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Subscribe to RSSWriting about the GOP governors who are challenging the Obama White House – more than ever challenged Bill Clinton in the 1990s -- National Journal’s Ron Brownstein writes, “Whatever the governors’ motivations (one man’s posturing, after all, is another man’s principle), their unreserved enlistment into Washington’s wars marks a milestone. It creates a second line of defense for conservatives to contest Obama even after he wins battles in Congress. It tears another hole in the fraying conviction that state capitals are less partisan than Washington. And it creates a precedent that is likely to encourage more guerilla warfare between Democratic governors and a future Republican president.”
“Virginia took a big step yesterday toward eliminating most of the state’s 21 abortion clinics, approving a bill making rules so strict the medical centers would likely be forced to close, Democrats and abortion-rights supporters said," AP writes. "Governor Bob McDonnell, a Republican, supports the measure, and when he signs it into law, Virginia will be the first state to require clinics that provide first-trimester abortions to meet the same standards as hospitals. The requirements could include structural changes such as widening hallways, increased training, and mandatory equipment the clinics do not have.”
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Madison Wisconsin Lawmakers Approve a Bill to halt sleepovers in Capitol offices, hearing rooms and to stop Protestors from Spending the Night!
http://bit.ly/gWrv4f
GOP Dirty Tricks!
angellight, Thank God that it is now over!! Now can the teachers finally teach class instead of using class time for union enrolment and propaganda? Can the teachers now show up for work now? Can the kids get the education that they need to succeed in the real world? Lets now move forwards for our children!! As for the union rights that were lost, how dose that hurt the non-union people and what rights did they give up in this mess? The upper union class is now joining the average middle class when it come to benefits, now that makes it more fair for all of us!! How come Democrats talk about everyone paying their fair share, (Obama Care,) but they don't apply it to their union friends? Like we don't see the favoritism!!
angelite - didn't know that government was supposed to provide free motel accomodations for protestors. Suppose you think that the cafeterias and vending area should provide food for free as well! Hope the protestors brought their own toilet paper.
Olddog, fair for all of us? Let me get this straight...raising taxes on the rich is socialism, but cutting the benefits of teachers is all about fairness...?
Tim,
Those benefits are paid by the people, is that fair? Raising taxes is a moot point, Obama caved in.
Tim, Tim, Tim in Minnesota, Why do we need to raise taxes on anyone? Sure their are some loop hole that need to be plugged, by why is it that we need to raise taxes when there is so much government waste that can be cut first! Start with the White House, Hillery Clinton had 3 staff members to help with her agenda, Now Michelle Obama has over 22, including a full time hair dresser to help her with her agenda???? Yep, us right wingers have to go with Clinton on this, she can do some of her own work!! Hold on, don't kick me out of the party yet, How many did Barbra Bush have? 1, yep, only one! Republicans win that one for having a smart first ladies, who are also not lazy! By the way, 3 staff members for a First Lady was the max, until Mrs. Obama went and set a new standard for waste!! She should pay America back for her wasteful abuse!! If a republican First Lady had 22 staff members, the protesters from the left would make the protesters in Madison Wisconsin look like a kids birthday party!!!
Cutting benefits for Teachers???? I pay for mine, so why do you think that I should pay for theirs? Where are my rights to have someone else paying for my benefits?? Are union employees better then the rest of us? If they are, then we should have the best educated kids in the world! We don't!! So,I will make you a deal, if the teachers put our kids on top for the best educated kids in the world, Then I will join the cause to have the teachers benefits 100% paid for and no co-pay at the doctors office!!! But only for the best educated kids in the world, no runners up, or second prize, all or nothing! Deal?
George Bernard Shaw once suggested that:
Teachers teaching kids to be rich, but are poor themselves, makes George point even more profound!
Queen obuma needs all the beauty help she can get,and as far as wastefull spending, well thats what the dems are all about. Spend and hide.pres obama is ran by the union thugs, he is thier puppet,why else are the union thugs like that richarg guy who is a killer at the whitehouse twice a week,its to make sure obuma does what he is told the wimp.
Hey Dems, What do the missing Dems have in common with Gaddaffy, Mubarack and other leaders in the Mid East? They're all hiding from their people.
Lets see if the Democrats are still hiding in November of 2012. By the way, It really dose not matter, because they will be gone anyway!
And what do Tea Party types and Rethuglican governors like Walker have in common with guys like Mubarak, Ghaddafi, et al? Everything!
Novel comback - very original.
Randall,
Would you be the spokesperson for Liberals? What do you call 14 Wisconsin Democrat State Senators? Cowards....
Juvan: I have to vote you up on that one!! LOL
Good for Virginia. If there are going to be abortions, what this law will do is ensure that at least the clinic's health standards are met so the patients get the same healthy environment for their surgery that we have come to expect in our hospitals. If a clinic cannot do that , then they should not be open for business. Aaah, Republicans doing what is best for the female patients, but I am sure that our liberals friends will decry it as keeping women from being able to have abortions... Far from it!!!. What can be wrong with this Virginia initiative?
any doctor that performs abortions on babies that have a heartbeat shoud be put to death just like the babies they are killing. Tiller got what he desearved.God seen to that.
and he still has hell to look forward too.
Gee... and I thought the election was all about jobs.... keep it up GOP... you're keeping your base alive and losing the independents.... and you don't win elections that way....
kevin,
This independent is favoring the GOP side. Can't vote for cowards that run a way from their responsibilities.....can you?
Kevin: If you're quoting a poll you need to verify, I no longer take anyone's word about stats if I can't read it myself.
That's right obama, go after the GOP governors and states rights. Our president, one nation under liberal rule. Think you can get soros, wall st and your big business lackies to undermine the middle class, good luck, see ya at the polls in 2012.
Healthcare equality for all...
Virginia and other red states = Italy, Germany and Spain, circa 1938.
wierd, comparing Europe with the US. Got to ask ya, since you're a history buff, how does Spain fall into that?
Is anyone else Ashamed of the way our politician are behaving and treating each other as a child and acting like a child?
This fight in WI is counter productive to job creation, the GOP has done it again" this could have waited for a better time, and it is far from over, it could cause the country to go back into A recession, thanks GOP if we start losing more jobs, and go back into A recession you can thank the GOP for it, If they don't get off the campaign trail and start doing the job they were elected to do we will all be paying A lot more than money to get the country back on track!!!
Incidentally, Goldman Sachs (of all people!) just issued a study that concluded that the proposed $61 billion in Congressional cuts will lop about 2% off the growth rate of the GDP. And the Republicans ran on promises to CREATE jobs?!? Of course! Then they'll try to pin it on President Obama.
Randall, Goldman Sachs is responsible for the financial collapse of this country. I wouldn't believe anything that they say. They are also large contributors to the Democratic party
Wi is broke and its because the union thugs spends all the money on elections instead of putting back into the state to help create jobs and so the gov. has to do something to bring down the deficite, I think its the democratis thugs keeping the cry babies out in the streets and the dem. senators runnung away, that shows cowardism you have the biggest union thug pulling obamas strings in the whitehouse, he admitted being thier as much as twice a week every week so how can you blame Wi problems just on rep. mabe you need to stop watching all these socially biast news stations like msnbc, nbc.
Im' ashamed of the Republican Party & it's ties to Wall Street. I'm ashamed and have a deep hatred toward them for selling jobs over seas, using propaganda to help the rich stay in power. I'm ashamed of the Republicans for bringing the standard of living down, while the ELITE have gotten richer & the Poor poorer & more of them. I'm ashamed of President Reagan for double talking when he said " Government is not the Solution, but the Problem ", then he fired Air Traffic Controllers & he was Government. He was a hippocrit. I'm deeply ashamed of the whole Bush Administration for making wars without taxes, then wasting billions, while some of his staff had SELF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST in the Iraq war for their personal financial gain. I'm ashamed of the whole Republican Party for only representing the WEALTHY of this country and not 300 million Americans. I'm ashamed for so much stupidy of voters and just how nieve & gullible they are for voting Republican. I'm ashamed for a system of government that is not functioning, is broken & corrupt with money ties to HEDGE FUNDS in Wall Street to run Propaganda Ads.
Wow Johnessy: you are one walking sack of shame!!!!!!
Liberals are so whiny about issues! Also, how did the article go from Obama agenda: Fighting the GOP governors into an abortion issue? Why is it that abortions have to be political? I don't believe that should be the way for a women to go, but doesn't matter what I think because it's ultimately the womens body. Supreme Court should kick Roe vs. Wade out and send that back to the states. Let the states decide if they want to allow abortions. ( I can't see any state not passing some abortion law) But the federal government shouldn't be allowed to give any money for abortions. If states want to vote on a law to help pay for it, then so be it. But get this topic out of politics!
I read a post that mentioned one of the more important parts of the dispute in Wisconsin, the school children. Most everyperson that made the decision to become a teacher did so because of their love for children. When those feelings are translated into their style of teaching and keeping children interested in learning it has a positive effect on students. I know first hand about that because of the positive impact a teacher had on my daughter and all the other children in his class. But being a teacher or a worker in either the public or private sector is still this, a job. And when any of us think our employer is treating us unfairly it likely means we will not do our job with the enthusiasm that we used to. And when our employer asks us to come forward with ideas to help them be successful we may stay silent. I agree with the need to address cost's in state budgets. I disagree with the union busting tactics. The cost is to high for the children.
It has been my experience that compensation isn't the only reason for doing the job. The best have higher goals in mind. I took a $35,000 a year cut in pay to take a federal job, because I believe in it. Now, many of us feel as though we have been run over from behind due to unrealistic budget cuts. I fight wildland fires for a living. Now there is no money.
If American workers' spirit is broken so the corporations can decide the working conditions then workers worldwide will think twice about fighting for their working rights...hence the fastness of bills to bust unions after the demonstrations in the middle east started.
Down with the liberal unions and their scumbag, overpaid union leaders! Revolt for fair and equal justice with the union minorities!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol
I didn't know that all these years, firefighters, policemen and such like employees were receiving millions of dollars for early retirement. No wonder these guys were living such a high lifestyle. I have a few living near me and they look wealthy, like rich people lazing about the place. Posh housing, cars, designer clothes etc. I said to myself that Americans are getting wealthier. When I found out that there were ordinary govt employees. I suffered a blackout.
The three STOOGES: Barry, Farry and Gad-daffy! What have we come to.
If these were fleeing Repubs, oh boy, the Dems and the Socialists like Fiesty would be having a field day with those runaway GOPers. Now, that it is the Socialists running for cover , I can't hear a peep out of them. BTW, how come our police can't find a trace of them? Have they runaway too?
This time Barry seemed to have bit off more than he can chew.
Anyone ever REALLY listen to Barry? His style is like a walkie -talkie. Ever realize that anyone?