Pelosi vs. The People
by Gary Bauer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on CNN Sunday to talk about healthcare reform. She was adamantly upbeat, saying, "When I take this bill to the floor, it will win. We will move forward, it will happen." Pelosi also said that she doesn't care how despised she is.
Cornyn Is So Right That He's Wrong
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee requested a week's delay in voting on Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court, and time's up. The vote is scheduled today and will largely follow party lines.
Med Center Leaders: Slow Down on Health Reform
In their first unified voice on the subject, Texas Medical Center leaders Monday sent a message to Congress as it tries to reform America's troubled health care system: slow down.
Conrad, Dodd Tied to VIP Loans
Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Christopher J. Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony.
Backlash: Democratic Dangers Mount
Democrats giddy with possibilities only six months ago now confront a perilous 2010 landscape signaled by troublesome signs of President Barack Obama's political mortality, the plunging popularity of many governors and rising disquiet among many vulnerable House Democrats.
Debate Tests Reid's Leadership Style
Sen. Harry Reid said Tuesday that health care reform is probably "the most difficult legislation ... in the last century because it affects literally everybody in America."
Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Is Not Health Care Reform
by Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)
When most Americans talk about the need for health-care reform, they're usually talking about the need to address rising health-care costs; they aren't talking about the need for taxpayers to subsidize abortion. In fact, a November 2008 Zogby poll revealed 71 percent of Americans oppose government-funded abortion.
A Minimum Wage Equals Minimum Jobs
by John Stossel
The media are never better at displaying their economic illiteracy than when they report on the minimum wage.
Bully Boys: A Brief History of White House Thuggery
by Michelle Malkin
Six months into the Obama administration, it should now be clear to all Americans: Hope and Change came to the White House wrapped in brass knuckles.
ObamaCare On Life Support?
by Gary Bauer
As I've stated before, polls are just a snapshot in time and they can and do change. It's also not unusual for polls to give you conflicting information or even contradictory results. But here's something that we can safely say without any fear of contradiction: ObamaCare is on life support; the American people do not want it.
No. 3 at Justice OK'd Panther Reversal
Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters in Philadelphia during November's election, according to interviews.
House Dems Break Health Impasse
House Democratic leaders Wednesday cut a deal with rebellious moderates to advance a stalled health care reform bill, only to meet fresh roadblocks from more liberal members in the bid to pass President Obama's top legislative priority.
Hutchison Says She'll Resign from Senate in Fall to Seek Texas Governor's Office
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Wednesday that she plans to leave the Senate this fall in her bid to challenge Gov. Rick Perry, paving the way for a rare special-election free-for-all for the Senate seat she has held for 16 years.
Blue Dogs Pulled in Two Directions
Color it blue, this latest House deal to keep health care reform moving: Blue Dogs, Blue Cross-Blue Shield and all the blues sung by rural, middle-income and working-class families if no relief comes on medical insurance.
Lawmakers Seek Refiling in Panther Case
Congressional Republicans on Thursday escalated their criticism of the Justice Department for dismissing a controversial voter-intimidation case, demanding that civil charges against the New Black Panther Party be restored. They also renewed their request to interview career attorneys who disagreed with the administration's decision to dismiss the charges.
Obama Aides Clash over Sudan Policy
A dispute over policy toward Sudan has exposed a significant rift between two of President Obama's closest advisers.
Quit Your Job, Sen. Hutchison
by Amarillo.com Editors
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is inching closer to a critical decision that in the long run should bode well for Texas.
