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Archive for March, 2010

Freedom Alliance Responds To Allegations

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sean Hannity

Friday, I posted about allegations made by a conservative blogger of irregularities in the fundraising and operations of Sean Hannity’s Freedom Concerts, run by a group called Freedom Alliance. So, it’s only fair that I note that Freedom Alliance has responded to those allegations and calls them “false and malicious.”
Additionally, another conservative blogger has examined [...]

Democrats Claim To Have The Votes To Pass Health Care Reform

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

CNN is reporting:
Washington (CNN) – Democrats have the 216 votes needed to pass health care reform legislation in the House on Sunday, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus told CNN.
“This is a historic day and we are happy warriors,” Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut, told CNN’s “State of the Union.” He added, “We’ve got the [...]

Repeal ObamaCare ? Don’t Count On It Republicans

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Congress, Democrats, Elections, Health Care Reform, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans

Dan Larison makes this excellent point about the rumblings we’re hearing from Republicans about running on a promise to repeal the health care reform bill if it passes:
One of the major problems we face as a nation is the complete inability to dismantle an entitlement once it is established. Every entitlement typically creates a constituency [...]

ObamaCare, The Constitution, And The Next Round In The Health Care Wars

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Congress, Health Care Reform, Nancy Pelosi, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, U.S. Constitution

The Constitutionality of ObamaCare is apparently a subject that neither Nancy Pelosi, nor any other Member of Congress has given any consideration to. In today’s Washington Post, however, Law Professor Randy Barnett takes a look at the probable Constitutional challenges to the health care bill:
Can Congress really require that every person purchase health insurance from [...]

Birther Queen Orly Taitz Is Running For Office

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politics

Specifically, Secretary of State of California:
Laguna Niguel lawyer Orly Taitz, who’s gained a national following for efforts to prove Barack Obama’s presidency is illegitimate, has qualified to run for California secretary of state, said Orange County Registrar of Voters Neal Kelley.
In launching her campaign to be the state’s top elections official, Taitz is alleging that [...]

Pope Apologizes For Abuse By Priests, Church Will Continue The Cover-Up

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 21st, 2010. Filed under Catholic Church, Religion

An apology from Benedict XVI that turns out to be more of the same:
LONDON — With the Catholic Church facing a sexual abuse scandal that has spread across Europe, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday issued a rare apology to victims and their family members in Ireland but outlined no disciplinary action or changes in Vatican [...]

So Much For Post-Racial Politics

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Earlier today, I noted the racial epithets allegedly hurled at two African-American Members of Congress during yesterday’s Tea Party protests.
At virtually the same time, I was engaged in a Twitter conversation that started out with me saying this:
So anyone who opposes President Obama’s policies is a racist. Nice
Which prompted this unsolicited response from a Twitter [...]

FireDogLake Whip Count: 217 No Votes ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Congress, Health Care Reform, Politics

David Dayen at the liberal (and pro-single payer) blog FireDogLake has been on top of the House whip count for two weeks now, and his latest tally is very interesting:
This brings the count to 204-206, with 11 undecided and 10 (still?) in the Stupak bloc. Even if the Stupak bloc has been whittled to a [...]

ObamaCare House Vote LiveBlog Tomorrow

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Blogging, Congress, Health Care Reform, Politics

Tomorrow, I will be participating in a LiveBlog of the debate and vote on health care reform in the House of Representatives over at United Liberty.
The House convenes at 2:00, and we’ll be getting started around 1:30. All times Eastern.
Come join us.

Report: Tea Party Protesters Yell “N****R” At Two Black Congressmen

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, March 20th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Health Care Reform, Politics

If this really happened, then it’s pretty disgusting:
Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) claimed Saturday that healthcare protesters at the Capitol directed racial epithets at Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) as he walked outside.
Carson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus along with Lewis, told The Hill that protesters called Lewis the N-word.
Tea Party protesters held a [...]

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