themoderatevoice.com - 11/29/2009
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Or will 2010, based on the Republican Senate campaign strategy being pursued by Texas Senator John Cornyn, bring a resurgence of moderate Republican officeholders?
It’s an uphill fight for Cornyn within the GOP, reports Todd J. Gillman of the Dallas Morning News .
Of course, the ...
Republican Health Care Still an Oxymoron
mahablog.com 11/6/2009 — Recently Senate Republicans put forward another Republican health care bill. This isn’t the first one; GOP lawmakers trot out bills from time to time that are mostly word salad meant to serve as props at press conferences.
The newest one is supposed to be a real health care bill. As I ...
Moderate Republican seeks Biden's old U.S. Senate seat
reuters.com 12/23/2009 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican. He's also a key figure in next year's election. Barack Obama | COP15 Castle is running to fill the Senate seat for Delaware ...
Travels with Chuck
politico.com 12/19/2009 — This isn't the first time Schumer's been overheard on a commute, but it's the worst:
... a flight attendant then approached Schumer and told him the entire plane was waiting on him to shut down his phone.
Schumer asked if he could finish his ...
Republican Health Care — Oxymoron?
mahablog.com 9/21/2009 — Because they whine that no one takes them seriously, I’ve been trying to learn more about what Republicans really, truly propose to do about health care beyond don’t get sick .
Here’s the official Republican explanation of the official Republican health care reform plan , as ...
Why Wasnt Schumer Arrested?
rhymeswithright.mu.nu 12/16/2009 — If it had been any ordinary citizen, that individual would have been escorted from the plane and charged with a federal offense. Somehow, Senator Chuck Schumer got away with conduct that was well-beyond what his constituents would be allowed. Schumer...
Remembering the Moderate Republican
mnpublius.com 11/4/2009 — Once upon a time in American politics, there was a character known as a Moderate Republican. The defining characteristic of the Moderate Republican was his or her tendency to occasionally Compromise on Things. Very young political observers may not ...
Where Does This Leave Us?
talkingpointsmemo.com 11/21/2009 — The takeaway from today's debate is that the conservative Democratic senators have not budged on a public option. They've been persuaded not to block the bill from going to the floor for debate, but beyond that it doesn't appear any deal has been ...
Schumer, centrists working on public option compromise
thehill.com 11/22/2009 — Liberal Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a vocal proponent of the so-called public option as part of healthcare reform, is working behind the scenes to work out a potential compromise with centrist senators, Democrats said Saturday night. Schumer's ...
Schumer, 2001: 9/11 terrorists won’t get courtroom trials
hotair.com 11/19/2009 — Kerry Picket at the Washington Times unearths this artifact from when Democrats considered a terrorist attack by a foreign cabal a little more important than a gangland shootout. Ten weeks after the attack, Sen. [...] Read the rest »
Video: GOP talks economy in weekly address —
msnbc.com: Politics 11/28/2009
Nov. 28: During the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Mike Pence, R-Ind., says, President Obama and the Democratic Congress have taken the economy “from bad to worse with their failed economic agenda and big government plans.” (Other)
Today's GOP is both united and divided —
Wash Post In Congress 11/30/2009
The Republican rank and file is largely in sync with GOP lawmakers in their staunch opposition to efforts by President Obama and Democrats to enact major health-care legislation, but a new Washington Post poll also reveals deep dissatisfaction among ...