Daily Archives: February 24, 2010

Just How Long Did It Take The Senate To Violate PAYGO?

‘Memba this from 11 days ago? President Barack Obama is hailing pay-as-you-go budget legislation he signed Friday night as one in a series of crucial steps needed to snap Washington out of a destructive pattern of overspending. “Now, Congress will have to pay for what it spends, just like everybody else,” Obama said in his […]

Harry Reid Whines About Republicans Using Reconciliation, Too

Someone get Harry a waaaaaa-mbulance Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters Tuesday that Republicans “should stop crying” about the possible use of the parliamentary procedure known as budget reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill. Reid said reconciliation had been used 21 times since 1981, mostly by Republicans when they were in control […]

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CST – Senator Sanders: You Skeptics Are Like Nazi Deniers, Plus Hurricanes

Collapsing Science Today: Hey, don’t say climate alarmists are over the top or something Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is comparing climate change skeptics to those who disregarded the Nazi threat to America in the 1930s, adding a strident rhetorical shot to the already volatile debate over climate change. “It reminds me in some ways of […]

Canadian Politician Who Had Heart Surgery In U.S.A. Explains Decision

Remember Danny Williams? He’s the Newfoundland and Labrador Premier who decided that the Canadian socialized health care system just wouldn’t cut it for his health. Why? An unapologetic Danny Williams says he was aware his trip to the United States for heart surgery earlier this month would spark outcry, but he concluded his personal health […]

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