Virginia General Assembly votes to ban health-insurance mandate
Although opponents say that requiring health insurance would be similar to requiring a driver to have auto insurance, and that federal legislation would preempt a state law, the Virginia General Assembly isn’t buying the argument:
The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require [...]
Game Change: McCain Called Anmesty Opponents a ‘Party of Assholes’
And incredibly, that was just the warm-up.
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Obamacare and the Deficit
In remarks on Monday, President Obama said:
The Congressional Budget Office now reports that this bill will reduce our deficit by $132 billion over the first decade, and by as much as $1.3 trillion in the decade after that. So I just want to be clear, for all those who are continually carping about how [...]
Poll: Rubio Leads Democrat by 14 Points; Crist Leads Dem By 6 Points
The big news out of the Florida Senate Republican primary today was a Rasmussen poll that showed Gov. Charlie Crist and former state House speaker Marco Rubio tied at 43 percent to 43 percent. Tonight Rasmussen released new numbers showing that Rubio is more electable than Charlie Crist:
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Florida [...]
USAToday/Gallup: Obama falls to lowest approval rating for a modern elected president in December of their first year in office
The latest USA Today/Gallop poll of 1,025 adult has Obama at 49% approval and 46% disapproval:
As the year comes to a close, he’s still in positive territory, but not by much. The latest survey, taken Friday through Sunday, puts the president’s approval at 49%-46%. That is Obama’s narrowest margin of the year, with his approval [...]
Are the Wheels Coming Off?
In Washington, it’s being rumored that there is no health care “reform” bill for which Harry Reid can get 60 votes. Meanwhile, in Nevada, Reid is trailing every Republican challenger by an almost identical margin. The Democrats are dying on this issue: the current Rasmussen survey shows opponents of the Democrats’ plan–whatever [...]
