Integrity? Missed it by that much.
You didn’t hear much this weekend about the blatant unconstitutionality of using the “Reconciliation” process to pass the Senate health care bill.
Why? Because compared to the atrocity of the “deem and pass” (aka Demonpass) gambit proposed by Rules Chair Louise Slaughter, the misuse of reconciliation seemed like the very model [...]
Stupak and Slaughter: Stalking Horses for Socialism
March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Democrats Drop Deem and Pass. Good News or Bad News?
March 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This is breaking news: Democrats in Congress have abandoned deem and pass (or the slaughter house rule). After thinking about it for a while, I realized that my initial reaction may have been wrong. As Ed Morrissey explains at Hot Air:
If anyone wonders which it is, Major Garrett of Fox News helpfully tweeted that he [...]
Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Face-Save
March 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The open secret is this: Nobody likes this health care bill. Nancy Pelosi doesn’t. House progressives don’t. The Senate doesn’t. The American people certainly don’t. The bill is being rammed down our throats because to not pass something — anything — would be politically disastrous for Obama, rendering the first half of his term a [...]
The Democrats’ Putsch Against the Constitution
March 18, 2010 By 18 Comments
How far will Pelosi and Co. go to pass ObamaCare?
What Hath Queen Nancy Wrought?
March 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nancy the First, by the Grace of Gaia, of the Divided States of America, of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commissariat, Defender of the Faithless, declares that her royal decree alone will suffice to make ObamaCare the law of the land.
In a surprising moment of candor, Nancy of the House of Pelosi [...]
Washington’s Schoolyard Bullies Don’t Play By the Rules
March 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Remember when we used to be a nation of laws? It doesn’t seem like that very long ago, but with each passing day, that seems to be a hindrance to Washington rather than a guiding light. The current administration of schoolyard bullies has set a new tone for “change” in Washington, and it is one of [...]
NewsReal Sunday: Oops, Democrats Admitting Abortion Will Be Taxpayer Funded
December 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On the Brink of Disaster – by Jacob Laksin
December 24, 2009 By 119 Comments
Obamacare – and a government takeover of health care – moves toward final passage in the Senate.
Kill Bill, Vol. 1: Meltdown with Keith Olbermann Part 21
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Wednesday night, Keith Olbermann delivered “as promised” (to the one half of one percent of the nation that was no doubt breathlessly awaiting) his verdict on the Democrat health “reform” as it currently is constituted.
It was So Important, that Keith dubbed it the Number One Story of the Day. This is interesting, as the intro [...]
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Pelosi: House lacks votes to OK Senate health bill – Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she lacks the votes to quickly move the Senate’s sweeping health overhaul bill through the House, a potentially devastating blow to President Barack Obama’s signature issue. Pelosi, D-Calif., made the comment to reporters after House Democrats held a closed-door meeting at which participants vented frustration with the [...]