Today's Boston Globe carried a piece of corporate propaganda entitled Lobbies backing health reforms: Insurers change their tune from 1993-94 debate. Rather than deconstruct it line by line, I will just say what is conspicuous...
It’s a shame the Democratic Party isn’t a touch less racist. If it was, then the Congressional Hispanic Caucus wouldn’t be stumping quite as hard for more Hispanic government... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my...
Edward Kennedy’s extraordinary life and career deserve celebration Published On Thursday, December 04, 2008 12:18 AM In March of 1956—just months before Edward M. Kennedy graduated from Harvard College—96 members of the United...
U.S. Supreme Court Hopfmann v. Connolly, 471 U.S. 459 (1985) Hopfmann v. Connolly No. 84-1440 Decided May 13, 1985 471 U.S. 459 ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT Syllabus Held: In federal...
Published on Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (http://www.citizensforethics.org) Murtha Got $330K-Plus Boost from Democrats Right Before Election By John Bresnahan, Politico, December 3, 20083 Dec 2008 //...
Spinning off of Jacob Sullum's column today on gay marriage and gay rights, a couple of recent analyses of the meaning of gay marriage's electoral defeats last month point out, accurately I think, that gay marriage is seeing...
Charlene Fernandez, chairwoman of the Yuma County Democrat Party, stated in a front page article ("Gun Sales On Rise," Nov. 18) that she doesn't understand why people have always associated the Democratic Party with the loss of...
Tom Daschle is expected to be confirmed as Obama’s HHS Secretary, where he’s expected to carry the ball on Obama’s health care plan. Columnist David Broder has weighed in on the issue: When Barack Obama’s transition team let...
By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Tuesday, December 2, 2008 - Updated 1m ago Word from Capitol Hill is that, despite his kind words for Hillary Clinton yesterday, Sen. John Kerry is angry and disappointed about not being considered...