E-mail updates
Follow on Twitter
Subscribe to RSS"Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) suggested Thursday that she might not support John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the next Speaker." And: "Boehner sought to quell those worries in appearances in conservative media this week. 'This is not a time for compromise, and I can tell you that we will not compromise on our principles,'" he told Sean Hannity.
"The freshman tea party class could number half a dozen, enough to bond with their spiritual godfather, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., and cause massive headaches for McConnell if he seeks even modest compromises with Democrats," AP reports. "If Republicans take over the House, as many expect, the influx of tea partiers there will make it difficult for GOP leaders to find even the minimal flexibility they will need to reach accords with the White House and Senate. Without that, the party may prove it has muscle but little to show legislatively for a Republican-led House. 'They could be setting Obama up to run against a do-nothing Congress,'" said Alan Abramowitz, a professor at Emory University.
"House Republican leaders don’t plan to eliminate any leadership positions in the next Congress as had been suggested by some in their Conference, Minority Leader John Boehner’s office confirmed on Thursday," Roll Call reports.
Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), who infamously apologized to BP in a hearing this past summer, "is vowing to quickly probe White House environmental policies he calls economically harmful if he becomes chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee next year. Barton is the panel's senior Republican and a former chair, but Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is considered the front-runner for the gavel if Republicans reclaim the House," The Hill reports.
Leave a Comment:
With Republithugs, NEIN, NEIN, NEIN is the appropriate terminology...
Brown Shirts Attack!!!!
With FASCIST AUTHORITARIAN rulers...
The Rent!
Is Too Damn High...
But, lots of time to shut down government; 2 years in fact.
Why do Republians and U.S . companies that outsource jobs HATE America?-----For the almighty dollar, thats why.
Democrat regulations that make labor more expensive actually force companies to go overseas. Unions force companies to go overseas. Sorry, your facts are perverted and wrong.
Democrats voted for free trade just as much as Republicans. In fact, Slick Willie loved free trade. Add to that more regulation, from the Democrats, and companies leave, lol.
Another case of Democrats not being very observant.
Justin,
Which regulations are you saying are strictly "Democrat regulations"? Which of those are causing companies to move overseas? Which of those should be reversed to stop them from moving overseas? Facts, not talking points.
Private sector union membership is about 7.5%. There are about 3500 union companies in the US. Sorry, but your numbers do not add up to the massive moves by non-union companies overseas. Profits are what motivate companies to outsource jobs and the Democratic party has attempted to eliminate the tax breaks given to companies that outsource and the Republicans would not let a vote come to the floor. The US Chamber of Commerce has advocated outsourcing as good business.lol
Name it, lol. Are you daft? EPA, OSHA, startup regulations, business regulations, zoning regulations, etc.
And of those 3,500, how many of them are HUGE companies? My numbers DO add up. GM, Chrysler, etc. Sorry terry, you need a clue.
Bring on the popcorn.....if the conventional wisdom prevails, this will be fun to watch. Something along, be careful what you wish for.
Did I hear Beohner say that the Republican's would not comprise their principles? Ha, Ha, Ha.
What principles?
REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES=
Ha, Ha, Ha.
I ask, how much compromising did Obama and the Dems. do so far? Not much!! They went behind closed doors and ramed legislation through that the American people didn't want. They are hypocrites.
How can you compromise whit people who don't want to accomplish anything?
And have you read the Health care bill? IT'S FULL OF REPUBLICAN IDEAS AN DTHEY STILL DIDN'T SUPPORT IT!!! THEY WON'T EVEN LET OBAMA MAKE IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT WITHOUT FILIBUSTERING!!!
THE PARTY OF NO WILL BE PUT OUT ON THEIR ASSES IF THEY STALL IN THE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS!
Why compromise? Democrats wouldn't even let Republicans near the health care bill. Compromise is just code word for more socialism and less freedom. Truth hurts, and there's no need to compromise on more socialism when one look at California or Greece or France PROVES it doesn't work. It also proves liberals aren't very observant.
Justin, I don't know how the Democrats could compromise with the Republicans on this when leading Republicans were publically saying things like:
1. Sarah Palin stating that the Plan included Death Panels;
2. Charles Grassley stating that implementation of the plan would lead to "Pulling the plug on Granny"
3. Congresswoman Virginia Fox declaring that the plan was a "greater threat to our country than any terrorist living in any country in the world"
4. Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann asserting that this plan made it possible "for junior high school girls to leave their schools, go have an abortion, and come back to school w/o their parents even knowing about it"
I'm convinced that if any of the Republican leadership had stepped forward with thoughtful revisions, even something about tort reform, the Democrats would have entered into serious discussions with them.
The Democats DID COMPOMISE with Republicans on all of the legislation that went through. The stuff looks more like Republicans put it through than Democrats. It was the Republicans that asked for everything in in return for a few votes and at the end still said "NO".
I hate to remind everyone but taking the house does not a majority make. The Democrats still have the Senate and the Presidency and Republicans HAVE to compromise to get anything done or just go ahead and shut down the government and see how quickly you can lose all your support with citizens.
Justin-
Democrats DID compromise on HCR... A LOT. The biggest component democrats wanted in HCR was a public option, which they decided to drop in a vie to get even a little backing from moderate republicans like Snowe.
All of this is true. But, what about the fact that some of the proposals that the republicans wanted were voted on, accepted, and they still voted no on their (own) proposals!
I cannot forget the statements made about "wanting the President to fail, making healthcare his Waterloo, etc".
This was a setup from the very beginning and anyone that wants to be truthful should "man-up" and admit it plain and simple.
I am still "fired up and ready to go" regardless of the outcome Nov. 2nd.
Once the true face of the republicans is revealed during this cycle it could be too late to turn our country around for a better future.
One other thing, the question about where are the jobs may be wrong. I believe the question should be, "what kind of jobs will they create"? All manufacturing, steel works, they are in other countries. We don't make anything anymore! I get sick of buying things that do not have MADE IN AMERICA on it. That is why I feel the road to recovery is in out-of- the-box thinking. Green jobs, infrastructure, healthcare, auto, information technology, education, these are jobs of the future and America needs to work toward these if we are to gain ground with unemployment and the deficit.
I have a stereotypical Oklahoman set in my mind, and you do not meet that stereotype at all based on what you posted.
Must suck for you that you think the way you do, yet live in one of the reddest states in the country that think the opposite.
James, stereotyping can be very misleading. Yes, it does suck tremendously and the sad part is I don't know if the red will ever even turn purple anytime soon.
I am a democrat, always have been, but as I have said before in the past I have tried to be logical in my thinking and not vote straight ticket. Now, my plans are to vote straight ticket because of lies, deception, and hypocrsy that has been demonstrated by the republican/tp since the election of President Obama. I know both parties are guilty but it has become so relevant now that I am totally sick of the whole mess. It needs to stop and it needs to stop now!
But...... COUNTRY FIRST!
Yeah, right. They mean ME first!
They mean China first. They love running up the debt and indebting us to China whenever in power.
And then criticize the democrats for not balancing the budget overnight when they get in power.
Last 3 Republican presidents were fiscal wrecking balls to our nations foundation.
Health Care Costs
The dreaded envelope from my company’s Benefits Department showed up in my mailbox yesterday. So, I opened it, and immediately thumbed over to the price list where, as I, and many others, had anticipated and predicted, I learned that my rates had gone up about 20%. Not only that, my deductibles and copays had increased, as well.
TAKE THAT ALL YOU IDOLATOROUS BELIEVERS IN OBAMACARE!!
But then I found something very curious. At the top of the pages I had originally passed over, I found a cover sheet that informed me of the 2011 Key Changes:
HMMMM, I like those changes, but I’m still not sure I’m willing to pay another 20% to get them. But wait, didn’t the HCR bill also include a prohibition on the practice of denying coverage to subscribers with pre-existing conditions? Yeah, that’s a good idea. And, won’t it extend health care benefits to about 30M people who don’t have it now? You know, I think it does. Wow, well, after weighing all these factors, maybe I am willing to pay an extra $35/month for all of this.
And you know what else, when I looked at my premiums over the last several years, I found that they had gone up almost that much each year as well w/o any of the corresponding benefits.
So, you know what I have to say now?
Thank you President Obama and all the members of Congress who stood up to the ridiculous thugs that used those nonsensical arguments about “Death Panels” and “Pulling the plug on granny” to fight you on this. We are a better country because of its passage.
GC, So true! the same thing happened to me. And, like you my premium also showed an increase every year prior to this. I am not angry with the President nor the Democrats. It is the insurance companies and republicans. Even the insurance companies have said the costs were going to increase regardless of whether changes were made with reform.
So sad how people can forget so quickly when they have disagreements with ideaology and policies. That is why each voter should be well informed about what is going on in our government and the people that we elect to represent us.
Double dumb down, Michelle. If you want to lead in stupidity with Sarah P., you should certainly go all the way.
There has been so much misinformation about Health Care Reform that it isn’t surprising when more than half of the people don’t understand it and at least half are mistaken in what they believe. The trouble is that it is so important and that it will actually be the issue for many people’s voting decisions. To further complicate matters the Republicans are trying to use it as a negative against the Democrats and, along with the Special Interests who just seek to return to ‘more of the same’ that so greatly benefited them, they are aggressively spreading false negatives to scare people and to sway public opinion. It is really a shame that there simply is more concern and concentration on political ambitions then there is about truth and what is in the people’s best interests. The worst thing about politics today is that there are those who are unconscionably totally self-serving, boldly and aggressively dishonest and then arrogantly just expecting to be rewarded. I know, both sides will point the finger and that is why people really need to be rational, objective and disciplined with their own biases, prejudices and emotions checked – to avoid being duped, manipulated and used.
What is the truth? First, that shouldn’t come from me or from anyone who has the slightest chance of being biased, especially if they have anything to gain (even if just to support their thinking). Next, the information should be clear and concise directly from a knowledgable, trusted and objective source (and not ever just trusting what is quoted by a third party). And last, when the truth is understood and the actual benefits v negatives, the honestly stated savings v costs and the real enhancements and improvements v losses / negatives with Medicare, Social Security and general healthcare are understood, it should then be clear who has lied, exaggerated and embellished, who isn’t trustworthy and who is really not considering the people’s interests but rather only their own self-serving ambitions.
I have found AARP to be a trusted source for rational evaluation and objective information regarding benefits and then the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office reports as being trustworthy for considering the actual savings to be expected; there also are the government websites ‘healthcare.gov’ and ‘medicare.gov’. Whatever sources are used they should satisfy whoever is doing the inquiry that the information is truly objective, rational and unbiased without it being manipulated. Personally I think we now have a situation where real health care reform is desperately needed and while fine tuning and adjustments are required, I’m totally convinced that if the recent changes are actually repealed, then those who aggressively fought change, with their strong supporters who substantially benefit from things remaining as they were, will never honestly make the effort to effect the greatly needed changes - trusting for that to be different would be naive.
RGiles, great post. You were able to put it all into great perspective. Your insight into how to properly evaluate the facts should be of great help to anyone that is truly seeking a better understanding of the truth.
M.Bachmann will not support J.Boehner as speaker if compromise is on the table.are Americans that stupid to believe a statement like that from a racist to a racist. and if the dems buy any of this crap, then they are really stupid.or maybe the republicans think that the dems just fell off of a christmass tree.
Progressive supporters fail to mention that the majority of your elected officials did not read the 1100 pages before they voted on it. Pelosi said we had to vote for it so we could read it. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It's just another bureaucratic treansfer of wealth that will not decrease health care cost but only eliminate free choice. Another question: If solid blue states and cities are so"progressive" and great places to live, why are their people leaving them to head for better opportunities, lower taxes, and lower crime in red states? Socialism fails and places like Oklahoma and Texas look better and better. Enjoy your Progressive blue state slavery. Just keep it to yourselves and quit trying to suck us dry. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2010/09/state-migration.html
tim-83; Pelosi said we had to vote for it so we could read it.
I am pretty sure she was reffering to the congress and senate voting for it before the public could read and understand it. That was my interpretation of it at the time, could be wrong.
You also said, "socialism fails and places like Oklahoma and Texas look better and better".
I have news for you. Yes Oklahoma is the reddest of red but guess what, we have very bad problems here, the same as other states and remember it is red-red. Now that tells me that the problems just may be coming from those politicians that represent the "red" states.
I try to keep an open mind about these things but at some point reality should set in and cause us to re-think our own thinking.
RGiles, you state we shouldn't trust third parties and then you quote third parties. AARP is a lobbying organization for certain seniors. It has a dog in the fight and made a decision to "position" for the best deal it could get. CBO can only quote figures based on the scope of legislation proposed and current information at hand. Note that it has already revised its figures to show a $1 trillion + cost. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/cbo-health-care-bill-will-cost-115-billion-more-than-previously-assessed.html The problem here is the rules are still being written, implementation costs cannot be accurately estimated, and there are no guarantees of savings quoted by Obama to make people think this will result in a net reduction. Don't believe me. Call your state insurance commissioner and ask. Examples of this bill's stupidity will continue to come to light. The most efficient costing type of insurance that shares risk and reward are high deductible plans with HSAs tied in. These are under the most attack. Did you know that citizens with HSAs that purchase simple OTC drugs like Tylenol will need a doctor's prescription or risk the deduction being disallowed plus a 20% penalty? Nice for the AMA and big Pharma, two other supporters of this legislation.
RGiles, why does AARP support Obama Care? Because they're corrupt, They ignore the input of their members and cut a deal to protect their kickback for AARP insurance programs. Every young person should watch this and look at the people that selled them out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIapF3WNoaw&feature=player_embedded#!
It's important to understand the Progressive Marxist Socialist brain trust....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIapF3WNoaw&feature=player_embedded#!
Are they college educated? You bet! Are they anti-American and anti-Capitalist? You bet! Did they vote for Obama in 08 and support his health care plan? You bet!
Are they going to get shafted when he sticks them and future generations with the bill? Winner!
K Mac, yes Oklahoma has trouble because the Federal government has grown and spent too much and legislated free choice and free enterprise to death- under Democrats and "moderate" Republicans. Every state has the sme issues. However, compare Oklahoma with blue states Michigan, California, and Illinois. Granted, it's not Texas but it still rates very well.
Rate of employment: Michigan: #49 (13% unemployment), California #48 (12.4% unemployment) Illinois #39 (9.9% unemployment) Oklahoma #10 (6% unemployment).
Economic growth: California #15, Oklahoma #30, Illinois #35, Michigan #50
Highest debt to GDP ratio : Illinois #15 (10.71%) Oklahoma #28 (7.78%) Michigan #30 (% not given) California # 32 (7.3%)
Per capita tax burden: California #9, Michigan #10, Illinois #25, Oklahoma #33
Hey, it's not Texas but you're not looking as bad as most red states. Keep voting against the looters of future generations and things will improve.
Haliberton is in the news again = What principles are the repubs talking about?