Senator Inhofe explains his vote for the jobs bill

There has been some interest in the jobs bill and the 13 Republican Senators who crossed the aisle and voted for the measure. The most prominent of those Republicans is probably Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown, but Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma also voted for the legislation. While I am not sure I agree that the [...]

Jobs bill? What jobs bill?

Have I mentioned lately that I don’t understand how Congress works? If I haven’t, consider it mentioned. More and more, I despise the political shenanigans that go on in Washington, D.C. This may sound like a broken record, but bear with me for a moment and let me explain.
The latest and greatest legislation the Senate [...]

Brown defeats Coakley – The shot heard across America

With 66% of the precincts counted, Republican Scott Brown has a 53-46% lead over Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election for United States Senator from Massachusetts. The last count I have heard had an 85,000 vote margin between the two candidates. MSNBC is reporting that Coakley has called Brown to concede the race and [...]

Voter turnout the key in Massachusetts

I suppose it should be a given in any election, but the US Senate race in Massachusetts is even more telling. Voter turnout is going to be the key to whomever wins the election on January 20. It’s been said over and over already, but there really is no way Scott Brown should be leading [...]

Brown leads Coakley – The Massachusetts Senate race

Well now, isn’t this a bit of a surprise? When Senator Ted Kennedy passed away last year, it was a given fact that a Democrat would appointed to fill his US Senate seat until a special election could be called. I felt that was as it should be, since Kennedy was a Democrat and he [...]

President Obama’s health care tax plan

As the debate over health care reform came into being last year, it was clear that such legislation was going to be a major priority of both Congress and of President Obama. Many things have been discussed since that time, with all kinds of options being laid out on the table. One of the biggest [...]

Behind closed doors, Pelosi and Reid work on health care reform

It has been several days, Christmas Eve to be exact, since I wrote about the passage of the health care reform bill in the Senate. That was the day it passed 60-39, on it’s way to a conference committee, to be reconciled with the version that was passed earlier by the House. In that article, [...]

Senate passes health care reform

In what some are declaring an historic vote and after 24 consecutive days of debate, the United States Senate has voted 60-39 to pass their version of health care reform. It will now go to be reconciled with the version passed earlier this year by the House of Representatives. That process could take until mid-February [...]

Congress’ song and dance on health care

After Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson came around and agreed to cast his vote for the health care reform legislation that has been crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the conclusion of the matter is foregone. Barring some unforeseen collapse by the Democrats, this bill will pass the Senate and go to be reconciled with [...]

Senator Ben Nelson will vote yes

It’s beginning to look like the Senate Democrats finally have their 60 votes. In a series of closed door negotiations with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska has came out in support of the bill that has been crafted by Reid himself. The version that Nelson has said he will support [...]

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