Rep. Ryan has come under much criticism lately for his plan to change Medicare. It has caused much confusion and wringing of hands by Republicans. His plan has been blamed for costing Republicans New York’s 26th Congressional district and putting the Republican...
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
A vote over renewing the Patriot Act is stalled and may impact ongoing investigations negatively. The argument is over an amendment offered by Senator Paul. Paul would like to exempt gun records from the Patriot Act. Does anyone find it strange that...
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The New York Times reports this morning on a new study that says we are fatter due to changes in physical activity in the workplace. Average calories used per work day have decreased 120-140 per day. This decrease tracks closely with the...
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Democrat Kathy Hochul won this solidly Republican New York House seat in a special election Tuesday. The seat had been in Republican hands for the last 40 years. (This seat was vacated when Christopher Lee sent some shirtless photos of himself to...
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Citing concerns from his family, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels declined to run for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. The Governor notified supporters of his decision on Saturday in an email issued by the Indiana Republican party. Governor Daniels joins a...
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This quote is from Tom Coburn’s editorial in the Washington Post. The editorial is about why the Gang of Six failed and what the US needs to do to get beyond the crisis being brought on by unsustainable deficit spending. In the...
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Eye opening stats on unintended pregnancies from a new study reported on by Kaiser this morning: “They found that rates of unintended pregnancy are far higher among poor and near-poor women (those with incomes under twice the federal poverty level) than those...
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The so called Gang of Six (group of six senators working to put forward a deficit reduction plan) is no more. A spat between Senators Corburn(R) and Durbin(D) have ended the talks that have been taking place over the last 5 months. Sadly,...
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