David Cao(R. Louisiana) tells Micheal Steel to Bring it On! Now that's what I'm talking about. A real republican who stands up for his people and doesn't back down. Cao is the kind of representative I wish I had instead of the representative I have.
Cao told CNN that Steele retains "the right to come after those members who do not conform to party lines, but I would hope that he would work with us in order to adjust to the needs of the district and to hold a seat that the Republican party would need." He represents the second congressional district of Louisiana, a solidly Democratic district that includes New Orleans. Cao said earlier today that he put the needs of his district over what was popular with his own party.
I'm happy the health care reform act passed but I'm dissappointed too. I'm disaapointed the entire Alabama delegation didn't vote in favor of the health care reform bill, but voted in favor of keeping poor women from having a safe and legal abortion. I'm dissappointed there are those who are attempting to defend the indefensable. *Sigh*
I'm disappointed in so many things, more than I can enumerate here. Someday I hope some of those things that I've listed above will no longer exist and my disappointments will be fewer. Then again, I have always been an idealist and a dreamer.
The easiest way for Democrtas to LOSE elections is to not use the power given to them by their voters to enact policies that they run on. Let every Democrat in Congress beware on Stupak-Pitts, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
The choice is yours. Give us a reason to vote for you, or we sit home. And you aren't going to make up the margins with conservative voters. They already know exactly who they're voting for, and it ain't you.
Republicans Robert F. McDonnell who is now Governor Elect, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and state Sen. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, who is now Attorney General, Elect. As the washington post noted, "by some accounts, the three represent the most conservative Republican ticket to run in Virginia in many years."
The Rude Pundit breaks it all down as only The Rude Pundit can in The Rude Pundit Style. Warning, raw.
Forget what the assholes on TV are saying about the various elections and initiatives from last night. Who gives a shit what Michael Steele is crowing about?
Across the country, Democrats still hold 60 legislative chambers and control 55 percent of the nation's partisan legislative seats. Our current position remains a solid one heading into the final election before the Census and the next round of Congressional and legislative redistricting.
We've heard about selective prosecutions and political prosecutions under the George W. Bush Department of Justice. But the Alex Latifi case in Alabama can best be described as a "racial prosecution." And that makes it one of the ugliest Bush fiascoes of all.
Being the true political junkie that I am, I usually begin my day waking to The Tom Joyner Morning Show on my clock radio so I can hear what black folks are talking about. Then I tune in to C-Span's Washington Journal to hear what "real Americans are talking about, then I flip/flop between Morning Joke, I mean Joe on MSNBC and American Morning on CNN. Then I boot up my trusty desk top, log on to Left in Alabama to find out what's really going on in the world of politics.
Helen has bigger balls than any of those 'men' in the press corps.
Rut Rho! Michael Steele's done got "uppity" again.
“He’s on a short leash here,” said one top House GOP leadership aide.
Maybe Steele and other black conservatives need to refer to this guide.
It's getting tougher and tougher to fight the well coordinated wingnut hate machine these days. And the way things have been going for the dumbocrats lately you might want to switch over to the republiklans. What's that old saying? Oh yeah, "if you can't beat em join em."
The assault on ACORN is an assault on community organizing. Organizing is essential to building the power of poor people, immigrants and people of color to protect their interests. This is the time to stand up for ACORN, not just to keep this vital part of our national infrastructure, but also to prevent the hate from tying up all of us. That’s why we must demand that our election officials and media outlets stop this unwarranted campaign against the poor and people of color.
Does anybody but me think Fall Break is a bad idea because it creates an unnecessary hardship for hardworking, struggling, working, taxpaying parents and care givers?
Michael Steele, the figurehead Chairman of the Re-thuglican Party GOP, has accused the Democratic Party of conducting a "fear and smear campaign". It's kinda like Hitler in the 30s accusing the Jews of terrorizing the Gestapo. In fact, it is downright Orwellian in its total reversal of truth being presented with a straight face as fact.
The A.P. reports that: Responding to a statement from Democratic National Committee communications directorBrad Woodhouse on Wednesday claiming Republicans are “inciting angry mobsof a small number of rabid right wing extremists,” Steele fired back in a fundraising e-mail to GOP supporters sent out shortly after midnight.
More after the fold, and an invitation to comment.
How about Republicans who like to fantasize about Democrats dying? Especially Democrats who are fighting against cancer. Insensitive? Boorish? Nah. Obsession with dying Democrats is just routine trash talking if you're Senator Jim Bunning (R, KY) who said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would be dead in 9 months from pancreatic cancer or de facto head of the Republican party Rush Limbaugh who says Senator Ted Kennedy will be dead of a brain tumor before health care legislation is passed.
Oh my God! First Lady Michelle Obama served meals at a Washington, DC soup kitchen -- and proved that poor people aren't poor enough! Turn in all your possessions and clothing before getting in line for that soup, you bum! Did Laura or Barbara Bush ever serve soup to the poor? Just asking.
The right really does want to fight the Civil War all over again. Thursday morning I heard Neal Boortz going on about America under President Obama. He actually advocated secession to a caller from Texas. The guy on the line said the treaty does allow Texas to split into as many as 5 states which wasn't enough for Boortz. He said if Texas seceded he would be willing to relocate there (is that supposed to be an incentive?) Anyway, this was too much for the caller who said he couldn't go along with that because he felt secession would be treason. Boortz pushed the caller, who held his ground. Are the hate talkers finally losing their audience?
As they decry pork and excessive spending, Republican Senators, including our own Dick Shelby, are jostling for position at the earmark trough.
Republicans are calling for RNC Chair Michael Steele's head -- even though he grovelled to Rush Limbaugh. They say he hasn't been an effective leader after what, 5 weeks on the job? He wasn't really the guy the party wanted. It took 6 ballots to elect him. Surely to goodness the move to kick him out is unrelated to the fact that Steele is black.
Bowtie Boy had a truth attack a couple of years ago. It's worth a replay. "The deep truth is that the elites in the Republican Party have pure contempt for the evangelicals who put their party in power." Amen, brother Tucker!
"The deep truth is that the elites in the Republican Party have pure contempt for the evangelicals who put their party in power."
