NewsBusters:
In a case of trying to find liberal angles on a tragic shooting, switching the focus of blame and judgment from the mass murderer to the military, Newsweek’s Andrew Bast asked on the magazine’s blog The Human Condition: “Is Fort Hood A Harbinger? Nidal Malik Hasan May Be A Symptom of a Military On the [...]
At the 2:05 point in the video, Maddow claims the Constitution of the United States does not have a preamble. It does.
WASHINGTON — Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, working to ease concerns among Hispanic holdouts and abortion foes.
“We’re very close” to having enough votes to prevail, said Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, although he added a scheduled [...]
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Ways And Means Committee:
Today, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee Dave Camp (R-MI) released a letter from the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) confirming that the failure to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance contained in the Pelosi health care bill (H.R. 3962, as amended) could land people [...]
Bloomberg:
Nov. 6 — Democrats sought to ease lawmakers’ concerns over funding for abortion and illegal aliens on the eve of a health-care floor debate as House leader Steny Hoyer raised the possibility tomorrow’s planned vote may be delayed.
While Hoyer said he expects the House to complete the legislation tomorrow, he told lawmakers to be available [...]
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
Politico:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be the Republican speaker at the Gridiron Club’s Winter Dinner on Dec. 5, the club announced Friday.
Gridiron Club President Dick Cooper told club members earlier this afternoon that Palin accepted an invitation to speak at the black-tie affair, according to a member of the club’s executive committee.
Meg Stapleton, a [...]
Steve King:
Congressman Steve King today made the following statement calling on American citizens to come to Washington this weekend to stop a government takeover of health care.
“Nancy Pelosi and Washington liberals cannot ignore what transpired yesterday in Washington. Americans from every state stormed Capitol Hill. They took over the Hill. And they loudly chanted ‘Kill [...]
The Weekly Standard:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was “absolutely” committed to doing so.
House members [...]