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• The Rules Simply Don’t Apply to Liberals

  Posted January 22nd, 2010 at 12:27pm in Ongoing Priorities with 14 comments

  In the wake of the Massachusetts election on Tuesday night, liberals in Congress have once again embarked on a course to change the rules to fit their needs.  Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) intends to introduce a bill that would eliminate the 60 vote threshold to end debate in the U.S. Senate. Ironically, the timing of [...] More

• Clashing in Copenhagen

  Posted December 17th, 2009 at 5:30pm in Energy and Environment with 4 comments

  With the Copenhagen climate summit wrapping up Friday, there are a number of battles developing from the political elite to the grassroots activists. But none is bigger than the one between developed and developing nations that has stalled progress for a binding treaty. Rich vs. Poor Developing nations want more money to combat climate change, steeper emissions [...] More

• Some Truth in Copenhagen

  Posted December 17th, 2009 at 11:21am in Energy and Environment with 5 comments

  The global-warming economics coming out of Washington doesn’t match the global-warming economics of Copenhagen. For instance, according to Senator John Kerry (D-MA) cutting CO2 creates jobs and stimulates the economy. At least that’s what the press release describing his cap-and-tax legislation claims. But in Copenhagen this view of economics gets turned on its head. In Copenhagen [...] More

• Kerry-Lieberman-Graham-Boxer-Waxman-Markey

  Posted December 11th, 2009 at 3:46pm in Energy and Environment with 6 comments

  Yesterday, Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) unveiled an outline of their cap-and-trade proposal. Interestingly, their version of a national tax on American energy is hard to distinguish from earlier proposals such as the House-passed Waxman-Markey or the Senate committee-passed Boxer-Kerry. All of these proposals have one thing in common: they [...] More

• Senator Lieberman’s Honest Quote on Cap and Trade

  Posted December 11th, 2009 at 10:35am in Energy and Environment with 2 comments

  Senators Lieberman, Graham, and Kerry have come forward with a bold, new proposal on global warming… or not. Here is Senator Lieberman’s description of the “new” proposal: “You remember the artist formerly known as Prince?” Lieberman said. “This is the market-based system for punishing polluters previously known as ‘cap and trade.’ “ Who will be punished under this [...] More

• The Reid Compromise Does Nothing to Improve A Very Bad Senate Health Bill

  Posted December 10th, 2009 at 10:00am in Health Care with 10 comments

  Although the details have not been released, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has floated yet another potential “compromise” to his health care bill. There appear to be two broad elements: a federal insurance plan run by the Office of Personal Management and a Medicare buy-in option for Americans over 55. Don’t Be Fooled. There is nothing [...] More

• Morning Bell: Cap And Trade’s Mandates And Subsidies No Way To Go Nuclear

  Posted November 5th, 2009 at 9:18am in Energy and Environment with 28 comments

  Following major defeats at the ballot box on Tuesday, the left’s legislative agenda suffered another huge setback yesterday when once wavering Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Susan Collins (R-ME) all signed a letter supporting Sen. George Voinovich’s (R-OH) demand that the Environmental Protection Agency provide a thorough analysis of [...] More

• Kerry Afghan Plan Lacks Boldness

  Posted October 28th, 2009 at 3:37pm in Protect America with 4 comments

  Senator John Kerry in his speech at the Council on Foreign Relations Monday criticized General McChrystal’s Afghanistan assessment for going “too far, too fast,” yet he failed to lay out an alternative strategy for success or to provide a convincing case against implementation of McChrystal’s specific recommendations. Kerry rightly admitted that a U.S. troop pullout could [...] More

• Public Still Not Sure What Cap and Trade Is, but They Will If It Passes

  Posted October 16th, 2009 at 12:54pm in Energy and Environment with 3 comments

  Maybe John Kerry and President Obama and proponents of a cap and trade system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions still have time to change message. “I don’t know what ‘cap and trade’ means. I don’t think the average American does,’ Kerry said recently. And he’s right. According to a new poll released from the Pew [...] More

• Video: Congress Dismisses Public’s Transparency Demands

  Posted October 10th, 2009 at 11:51am in Health Care with 12 comments

  This past summer, hundreds of thousands of Americans attended townhall meetings and demanded their representatives be more upfront about the health reform legislation being crafted to overhaul one-sixth of the U.S. economy. But Congress continues to operate in a shroud of ambiguity. Members of the Senate Finance Committee even recently defeated an amendment that would [...] More