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Archive for October, 2009

Public Option Lacks Votes To Get Through House Of Representatives

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under Congress, Health Care Reform, Politics

More bad news for ObamaCare:
The House Dem leadership has conducted its preliminary whip count and has tallied up less than 200 likely Yes votes in support of a health care reform bill with a robust public option, well short of the 218 needed for passage, according to an internal whip count document I’ve obtained.
The document [...]

Secretary Of The Army: We’re Ready To Lift Gay Ban Whenever Obama Is

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Politics

The new Secretary Of The Army said that the U.S. Army stands ready to lift the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military:
McHugh finds himself at the center of debate over Obama’s pledge to repeal the law banning open service by homosexuals.
In the interview, McHugh carefully avoided offering his personal views on the issue, [...]

Joe Lieberman Will Filibuster Any Health Care Plan With Public Option

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

The public option vampire refuses to die, but today another nail was put in the coffin:
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Tuesday that he’d back a GOP filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill.
Lieberman, who caucuses with Democrats and is positioning himself as a fiscal hawk on the issue, said he opposes [...]

Rand Paul Talks To Republican Liberty Caucus Members

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

Rand Paul spoke recently to members of the Republican Liberty Caucus in Georgetown, Kentucky:

H/T: RLC Blog

Gary Johnson Preparing For 2012 Run ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under 2012 Election, Elections, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Some possibly good news for liberty-minded Republicans:
Second only to Ron Paul, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson is the most pro-liberty politician of any prominence. It looks like he might be considering a presidential run. Johnson seems like a dream come true (at least for a politician). For example, he supports the second amendment, marijuana [...]

Ron Paul On The H1N1 Emergency Declaration

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Health, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul, Swine Flu

On Sunday, President Obama declared a State of Emergency in connection with the distribution of vaccine for the H1N1 virus.
Ron Paul has his own thoughts about the situation:

Report: Karzai’s Brother On CIA Payroll

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, October 28th, 2009. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Politics

Yea, this is gonna go well:
KABUL, Afghanistan — Ahmed Wali Karzai, the brother of the Afghan president and a suspected player in the country’s booming illegal opium trade, gets regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, and has for much of the past eight years, according to current and former American officials.
The agency pays Mr. [...]

It’s The Most Litigious Time Of The Year

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Religion

The courtroom edition of the Christmas Wars is starting early this year:
In what appears to be the first battle in the “Christmas Wars” for the 2009 season, a federal lawsuit has been filed by a Warren, Michigan resident challenging the county’s decision to end a 63-year old tradition of his family’s displaying a privately-constructed and [...]

The Legal Fight Over Gay Marriage: A Question Of Timing

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics, Supreme Court

As I noted two weeks ago, the California lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 passed it’s first hurdle when the Federal Judge hearing the case denied the Motion to Dismiss filed by proponents of the gay marriage ban.
Today’s New York Times notes, however, that the ultimate outcome of the case is by no means [...]

SurveyUSA: McDonnell +17, Bolling +14, Cuccinelli +16

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, October 27th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Attorney General's Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Bill Bolling, Bob McDonnell, Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner, Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia, Virginia Politics

The final SurveyUSA of the Virginia Governor’s race makes it look like a massive blowout come Tuesday:
ARLINGTON, Va. – With one week until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, an exclusive poll for WJLA-TV shows Republican Bob McDonnell retaining his commanding lead.
The SurveyUSA poll dated Oct. 27 shows McDonnell with a 17-point lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds, 58-41. [...]

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