The Hill’s "Whip Count" on ObamaCare - GOP Picking Up Votes
In our last installment on Saturday, we were able to report the following:
The Hill newspaper is published daily in the nation’s capital while Congress is in session, which is unfortunately true right now. They’ve been publishing a daily (or so) whip-count; that is, the Democratic and Republican leaders tell the Hill how many votes [...]
Sobering poll news for 35 key House members
Democrats who think believe they’ll be in better shape if they pass Obamacare had better think again. A survey that will be released today by the Polling Company on behalf of Independent Women’s Voice shows that voters in key congressional districts are clear in their opposition to what they have seen, read and heard on [...]
Eric Massa to Rip Democrats on Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show on Tuesday
CQ-Roll Call reported at 12:18 pm ET today that Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) will follow through with his resignation, scheduled to take effect at 5 p.m. - per his chief of staff.
In roughly 12 hours, Massa has changed his narrative from “congressman resigning in disgrace” to angry, Howard Beale-esque truth-teller who’d simply had enough and [...]
Congress Loves "The Simpsons"
Finally, something we can all agree on: Roll Call's Heard on the Hill column reports that Rep. Mike Quigley, Democrat of Illinois, honored the twentieth anniversary of The Simpsons in a one-minute floor speech last week.
Here's the rep:
Quigley spokeswoman Aviva Gibbs tells HOH that she has “never met a bigger fan of any TV show,” noting [...]
Dems’ Sneak Attack on CIA Fails
While our attention was elsewhere, the Democratic Party launched a disgraceful sneak attack against our intelligence professionals. The Democrats attempted to subject anyone who interrogates a terrorist in a less than gentle manner–for example, by “exploiting the phobias of the individual,” which refers to the notorious caterpillar in the cell–to 15 years’ imprisonment. [...]
Can Republicans retake the Senate?
Yes we can. It is possible, if unlikely. Scott Elliott spells out what it would take for the GOP to reclaim a majority in the Senate. In light of developments yesterday in Illinois and Indiana, the odds don’t look quite as long. In Indiana, for example, former Senator Dan Coats has [...]
