The South Retreats, Ctd: PHOTO
Drum weighs in : Republicans are the party of the South these days, and sure, the GOP will regain power eventually.  But will they be able to do it if they remain a party dominated by the culture of Dixie?  Demographics suggest pretty strongly that they can't, which means that eventually the South will have to come to grips with the fact that they no longer hold the whip hand in American politics and probably never will again.  This means acknowledging that they're...

Republicans Disrupt Debate on House Floor: PHOTO
This is a disgrace . Republicans in Congress have descended into a muck so deep I’m wondering if they can ever find their way out:

Stumped? -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez: PHOTO
Chuck Todd tweets :  Want to stump a GOP strategist: Ask them their preference: Health Care passes or fails? I don't think one who actually believes in anything other than winning would be stumped.

House Democrats Pass Nationalized Government Run Health care … Democrats Win, Constitution & America Loses
  Good God, what have they done? What have Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats just done to America and the Constitution? House Democrats have just passed their nationalized Health Care bill. The bill passed 220 – 215 . So much for that bipartisanship that President Obama promised. 176 Republicans voted against  the bill , a long with 39 Democrats voted in opposition to nationalized healthcare . A triumphant Speaker Nancy Pelosi likened the legislation to the passage...

If This Passes -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez: PHOTO
A Senate friend — who predicts the Democrats succeed by a handful of votes — observes:  what does it say about this bill if Dems win the final vote but lose a significant chunk of their conference and pick up no Republicans? What does it say when they have to cut dozens of side deals and rely on members who say they're against the bill but "just want to move the process along?” And what does it say about the bill when even proponents have to cajole members to vote with...

To Stupak or Not to Stupak -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez: PHOTO
I'm getting e-mails asking: "While I respect and agree with your position on Abortion, by emphasizing the Stupak amendment aren't you in fact surrendering to Obamacare?" A GOP aide explains in "Doctor! Doctor!" why GOP members are being urged to vote for the Stupak amendment:  Stupak should be supported because it preserves current Abortion law and blocks federal funding, as well as dividing the Democratic caucus. This is the best way to defeat the bill at its next stage, one says....

The Associated Press: Steele: Election returns show 'transcendent' GOP
Washington — Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is asserting that GOP victories in governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate "a transcendent party" on the move again. Steele told CBS's "The Early Show" Wednesday he thinks Chris Christie's victory in New Jersey and Robert McConnell's win in Virginia show that the GOP has "really found its voice again" after sustaining damaging losses last year. But David Plouffe (pluff), the man who managed Barack Obama's winning...

GOP Rep.: -Democratic bill requires the government to encourage suicide'
With today's much anticipated vote on the House Health Care bill, liberal blogger-political activist Mike Stark decided to speak with a few Republican members of Congress as they made their way around the Hill today for a last minute anti-healthcare reform rally. "I wanted to know how many of them knew

Sunday Talk - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
What a week, sports fans. Tuesday saw Republicans take back control of the House New Jersey and Senate Virginia Governorships. And although Democrats won the NY-23 special election , it was still a huge win for conservatives. Then came Thursday. Thursday was the Super Bowl of Freedom . Somewhere between four thousand and one million teabaggers dissented on DC in a shocking victory for the 1st Amendment. And just a few hours ago, in the Hyper Bowl , Socialism prevailed.

United States: Debate over the health system reform: PHOTO
US President Barack Obama has made a last-minute plea in person to Democrat lawmakers ahead of a crucial vote on his landmark healthcare reforms. Mr Obama needs 218 supporters in the House of Representatives vote, which may come as early as Saturday. After meeting key members, he said now was “the time to finish the job”. The bill will extend coverage to 36m more Americans and provide affordable healthcare to 96%, supporters say. All House Republicans are opposed to it. If the bill...

GOP leader: -Healthcare bill will dim the light of freedom'
Shortly after a Democrat-backed healthcare bill passed the House late Saturday night, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) issued a statement denouncing the "2,032-page" bill as a "$1.3 trillion government takeover of Health Care." “I came here to renew the American Dream, so my kids and their kids have the same opportunities I had. I came here to fight big-government monstrosities like this bill that dim the light of freedom and diminish opportunity for future generations," Boehner said...

Reading Election Night Tea Leaves and Wearing Lucky Neckties: PHOTO
Chris Christie was obviously wearing his; as was Robert McDonnell.

Mike Pence, A Legend In His Time: VIDEO
GOP Super-Star Rep. Mike Pence recently delivered the most comical speech of the day, for five minutes. It took him wayyyyy too long to post it on his own YouTube channel, but ta-da! He challenged the Blue Dogs to fight for freedom, and the Troops, and also Ronald Reagan and liberty. No one has ever pretended to be so serious. Oh man. Gets better towards the end, too. [ YouTube ]

House passes sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul
Washington (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a sweeping healthcare reform bill on Saturday, backing the biggest Health policy changes in four decades and handing President Barack Obama a crucial victory. On a narrow 220-215 vote, including the support of one Republican, the House endorsed a bill that would expand coverage to nearly all Americans and bar Insurance practices such as refusing to cover people with pre-existing conditions. Most Republicans criticized its $1...

House Roll Call: How they voted on abortion issue
The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of Abortions in a Democratic-written Health Care bill. A "yes" vote is a vote to prohibit federal funding of Abortions. Voting yes were 64 Democrats and 176 Republicans. Voting no were 194 Democrats and 0 Republicans. X denotes those not voting. Present denotes those who voted they were "present" at the time of the vote but did not vote yes or no on the issue. Democrats

Nevada Democrats supported bill; GOP's Heller opposed
Nevada Democrats Shelley Berkley and Dina Titus supported the House Health Care reform bill while Republican Dean Heller opposed it. Titus called the vote historic and hopes the Senate can follow the House and approve Health legislation.

The Associated Press: House votes strict ban on abortion subsidies
Washington — The House has voted to prohibit coverage of Abortions in a new government-run Health Care plan that Democrats want to compete with private insurers. The 240-194 vote was a blow to liberals who would let the Obama Administration decide whether to cover Abortions in a government-provided Insurance plan. Sixty-four Democrats joined 176 Republicans in favor of the prohibition. The vote was on an amendment to a Democratic-written bill to provide Health Care Insurance coverage to...

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles. But if those turning against Gov. Charlie Crist are looking for a pure, uncompromising conservative, Rubio's legislative record might give them pause. ``He was a big disappointment to us when he was the speaker,'' said NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer, who saw Rubio do little to help pass a bill allowing employees to take guns to work. ``He...

Breaking: Dems Pass Health Reform Bill 220-215
The House passed its Health Care reform Bill by a vote of 220 to 215. 39 Democrats opposed the Bill, while one Republican — Rep. Anh Joseph Cao, R-La. — voted in favor of the measure. Related Articles: Related posts: Sarah Palin: Celebrity Politician Sarah Palin used her final speech as Governor Sunday... GOP, Meet Tim Pawlenty Sarah Palin is in the headlines, Mike Huckabee is... The Best of All Worlds for Bill Clinton

Despite House passage, health care reform a bigger headache for Democrats than Republicans
The Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives — with one GOP vote — barely passed a trillion dollar-plus Health Care bill. They needed to, or the issue would have died. But they ultimately succeeded only by passing an amendment that stripped Pelosicare from using taxpayer Subsidies for Abortion. At the same time, assuring angry pro-choicers that that Abortion funding would be restored in a final bill. One of those factions is going to be disappointed, and unlikely to support a...

House passes health insurance reform bill on close vote, 220-215
By DAVE HELLING and DAVID GOLDSTEIN The Kansas City Star A pounded gavel, the votes, then four words: “The bill is passed.” With that, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced narrow passage Saturday of historic legislation that would fundamentally change American Health Care for decades. Democrats erupted in weary applause and cheers after a day-long debate. Republicans, equally tired, promised to continue opposing the $1.1 trillion plan.

How conservative is Senate candidate Marco Rubio?
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles . But if those turning against Gov. Charlie Crist are looking for a pure, uncompromising conservative, Rubio's legislative record might give them pause. ``He was a big disappointment to us when he was the speaker,'' said NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer, who saw Rubio do little to help pass a bill allowing employees to take guns to work. ``He...

House health bill passes 220-215; 39 Dems and one GOP defect
The House passed its $1 trillion healthcare overhaul late Saturday by the thinnest of margins, becoming the first chamber to vote on such a significant expansion of healthcare since Congress passed Medicare in 1965. The 220-215 vote late Saturday was a victory for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama, who came to Capitol Hill to rally his fellow Democrats in the hours before the vote.

CRITICAL CONDITION:House, Senate health care bills detailed
Here is a comparison of the three Health Care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans. In the Senate, Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is finalizing legislation merging the work of two committees and making other changes. The Senate Democrats' bill has not yet been made public, so some specifics are unknown. ------ The House Democratic bill (Affordable Health Care for America Act): WHO'S COVERED: About 96 percent of legal residents under...

republicans are serial killers:
they are killing more americans than are the iraqis, by denying them Health Care. 18,000 americans per year are being killed by republican congresskiller obstructionists. iraqis only kill six thousand total in eight years of war....