House Democrats want Obama’s trip delayed again
This tells me that the Dems not only still don’t have the votes, they’re divided and struggling to get more, and need Dear Leader’s help.
Related: Dead Congress Walking (The liberals are mad at the centrists, the centrists are mad at the liberals. Democrats in the House are angry at those in the Senate, and deeply [...]
America ‘hearts’ conservatism
Frank Fleming cuts right to the chase: “America hates patronizing dimwits who would spend their money and push them around, thus making liberalism very unpopular.”
And that’s why, as Fleming writes, America Loves Conservatism:
[...] Americans hate being pushed around in the form of government expansion or a bunch of liberal elites spending hundreds of [...]
Illinois Democrat Lipinski Will Switch from Yes to No if Health Bill Lacks Stupak Amendment
Add Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois to the coalition of pro-life Democrats standing firmly with Bart Stupak in the fight over taxpayer-funding of abortion in the health care bill. Asked if the congressman is "open to voting for a health care bill that lacks the Stupak amendment," Lipinski's spokesman Nathaniel Zimmer replied in an email [...]
Patriot Act Extended
The Democratic House and Senate have voted to extend key provisions of the Patriot Act which many liberals have criticized for the last eight years, and today President Obama signed that extension into law. One of these provisions allows investigators to obtain a warrant to wiretap all phones that may be used by a [...]
Dems plan to rearrange deck chairs
The Democrats’ strategy for this year’s midterm elections has been obvious for some time - paint the Republicans as the party of “no.” But that status is a liability only if the “no” comes in response to proposals that are popular. To date, this has not been the case. So now, as [...]
We’re OK, You’re Far Right
The Gallup Poll finds that 53% of Democrats and 61% of liberals have a “positive image of socialism.” That could explain a lot about the Obama administration. Meanwhile, the Tea Party is meeting in Nashville. CNN provides a primer on the Tea Partiers, and twice describes them as “far right.”
So: socialism is [...]
