these races where GOTV is going to make ALL the difference. From now until the polls close on Tuesday, my every waking […]

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Live feed of President Obama’s GOTV rally in Chicago

Tonight, President Obama holds one of the last of his Vote 2010 campaign rallies. It takes place on the Midway Plaisance near his home on the south side of Chicago. It starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. Watch it live here! I’m just sayin’…

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