In the wake of the passing of the Obamacare health “reform” bill by Congress, there are reports being made that threats of violence are being directed at Democratic members of the House. Congressman Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, says he thinks Republicans should be standing up and condemning the threats. I don’t recall the Dems [...]
As seems to be standard procedure with this Democrat-led Congress, the House of Representatives went into session on a Sunday to consider passing the Senate “Obamacare” bill and then pass a so-called “reconciliation” bill on its heels in an effort to fix the problems the bill had. The vote on the Obamacare bill passed, 219-212, [...]
I got home today and saw the news that the House Dems have decided that the “deem and pass” strategy wasn’t viable. They’ve now said they’re going to a straight up-or-down vote on the bill in question. House Democrats on Saturday decided against using a controversial tactic to pass the Senate’s version of the health [...]
Sen. McConnell addressing the newly-revealed House bill: “Taking a bill that House Democrats are too embarrassed to vote on, adding more than $50 billion in new taxes and slashing $60 billion more from our seniors’ Medicare and keeping sweetheart deals may make some Washington Democrats ‘giddy,’ but it’s not reform. “This bill isn’t an excuse [...]
Interesting. The latest ratings release is showing that both MSNBC News and CNN are coming in behind Cartoon Network. (http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/10808) Says Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit: they have more believable characters.
Like many Americans with family lineages containing many generations of Americans, I am a good, old-fashioned American mutt. I have confirmed ancestry from England, Scotland, Poland, Germany, France and – of particular note today – Ireland. And while I’ll certainly partake of our secular traditions of this day by quaffing a brew or two and [...]
More than a year into President Obama’s administration, there are people out there who continue to say he’s not eligible to sit in the Oval Office by reason of the fact that he’s not an American citizen. They pin this entire notion on the idea that he wasn’t born here in the States and continue [...]
Peter Graves of “Mission: Impossible” fame has died: Peter Graves, the tall, stalwart actor likely best known for his portrayal of Jim Phelps, leader of a gang of special agents who battled evil conspirators in the long-running television series “Mission: Impossible,” died Sunday. Graves died of an apparent heart attack outside his Los Angeles home, [...]
I have driven cars since I turned 16, roughly (*cough* *cough*) years ago and I’ve driven everything from subcompacts to 2-ton delivery vans. (Interesting note – as a temp worker with the US Postal Service years ago, I’ve even driven cars from the “wrong” side of the car!) I’ve had brake failures, blown tires, transmission [...]
Just a reminder that you should have set your clocks forward an hour today. (Assuming you live in the US and aren’t in just a couple of locations that don’t do this whole Daylight Savings Time thing.)
