Posted by Jack
Tennessee church shooting blamed on a mentally unbalanced man with a hatred for liberals. The shooting took place at the Unitarian Universalist Church during a childrens musical. No children were hurt, but as of today two adults were killed and at least 9 others were wounded.
Posted by Jack
With roughly 100 days before Election Day, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama holds his highest lead ever against GOP rival John McCain, according to a new Gallup poll. The survey shows Obama at 49 percent and McCain at 40 percent.
De Ja Vu….It was June of 1988 and Gov. Michael S. Dukakis held a 15-point lead over Vice President Bush in an NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll, largely on the strength of overwhelming support for Mr. Dukakis among women.
It is easy to vote on something that sounds good. It is hard to stand against it and say there is a bigger principle. – “Dr. NO”
Posted by Tina
MONDAY PM – UPDATE:
WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) – An effort to break a Republican hold on U.S. election-year legislation that would aid medical research, help crack down on child pornography and advance other popular measures failed in the Senate on Monday. *** In a mostly party-line vote of 52-40, Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to clear a procedural hurdle and move toward passage of a package of 35 bills that enjoy wide support.
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Apparently we Americans have a very good friend in the Senate. The Democrats in power have dubbed him Dr. NO but his actual name is Senator Tom Coburn, a physician in service to America from Oklahoma. His mission seems to be to hold our representatives in the Senate accountable, regardless of party, for the bills they pass and the money they propose to spend. The story comes to us via the New York Times hence the headline:
Democrats Try to Break Grip of the Senates Dr. No, by Carl Hulse
Congress has dealt for decades with catchall bills known as omnibus legislation. Now, for the first time, comes the Tomnibus. *** A product of Democratic frustration with the tactics of Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican and physician who has become the Dr. No of the Senate, the Tomnibus is a $10 billion collection of Coburn-blocked measures assembled by the Senate leadership in an effort to break his solitary grip on the legislative process. *** Engineered by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, the bill includes 35 of the most irresistible-sounding measures stuck on the docket, including the Mothers Act and the Protect Our Children Act. *** There are items to commemorate The Star-Spangled Banner and to try to curb pornography, cut drug use and help victims of Lou Gehrigs disease. *** Officially known as the Advancing Americas Priorities Act, the catchall legislation includes a measure to improve life for victims of paralysis, which Mr. Reid calls the Superman bill in tribute to the late Christopher Reeve. *** The obvious intent is to apply a little legislative Kryptonite and embarrass Mr. Coburn into dropping his procedural objections to the measures while highlighting his willingness to put roadblocks in front of bills that have support from all corners a textbook case of what Democrats view as extreme Republican obstructionism. *** Well, as they say, good luck with that. *** I am not a go-along, get-along guy if I think it is the wrong way to go, Mr. Coburn said, not stating anything his peers did not already know. I am O.K. taking the consternation of my colleagues. I take my oath seriously.
Coburn says the Senate is shirking its duties by failing to carefully scrutinize bills before bringing them to the floor by unanimous consent. He also said:
We ought not be borrowing and expanding the federal government unless we get rid of stuff that is not working,
Amen to that! Head on over to the NYT using the link above to read the rest of the article. Its a well written piece of journalism (the real kind surprise!) filled with information that will increase your understanding of how the Senate operates.
by Tina Grazier
Quickhow many politicians involved in scandal, or supposed scandal, can you name in thirty seconds? Now, how many on that list are democrats and how many republicans? Chances are if youre over thirty the list of republican names will be considerably longthe democrat side pretty short.
Is this because temptations that come with power and position only affect republicans? Is it because democrats are too angelic to become involved in scandal? Is it because democrats are more willing to expose republican scandals and create show trials to highlight them? Is it because republicans are reluctant to highlight democrat scandal? Is it because the media becomes a co-conspirator in efforts by democrats to discredit republicans? Is it because the media hide democrat scandals by omitting the democrat designation, excusing the behavior as a normal human failing, or by placing a 4 line story in the bottom left corner at the back of the real estate section?
Continue reading “<strong>Will This Scandal Have Legs?</strong>” »
How many Greenpeace activists does it take to change a light bulb?
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Love isn’t supposed to hurt. Nearly one in 11 U.S. high school students is physically abused by a boyfriend or girlfriend every year, Reuters reports of a new survey of almost 15,000 teenagers conducted by the National Center for Injury Prevention.
Continue reading “Teens Abused by Boyfriends and Girfriends” »
Sprinkle rosemary extracts on your burger, and it can break up cancer-causing compounds that can form when the meat is cooked, especially when grilled. Rosemary, a member of the mint family, appears to be a cancer-prevention
Continue reading “Put This on Burgers. Prevent Cancer?” »
by Tina Grazier
Racism used to be associated with angry murdering thugs hiding like cowards under pointy hooded garmentsnow apparently all it takes is a vote for a different (non-black) candidate. Recent examples:
New York governor David Paterson recently suggested at the national meeting of the NAACP that an Obama loss is a racist victory.
Andrew Greeley says that black Americans (all, apparently) and the rest of the world will “scream racism” if Obama is defeated by John McCain. Greeley says that “Only the innocent and the naive think that the November election will not be about race.”
Joe Klein hinted at racism in a blog post when he said Obamas polling slump following his foreign travels might be associated with presumptuousness: The emerging conventional wisdom seems to be that the trip is a bit too grand, too…presumptuous and voters are wary of that. (And presumption, of course, always comes with the subterranean tinge of racism.) Maybe so.
The ugly thing about these cheap shots at American voters is that most Americans abhor racism and believe legitimate charges should be taken very seriously. Comments like those above water down and lessen the nature of legitimate claims and demean those victims who make them honestly. Shame! The vast majority of Americans will choose their new president based on character, platform, and credentials.
