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Remembering Rep. John Murtha
19 hours ago ago from surroundings me
The passing of Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) on Monday from gall bladder surgery complications brought to an end one of the most dynamic careers of the political generation that emerged from the Vietnam War. The 77-year-old lawmaker and warrior, who remained an officer in the Marine Reserves for the first eight of his 18 terms in office, was a classic blue-collar Democrat. He was a consistent and effective advocate of local working-class ...
Related contentParasitical Jackass of the Decade
17 hours ago ago from Washington Rebel
Rancid hemorrhoid on the ass of the legislature That would be YOU, Steny Hoyer - House Majority Leader and vapid shitbag. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) rejected the idea ofcontinuing a congressional pay freeze until Congress can balance thebudget, saying that it would take “a long time” until the budget mightbe balanced – too long, he said, for Congress to go without a pay raise. Speaking to reporters at his weekly ...
Related contentCongress called on account of weather
9 hours ago ago from Random Musings
From an announcement from Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the schedule for the U.S. House of Representatives: “As a result of the inclement weather affecting Members’ ability to travel to Washington, DC this week, there will be no votes in the House for the remainder of the week. The change this week means that we will add two days to the schedule as ...
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18 hours ago ago from Pj News| Latest Daily News About World News, Business, Tech and Entertainment
• Democrats fear Republicans will win seat held since 1974 • President's poll ratings fall further amid health care impasse The Democratic party faces another election test after the death yesterday of John Murtha, a congressman dubbed by his colleagues the king of pork . Murtha, aged 77, had been in the House of Representatives since being elected to his Pennsylvania district in 1974. The fear in the party is that ...
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23 hours ago ago from Smash Mouth Politics
Today Rush Limbaugh was talking about the Obama plan to meet with Republicans to discuss ideas about ObamaCare. Obama wants to listen to Republicans' ideas and televise the discussion. Rush's response? Just say no. At first glance that might sound as though he is advocating obstructionism. But it really isn't. Obama has lost the debate. Americans reject the Democratic plan to socialize health care. Democrats are losing elections ...
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Remembering The 'Murthquake': When John Murtha Took On The Iraq War
21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
The passing of Rep. John Murtha (D-Penn.) on Monday from gall bladder surgery complications brought to an end one of the most dynamic careers of the political generation that emerged from the Vietnam War. The 77-year-old lawmaker and warrior, who remained an officer in the Marine Reserves for the first eight of his 18 terms in office, was a classic blue-collar Democrat. He was a consistent and effective advocate of local working-class ...
Related contentLeverage Sought In Health Summit
5 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
Both the White House and congressional Republicans see opportunity in an upcoming bipartisan summit on health care, with the GOP given a chance to spotlight its ideas and President Barack Obama having a fresh chance to invigorate the languishing legislation. It's clear a major gulf remains between the parties. On Monday, Republicans rejected outright any health legislation that doesn't start from scratch. The White House reiterated it has ...
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8 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Congressional Democrats are sending strong signals that they want to see more leadership from the President on health care reform. But progressive groups, Democrats and unions also haven't coalesced behind a clear strategy to move now-stalled health care reform forward, or to convince cowed Senate Democrats to take on the sort of large-scale jobs creation programs needed for America's 27 million jobless and underemployed. The upshot of ...
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