Posts Tagged ‘Democrats’
Boehner calls for firing of Geithner, Summers
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today called on the Obama Administration to remove Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Economic Adviser Larry Summers. During a speech laying out an economic agenda for the GOP, Boehner said that Geithner and Summers have spent the last 19 months promoting ‘government as community organizer’ and...
Swingometer continues to show GOP gains in November election
RedState updated its Swingometer today, and continues to project a “mean swing” of 18.7, which translates to a Republican gain of 52 seats. While smaller than the famed 1994 conservative swing of 54 seats, this gain would create a House of 230 Republicans to 205 Democrats, giving the GOP solid...
Where are the Democrats?
Summer recess is one of the most popular times for Congressmen to return to their districts and hear from their constituents. Last year, the constituency stood up and said ‘no’ to the public option in the fight over Health Care reform. This slowed down the liberal agenda and eventually stripped...
New Third Party Tea Parties Look Like Astroturf
Daily Caller writes that a familiar story is continuing to play out across the country where an individual forms a third party official Tea Party, despite being an unknown to the active participants to the Tea Party movement. Many believe that these Tea Parties are really ploys set up by...
Debunking Liberal Spin on 2010 Election
As liberals begin to put on a brave face about their prospects about the November elections, Michael Barone takes on the prediction that the Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives. Democrats have said by capturing a few GOP seats, hold half of their at-risk seats and avoiding...
Congressional Challengers “ready to make history” as Democrats make up lies about the Tea Party
Joe Heck, running to replace Dina Titus (NV-3), says that he and other Republican challengers are “out to make history.” Heck, a doctor and member of the Army reserve, said that “I think they will say this is the class that saved the nation from the brink of socialism,” With...
New Democrats most vulnerable in 2010 election, will focus on making races local
POLITICO reports that about two-thirds of the newly elected Democrats who vaulted the party into power in 2006 and 2008 are facing “grave prospects” in the upcoming election, and their defeat would likely mean the loss of Democratic control of the House. 57 Democrats currently sit in seats formerly held...
New House Bill Proposes Creation of the Public Option
The public option, the government run alternative to private insurance, is again on the floor of the House of Representatives, even after ObamaCare has passed. A bill, created by Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), would place the public option into the state insurance exchanges...

