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Dems Who Voted Against Public Option : $19 Million in Healthcare Bucks
CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGEMax Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex Democrats who voted against public optionGot $19 million from healthcare firms …compared to the profits the insurance industry will make if a public option is defeated… They got a great deal … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Public Option, U.S. Senate
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Hey Blue Dogs : Don’t Make Me Vote Third Party!
Listen up Democrats! If you don’t have or can’t find enough backbone to give the American people substantial health care reform that contains a public health insurance option, then don’t even bother asking for my support. By Ted McLaughlin / … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Congress, Democratic Party, Health Care Reform, Public Option
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Guns of August : Why Obama’s Ratings Are Falling
Obama: sweating out ratings drop? Photo from Google Images. Obama’s approval rating tumbles President Obama’s job approval rating is at the lowest point of his presidency — a drop largely caused by erosion in support among the political independents who … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dog Democrats, Congress, Democratic Party, Economy, Health Care Reform, Obama Administration
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Tom Hayden : On the Death of Ted Kennedy
Ted Kennedy, right, with Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, worked for an Irish peace. Were he alive today, the Democratic Party would be less likely to drift away from its progressive legacy in the name of victory at any price. … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Democratic Party, Edward Kennedy, Progressive Democrats, Tom Hayden
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Democrats in Texas : Lone Star State Turning Blue?
The Democrats: Houston mayor Bill White, left, is expected to make a run for the Senate and Gene Locke is a leading candidate to succeed him as mayor of Houston. Another top mayoral candidate is openly gay City Controller Annise … Continue reading
Card Check is Dead : Did Obama Betray Labor?
Sen. Arlen Specter, “Democrat” of Pennsylvania, with President Obama, says he will accept a compromise on the Employee Free Choice Act. Photo by AP. Last Thursday President Obama pronounced “card check” dead, saying that the current Employee Free Choice Act … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Obama Administration
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Climate Change Legislation : Landmark Energy Bill Faces Major Challenge
Illustration by KAL / The Economist. The Energy Bill… sets us on two important courses: major support for development of alternative energy, and establishment of a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions 80 percent by 2050. By Thomas Cleaver / The … Continue reading
What Will We See with the Democratic Majority? Probably Not Much …
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2nd R) talks about tax legislation during a news event with (L-R) Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI), Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. … Continue reading
Democrats Are Letting Net Neutrality Die
Graphic from techrepublican. [Network neutrality is a principle proposed for residential broadband networks and potentially for all networks. A neutral broadband network is one that is free of restrictions on content, sites, or platforms, on the kinds of equipment that … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Democratic Party, FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telecoms
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2008 : Bush Blew it on Katrina, But Where Were the Progressives?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Chalmette, La., Aug. 14, 2007. Pelosi and a congressional delegation of Democrats were visiting Hurricane Katrina ravaged areas. With her are House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, D-S.C. (right) and U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Legacy, Bush Presidency, Democratic Party, Katrina, Nancy Pelosi, New Orleans, Progressives
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