Hat Tip to the Washington Posts’ WonkBlog for news that TeaParty has decided to launch their own version of Occupy by targeting Congress’ Supercommittee and advocate spending cuts that make Draconian sound almost generous. A branch of the TeaParty was…
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A Debt Ceiling Vote Paid for on a Backs of Working Families
by Dan Chmielewski • • 13 Comments
I’m not happy with the compromise struck between the President, the Senate and the House on the drastic spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. Make no mistake, the spending cuts will hurt the poorest and middle class the…
Senate votes 65 – 31 to repeal don’t ask, don’t tell!
by Chris Prevatt • • 3 Comments
With a 15 vote margin, the United States Senate has voted to repeal the ban on gay and lesbian Americans serving openly in the military. Here is more on the story from MSNBC.
Still $40,000 in Debt, Chuck DeVore Plans 2012 Run
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
Has it been two weeks since Chuck DeVore left office? I hadn’t thought about it until I got an email from new Assemblyman Don Wagner on his swearing in ceremony (more on that in a bit). But Chuck can’t wait…
Senate Delays Dream Act Vote
by Dan Chmielewski • • Comments Off
While the U.S. Senate was supposed to vote on the Dream Act today, the vote has been postponned until a vote can be talen on the controversial tax cut compromise worked out between the GOP and President Obama. The Dream Act,…
Dream Act Passes the House
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 The Dream Act, legislation designed to give undocumented residents an easier path to citizenship, narrowly passed in the House of Representatives tonight. The legislation moves on to the Senate where Senate Majority leader Harry Reid will push for passage.…
New CBS/NY Times Poll: Public Trusts Democrats More
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
This exceptional opinion column in today’s New York Times is well worth reading and should serve as a reminder that the leadership demonstrated by President Obama and the accomplishments of the Democratically-controlled Congress in the past two difficult years has…
