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Senator J. Wellington Wimpy's Health Care Bill

Pollsters like to say their surveys are like a snapshot, limited to the time and the picture frame in which they are taken. What we are seeing in polling on the takeover of health care by the federal government is

SOLD: Sen. Nelson's Bribe

We’ll be blunt. The ‘health care reform’ legislation under consideration in the Senate is the most corrupt piece of legislation in our nation’s history. Yes, we understand that is a strong statement and there have been other abominations throughout our

ObamaCare's Do or Die Moment in the Senate

Saturday is a big day in the Senate for ObamaCare. Congressional Quarterly reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will unveil his manager’s package of changes to the Senate version of ObamaCare on Saturday morning and immediately file cloture

Harry Reid and Slavery

The classical poet A.E. Housman wrote, “For nature, heartless, witless nature.” He might have said the same thing about history, which like nature is neither cruel nor kind; right, nor wrong; it is simply indifferent. It has, as they say,

Health-Care Harry Reid Does History; History Loses

The other day I made the assertion that Barbara Boxer (D – Tiny Town) was the stupidest member of the United States Senate. I may have spoken too soon. Here’s a serious challenger: Yesterday, in his desperate attempt to win

Reid's Health Care Bill by the Numbers

Let’s take a quick look at numbers behind the Senate health care bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Reid claims his bill will cover 94 percent of the population at a cost of $849 billion over 10 years.

Stopping ObamaCare: Who Has The Courage?

Last Saturday night, in what was mostly a procedural vote, the Senate approved moving forward with debate on the health-care reform bill. The vote was 60-39, the barest minimum necessary for debate to start in the Chamber. To listen to

Sen Reid: Opposition to Health Care Vote is 'Orwellian'

From The Hill: Opponents of today’s motion to proceed on healthcare legislation who are pressuring others to vote no are practicing “Orwellian” tactics, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said today. Reid appeared to take a shot at Senate Minority

Inside Harry Reid's Massive Health Care Tax Plan

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has finally brought out the health care bill he’s fashioned behind closed doors over the past several weeks, and it ain’t pretty. The Budget Committee fully implemented 10 year score of the bill is $2.5

Health Nazis Target Movie Snacks

ABC News spends 2050 words explaining how irresponsible movie theater chains give their customers what they want slowly kill their customers with fatty, sugary high-caloric snacks: Everyone expects to splurge a bit at the movies, but while your wallet may

Conservative Principles Will Defeat Harry Reid

Ronald Reagan once quipped that when you start referring to government as “we” instead of “they,” you have been in office too long. Not only is Senator Harry Reid referring to his liberal majority in Washington as “we,” he complains

This Week's Elections: Tea Party Post Mortem

Doug Hoffman lost his race in the 23rd Congressional District of New York, a seat held by Republicans for the past 120 years. John McHugh held the seat since 1992 and won with such large margins (he was even unopposed

Obama Parable?: Brownshirt Lizards Return in 'V'

This is my first “coming out” article as a conservative and Christian because Hollywood is taking its last breath before dying and I don’t really have much to lose. I’m a director, but made a good living for about seven

GOP Sweep: New Jersey Called for Republican Christie

From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans surged to victory in governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday, wresting control from Democrats in both states as independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke

Senator Harry Reid's Hide and Seek ObamaCare Bill

On Saturday, I reported that all 40 Republican Senators signed a letter demanding to see the health care bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) claimed he sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Yesterday, Reid circulated a Dear Colleague

Senator Harry Reid's Vapor Bill

All 40 Republican Senators signed a letter yesterday demanding to see the health care bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) sent to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Reid claimed he submitted the legislation for a CBO score on Monday.

A Modest Proposal to Reform the Congress

You know how it is when you’re watching a slow-motion train wreck – Britney, say – and just when you are absolutely convinced it can’t get any worse… it does? Congress has an approval rating of 21%. And when I

Senators Call on Reid to Launch ACORN Probe

Last week, the United States Senate delivered a very public rebuke of ACORN. 83 Senators went on record to say that ACORN should be prohibited from receiving any more federal housing grants. But, the outrage over ACORN’s activities didn’t end