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The Mobius Strip: Today’s GOP »

Today's Republican party, the party of no, of doom, of fear, of war and torture, is in many ways like a Mobius Strip. It is artificial. It is man made.…

Mar 20 2010 / 9 Comments / Read More »

What the heck happened? »

The continuing saga of gremlins that has bugged Capitol Hill Blue recently struck this weekend when our web site began consuming massive amounts of server resources and causing the system…

Mar 14 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »

Winning addiction »

Addictions are the hot topic lately, what with famous figures populating rehab facilities like some of us take vacations, the psychological community debating what is and what is not an…

Mar 8 2010 / 8 Comments / Read More »

You say you want a revolution? »

Famed Watergate-era reporter Carl Bernstein says Congress is so out of touch with America that it may be time to scrap our current system of government and convene a new…

Mar 3 2010 / 47 Comments / Read More »
News

Racism, bigotry in health care protest »

Anti-Obama sign at protest (AFP)

Racism and anti-gay bigotry reared their ugly heads Saturday as Tea Party participants protested the health care vote that is…

Mar 21 2010 / 5 Comments / Read More »

Dems: We have the votes »

Health care protest in Washington Saturday (AFP)

The chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House says his party has the 216 votes needed to pass President…

Mar 21 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Obama makes his final pitch »

(AP)

Claiming unstoppable momentum but still short of the goal line, President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to rally…

Mar 20 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Final health care plan falls short of Obama’s promises »

President Obama speaks at George Mason University (AP)

It was a bold response to skyrocketing health insurance premiums. President Barack Obama would give federal authorities the power to…

Mar 20 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More »

Dems close in magic number for health care bill »

(AFP)

Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama’s health care legislation in the House, the result of intense…

Mar 19 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Congress

First jobs bill clears Congress »

Construction work on homes in San Marcos, CA (Reuters)

A package of tax breaks and highway spending cleared Congress on Wednesday, the first of what Democrats hope will be several efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate. The Senate passed the $17.6 billion measure by a vote of 68 to 29 and sent…

Mar 18 2010 / 7 Comments / Read More »

Health care vote delayed until Sunday »

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leader Steny Hoyer (AP)

Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House action this weekend on President Barack Obama’s landmark health care overhaul. Their drive to change the way health care is administered and extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans…

Mar 18 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »

Democrats defend hardball tactics »

Health care protests in St. Louis (AP)

Under heavy Republican attack, Democrats in the House of Representatives on Tuesday defended plans to pass a healthcare overhaul without a direct vote as President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority neared a make-or-break showdown. Obama and House Democratic leaders lobbied undecided Democrats for support ahead of…

Mar 17 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »

Passing health care without a vote? »

(AFP)

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi admitted Monday she is considering some political slight-of-hand to push the controversial and flawed health care bill through the House without a vote. Instead of holding a vote on the full bill, Pelosi could hold a vote on a package…

Mar 16 2010 / 7 Comments / Read More »
White House

Obama to Dems: Health vote a make or break decision »

(AFP)

In seeking enough votes to overhaul the nation’s health care system, President Barack Obama is telling nervous Democratic lawmakers that their political fates are linked…

Mar 19 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »

Obama missed self-imposed immigration deadline »

Immigration protest in Chicago (AP)

President Barack Obama promised to make overhauling the immigration system a top priority in his first year as president. He’s now in Year Two, and…

Mar 19 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

Obama’s fun return to campaign-style politics »

Obama on the campaign trail (AP)

After a rousing campaign rally for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last summer, President Barack Obama flashed a broad smile to an aide as he…

Mar 18 2010 / 6 Comments / Read More »

Hell freezes over! Obama courts Fox News »

(Reuters)

President Barack Obama is so desperate to sell his flawed health care plan to anyone who will buy into its illusion that he is willing…

Mar 17 2010 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Politics Iowa Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter (AP)

Idaho: Screw mandatory health care insurance

Idaho is leading the charge in a states-rights push to defeat a proposal in Congress that would require people to buy health insurance, a key piece of reforms being pushed by President Barack Obama. Republican Gov. C.L.…

Mar 18 2010 / Read More »

Rielle Hunter ‘upset’ over racy photos

If Rielle Hunter, John Edwards‘ bedmate, expected to create public sympathy with her photo spread in GQ magazine, her judgment was as lacking as her clothing. Hunter chose to appear in the magazine clad only in a…

Mar 16 2010 / Read More »

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