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Something to Consider about Artur Davis and Healthcare Reform

I found some interesting data today that backed up a suspicion I had, and I thought I would take the opportunity to share it.  The suspicion came from some of my progressive friends who have been arguing that Congressman (and gubernatorial candidate)…

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How the Lunatic Fringe Is Hijacking America

Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie sat down with Avlon in Reason's D.C. offices. Filmed by Dan Hayes and Meredith Bragg; edited by Bragg. Approximately 10 minutes. "Politics is the last place where we're supposed to be satisfied between Brand A and Brand B,"…

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Tim James Up with First TV Ad

Candidate for Alabama governor Tim James is up with his first TV ad, which will start airing this week.  I’m surprisingly impressed with the ad and think it may be the best of the lot of TV campaign ads in this race so far, in terms of doing…

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Senator Robert Byrd on Using Reconciliation for Health Care Reform

Here’s what Mr. Byrd said in April 2009, “I oppose using the budget reconciliation process to pass health care reform and climate change legislation…. As one of the authors of the reconciliation process, I can tell you that the ironclad…

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The Louise Slaughter House Solution to Pass Health Care Without Voting On It

What?  Yes you read the title right, Louise Slaughterhouse has devised a way to get the Health Care Bill passed without voting on it. This is a sign of a desperate Democratic legislature, that doesn’t have the votes to pass the much wanted Health…

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Alabama Politics Tweets of the Week – 3/12/2010

It was a relatively quiet week in Alabama politics on Twitter, but there were still some items of interest.  We welcomed candidate for Alabama’s 3rd Congressional district seat, Josh Segall to Twitter this week.  Though I’m not sure whoever…

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Senate Parliamentarian has ruled Reconciliation Can’t Be Used For Passing Health Care into Law

Oops! Now the Senate Parliamentarian tells Republicans that reconciliation can’t be used to pass health care into law. He says the bill must first “be law” before reconciliation can be used to “tweak” it. Ruling Kills an…

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Pelosi goes over health bill, leaves March 18 vote possibility open

Translation: We don’t have the votes to pass this right now. Pelosi goes over health bill, leaves March 18 vote possibility open Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her caucus discussed President Barack Obama’s proposed changes to the Senate healthcare bill…

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All 41 Republican Senators Send Letter to Harry Reid~Declaration of War

Well looks like the Republicans are showing some backbone here. Good for them, that’s what we elected them for. All 41 Republican Senators Send Letter to Harry Reid~No Byrd Rule Violations The Senate Republican leadership announced Wednesday that…

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Dr. Milton Wolf-Barack Obama’s Cousin Speaks Against Obamacare

Well now among all the other problems with passing National Health Care here comes Obama’s second cousin who is a doctor (Milton Wolf) saying things against Obamcare. Dr. Milton Wolf-Barack Obama’s Cousin Speaks Against Obamacare By Dr…

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Government ends public hearing on plan to prohibit fishing

What the heck? Federal Government to stop citizens from fishing? Government ends public hearing on plan to prohibit fishing Obama administration will accept no more public input for federal fishery strategy The Obama administration will accept no more…

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CNN Omits ‘Coffee Party’ Founder’s Past as Obama Volunteer

In this interview Annabel Park denies that her movement was aligned to any party, even tho she was an Obama volunteer among other things mentioned below. In an later interview about five days later,  CNN tells that this lady was an Obama supporter, but…

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Pelosi: Pass Health Reform So You Can Find Out What’s In It

What the heck? What kind of sales pitch is that? Pass this bill to find out what’s in it? How about taking time to read the bill? Sounds like a good idea to me! Pelosi: Pass Health Reform So You Can Find Out What’s In It It has been said well and…

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Taking a Look at the Tim James Healthcare Plan

I strongly encourage gubernatorial candidates to come out with detailed policy proposals, something we can really sink our teeth into and something that gives a real window into how the candidate thinks about the issues we face.  So I was excited to…

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Virginia first state to challenge federal health insurance mandate

Well this is only the beginning of a Constitutional crisis…government mandating that US citizens must buy a product. What? Where does the Constitution authorize this? It’s not in the “General Welfare ” clause and it’s not in…

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Bradley Byrne and Kay Ivey release New Campaign Ads

Just after I got caught up on campaign ads, the Byrne and Ivey campaigns released new ads today. Apparently someone has convinced Kay Ivey that green screens are the way to go with her ads: Kay Ivey Campaign Commercial #2 – Pledge 3-9-10 from Kay…

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Congressman Punished for Not Voting for Healthcare

"New York Rep. Eric Massa is blaming his resignation on a conspiracy by House Democratic leaders to force him out before a crucial vote on health care.""Massa was one of 39 Democrats who voted against an earlier House version of the health care bill in…

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Who Was the Largest Profit Maker in 2009 ?

I heard this on last Thursday’s program Financial Issues on American Family Radio. When Dan   Celia asked the question of who do you think made the largest profit of anyone in 2009 I was thinking Wal-Mart,Exxon, Goldman Sachs or something like…

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