Zack Space Flips From ‘Yes’ to ‘No’ on Health Care
Coming, as it does, after Obama's pep rally today, this announcement from an important swing Democrat is very interesting. Zack Space is afraid of taxes squeezing the middle class in the Senate versions of the bill:
After hearing out everyone from President Obama to tea party activists, Dover Democratic Rep. Zack Space announced today that he'll [...]
Djou Hopes for Hawaiian Surprise
Scott Brown’s upset win in Massachusetts dealt a blow to
the White House, but another special election loss could hit
closer to home for President Obama — literally.
At the end of February, Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie,
who represented the Congressional district that includes Obama’s
birthplace of Honolulu, [...]
What’s the matter with Kannapolis?
The Washington Post continues its assault on Democratic members of Congress who stand in the way (however briefly) of Obamacare. First, the Post attacked Joe Lieberman for being venal, vengeful, and vain. It then attacked Ben Nelson as an opportunist and a show horse (which perhaps was not too wide of the [...]
The Obama administration — ask it no questions, it will tell you some lies
Even congressional Democrats are disgusted with the Obama administration’s phony accounting of what the stimulus plan supposedly is accomplishing. Earlier this week, House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey lambasted the government’s flawed data purporting to show that $160 billion in stimulus spending has created or saved at least 640,000 jobs. In response to [...]
California, the 54th State, Creating or Saving Lots of Jobs!
According to the Recovery.gov website, California — with its 101 congressional districts — has created or saved a total of 110,185 jobs since the Obamic stimulus bill passed.
Oddly, other, less reliable sources report that “the state has lost 732,700 jobs over the last year.”
And those same other sources also seem to be under the impression [...]
A Victory in NY 23 for Conservatives
Even if you’re not generally a fan of the winning-by-losing theory, Republicans and conservatives really should be glad that conservative Doug Hoffman chased liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava from the field in New York’s 23rd congressional district. Why’s that?
First, Scozzafava couldn’t have won in a two-way race anyway. She was a terrible candidate and more liberal [...]
