Archive for the ‘Senate’ Category

This certainly is a big surprise but Indiana Senator Evan Bayh has announced that he is going to retire. From Fox News:
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh will not seek re-election this November, an unexpected decision that hands Republicans an opportunity for a pick-up in a year when Democrats are already defending several open Senate seats. [...]

Can someone explain to me how making it illegal for religious organizations or individuals to hold services or meetings on college campuses or any facilities that are improved or renovated with funds from this bill is stimulative. There, tucked cleanly inside, deep beneath the fat of all the social spending are two sentences that make [...]

There has been a swift and wonderful Republican uprising against the monstrosity that is currently making its way through the senate. President Obama and the Democrats are calling it a stimulus package, but it’s any thing but a stimulus. As was reported in the Washington Times yesterday, the CBO came out with its report and [...]

The Hill reports that Senator Reid has two Republicans voting for the stimulus which means passage of the $900 billion boondoggle.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate.
Reid said he believes at least two Republicans [...]

It’s not the Age of Enlightenment as some Obamaphiles would like you to think. It’s the Age of Insanity.
Obama and the Democrats are pushing a stimulus bill that won’t stimulate anything but more government intervention in our lives that’s now approaching $900 billion. If this bill is so necessary, if it’s such a good [...]

Scandal plagued Governor Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to replace Obama in the Senate. Having previously said he would refuse to seat any appointment by the governor, Harry Reid followed through on his threat. Today the Secretary of the Senate refused to certify Burris.
Roland Burris was denied entry to the U.S. Senate Tuesday morning, when the [...]