House GOP objects to spending in $150 billion stimulus package

• http://m.cnn.com/cnn/lt_ne/lt_ne/detail/181830;jsessionid=F802846CEDF8457B40D150931F87E700

Of course they object, because the majority of the money would go to help actual people and not banks and corporations. Republicans do not vote in the economic interests of regular people. When are people going to wake up and realize this. Just look at how Republicans vote, they have not been hiding it well. So if there is no money in for their friends in business, it is not worth their vote. The Middle class and poor people that vote Republican are only hurting themselves and the rest of us.

Pork Had To Be Added To Rescue Bill To Get Republican Support

For a party constantly running on being against pork in bills, it is kind of funny that the Senate had to add pork to the rescue bill or bailout bill to get Republican support. That is right pork had to be added to the bill to satisfy Senate Republicans and woo House Republicans.

I know after the last eight years of the Republican pork fest, it is really funny to hear them say how against pork they are. Hypocrites...

Galveston : last House Standing

Incredible...

What Happened At Congress Today

House Republican Bailout Plan : Less Regulation

That's right, the Republicans big plan centers on easing tax laws for businesses and less regulation for businesses. The issue that was caused by deregulation, house Republicans are now trying to fix with more deregulation. That is all they know, that is their fix for everything. Well we saw what more deregulation does to our economy. You would think they would get it or learn from their mistakes.

I think this bailout stinks period, but for Republicans to offer up a plan of deregulation as a solution to a problem that was caused by deregulation. Well it just really blows my mind. How out of touch with the American people can they be. Their solutions show it all. Very out of touch.

Vote Them All Out In November

This November whether it is for new Democrats, or new Republicans, or even new Independents. The key is 'New' we need to vote them all out and get some new people in. An unarmed Revolution of sorts, I guarantee it would send a clear message to all politicians that we mean business. We have the power and we can make it happen.



In a way these problems are our own, we either voted these people in or didn't vote at all. In that respect I feel we are ultimately responsible for this mess. I also think it will be only us that can fix this mess. How? By doing our homework on the people we vote for, vote out the current and old politicians and vote in new people who will get the job done.



If we voted everyone out it would send shock waves throughout the Country. Politicians would actually have to start working for the people again out of fear of getting voted out if they didn't. We have the power to change everything, but will we use it?

Bush Congratulates Self & McCain For New G.I. Bill

I guess this shouldn't surprise me. You know the G.I. Bill that Jim Webb has been working on for years. The Bill that George Bush And John McCain both opposed. Well George Bush and John McCain took credit for it Monday. Yeah you heard that right, The Bill they BOTH opposed vehemently, They decided to take credit for. Anyone who thinks John McCain is honest or a Maverick or a Straight Talker, Think again. Here is some video...

Jim Webb gets a chance to respond to McCain taking credit...

Bush Democrats : The Complete List

Just because these people are Democrats does not mean that they deserve their positions. If they can't live up to their Oath, they do not belong in office. Unlike the Republicans who almost always stand by their members regardless of what they have done, Democrats must not follow the Republican standard. If our members are not pulling their weight, they must go, Plain and simple. Our elected officials work for us and regardless of their party affiliation, if they are not voting in our best interests, they must be voted out. No one should be safe because of his or her party affiliation. You work for us or you don't have a seat in Congress. That is how it should be. That is how we can make it. In summary "Don't Vote Democrat, Just Because They Are A Democrat". Research them find out how they voted and how they intend to vote. Not all Democrats are created equal, don't make the mistake of voting the wrong one in.

I know I posted the site that has this, but for those who don't have the time to "click on stuff" here it is. The whole list of Democrats that need to go. Actual page is Here

1. Incumbent Bush Democrats who deserve primary challenges

Below is a list of Democrats who voted wrong on one or more crucial votes. Some are hard-core "Bush Democrats" while others simply join them from time to time.

By publishing this list, we hope to accomplish several goals:

1. Persuade these Democrats to stop voting with Bush so we don't have to challenge them in a primary. Democrats who reverse their bad votes and genuinely embrace progressive positions will be crossed off our list
2. Encourage progressive Democrats to run primaries against those who keep voting with Bush

This list began after 59 Bush Democrats voted against the McGovern Amendment on 5/10/2007 on the first key vote to end the war. Those 59 Bush Democrats voted for an endless occupation of Iraq despite overwhelming opposition from Democrats, Independents, and even many Republicans. The list has been modified since then to take account of other key votes since the original Iraq War vote on 10/10/02.

Key to Column Headings:

"B/R" ranks each district on a "Blue/Red" scale where 1=Strong Blue, 2=Leans Blue, 3=Tossup, 4=Leans Red, 5=Solid Red. In theory there is less "risk" in challenging an incumbent in a Blue district than a Red one, because the seat should stay Democratic regardless of who wins the primary. But each district and each race is unique, so that general theory may or may not apply.

"Incumbent" links to a page for each incumbent where you can discuss progressive Democrats who could challenge them in a primary, and other topics related to local political organizing.

"B/N" identifies Members who join the "Bluedog" (B) or "New Democrat/DLC" (N) caucuses. "Bluedogs" claim to support "fiscal responsibility," but these Bluedogs support a war that has already wasted an incredible $434 billion and driven budget deficits to record levels. "New Democrats/DLC" claim to support "national security" but the Iraq War has severely damaged our armed forces, undermined military recruitment, increased global terrorism, and alienated our allies. Those who play a leadership role with either group earn an asterisk (*).

"BDI" is the "Bush Democrat Index" which ranks all Democrats on their overall voting support for George Bush and the Republicans. It is the reverse of the Progressive Punch Index.

"Votes" identifies key votes where these Members voted wrong:

• ?: (Not in office when vote occurred)
• A: Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq on 10/10/02 (bad=support)
• B: Bankruptcy Bill on 5/14/05 (bad=support)
• M: Military Commissions Act on 9/27/06 (bad=support)
• I: Iraq Supplemental McGovern Amendment to end the war by 4/08 on 5/10/07 (bad=oppose)
• R: Andrews Amendment to block Iraq/Afghan funds for military strike on Iran on 5/16/07 (bad=oppose)
• X: Iraq Supplemental with unenforceable timetable on 7/12/07 (bad=oppose any timetable)
• W: Warantless Wiretapping on 8/4/07 (bad=support)
• C: Bi-Partisan Compact on Iraq to oppose any funding cuts 9/26/07 (bad=support)
• P: "Protect America Act" letter co-signer 2/08 (P voted against Democratic alternative 3/14/08)

"Primary Nominees" lists people whose names have been mentioned. If they are running and have a web site we link to their site. If we consider them priority candidates (whether or not they are running) we make them bold.

Dist	B/R	Incumbent	B/N	BDI	Votes	Primary Nominees
AL-5	4	Bud Cramer [retiring in 08]	B	2	ABMIRWCP
AR-2	1	Vic Snyder	N	49	IXW
AR-4	1	Mike Ross	B*	26	ABMIWCP
AZ-5	4	Harry Mitchell	b	59	?IRW
AZ-8	3	Gabrielle Giffords	B	79	?I	Jeff Latas
CA-18	3	Dennis Cardoza	B	46	?BI
CA-20	2	Jim Costa	B	50	?BIWC
CA-28	1	Howard Berman		117	AI	Rep. Cindy Montanez Rep. Lloyd Levine Mike Stettler
CO-2	1	Mark Udall [running for US Senate]		109	I
CO-3	4	John Salazar	B	56	?BMIRW
FL-2	4	Allen Boyd	B*	6	ABMIRWCP	Rep. Al Lawson
FL-16	4	Tim Mahoney	B	63	?IR
GA-2	1	Sanford Bishop	B	27	ABMIR
GA-8	5	Jim Marshall	B	9	?MIRXW	Robert Nowak Jack Ellis George Carswell
GA-12	1	John Barrow	BN	12	?MIRXWP	Regina Thomas 7/15
GA-13	1	David Scott	BN	52	?BMIR
IA-3	3	Leonard Boswell [Likely to retire after IA loses seat in 2010]	B	20	ABMIWP	Ed Fallon
IL-3	1	Daniel Lipinski		76	IW	Mark Pera
IL-8	4	Melissa Bean	BN	37	?BMIRWP	Randi Scheuer
IN-2	3	Joe Donnelly	B	29	?IRW
IN-8	4	Brad Ellsworth	B	30	?IXWP
IN-9	4	Baron Hill	B	32	A?IW	Gretchen Clearwater 5/6
KS-2	4	Nancy Boyda	b	88	?I
KS-3	3	Dennis Moore	BN*	47	ABMICP
KY-6	3	Ben Chandler	BN	55	?BMIW	Sen. Ernesto Scorsone
LA-3	3	Charlie Melancon	BN	15	?BMIRWP
MD-2	1	Dutch Ruppersberger		68	?BI
MD-4	1	Al Wynn		94	AB	Donna Edwards
MD-5	1	Steny Hoyer	*	83	ABI	Paul Pinsky
MN-7	4	Collin Peterson	B	3	ABMIW
MO-4	5	Ike Skelton		5	ABI
MS-4	5	Gene Taylor	B	1	ABMIXWC
NC-2	2	Bob Etheridge	N	48	ABMIW
NC-7	3	Mike McIntyre	BN	7	ABMIW
NC-11	3	Heath Shuler	B	23	?IRWP	Sen. Martin Luther Nesbitt Rep. Susan C Fisher Rep. Ray Rapp
ND-0	4	Earl Pomeroy	B	33	ABMIWP
NV-1	1	Shelley Berkley	N	67	AIR
OH-6	3	Charles Wilson	B	140	?IW
OH-18	4	Zack Space	B	57	?IRWP
OK-2	4	Dan Boren	B	4	?BMIRXWCP
PA-4	3	Jason Altmire		25	?IRW
PA-10	5	Chris Carney	B	43	?IRXWP
PA-13	1	Allyson Schwartz	N	145	?BIR	Chuck Pennacchio
PA-17	5	Tim Holden	B	11	ABMIRXP	Sen. Michael O'Pake
SD-0	4	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	BN*	36	?BMIRWC
TN-4	3	Lincoln Davis	B	13	?BMIWCP
TN-5	1	Jim Cooper	B	24	?BIWP
TN-6	4	Bart Gordon	B	18	ABMIW
TN-8	1	John Tanner	B	8	ABMIRWCP
TX-9	1	Al Green		167	?BI	Rep. Alma Allen Rep. Hubert Vo
TX-17	5	Chet Edwards		17	ABMIW
TX-22	5	Nick Lampson	B	34	A?IRWC
TX-23	3	Ciro Rodriguez		75	?IW
TX-27	2	Solomon Ortiz		14	BI	Juan Garcia
TX-28	1	Henry Cuellar	bN	19	?BMIRW
TX-29	1	Gene Green		43	AI	Sen. Mario V. Gallegos
UT-2	5	Jim Matheson	B	10	ABMIXWCP	Mayor Rocky Anderson
VA-9	5	Rick Boucher		38	ABI
WI-3	2	Ron Kind	N*	66	ABI

2. Republican districts and open seats where progressive Democrats are running against Bush Democrats

Dist	B/R	Incumbent	Progressive	Bush Democrat	Notes
CO-04	4	Marilyn Musgrave (R)	Angie Paccione	Betsy Markey	Musgrave is an outspoken GOP homophobe and Paccione nearly beat her in 2006. Markey is a former Republican backed by Bush Democrat Ken Salazar.
IL-14	4	Dennis Hastert (R) - retiring	John Laesch	Bill Foster
OH-02	4	Jean Schmidt (R)	Victoria Wulsin	Steve Black	"Mean Jean" Schmidt is infamous for her vicious attack on the patriotism of former Marine John Murtha (D-PA). Wulsin nearly beat Schmidt in 2006. Black is a Republican running as a Democrat.
WA-08	3	Dave Reichert (R)	Darcy Burner	Rodney Tom	Burner lost to Reichert by only 3% in 2006 after running an outstanding netroots campaign. Tom served two terms as a Republican state representative before switching parties and winning a State Senate seat. Despite his switch, Tom "brags about his Republican past and has a considerable record of financially supporting Republicans and voting for their issues in Olympia."

3. Progressive Democratic incumbents who are being challenged by Bush Democrats

Dist	B/R	Progressive	Bush Democrat	Notes
OH-10	1	Dennis Kucinich	Rosemary Palmer	Kucinich has led the battle against the Iraq War since Bush rolled out his "marketing plan" of pre-war lies in September 2002. Now Palmer is attacking Kucinich because he doesn't support her incoherent "floating timetable for withdrawal."
TN-09	1	Steve Cohen	Nikki Tinker	Cohen is an outstanding progressive Freshman who won Harold Ford Jr.'s open seat in 2006 by beating cousin Joe Ford Jr. in the Democratic primary and brother Jake Ford in the general election. Religious right ministers want to defeat Cohen because he supported the Hate Crimes Bill H.R. 1592 and they are likely to support Nikki Tinker, Harold Ford Jr.'s former campaign manager, who came in 2nd to Cohen in the 2006 Democratic primary.

Issa Invokes Tim Russert In Plea For Drilling

Today on Russert watch... California (R)Rep. Darrell Issa Invoked Tim Russert's name five times in a speech on the house floor. Why you ask? The speech was supposed to be about honoring Tim, Darrell figured he would use it to push lifting the ban on offshore drilling. So if you would like to share your feelings on that or just offshore drilling in general, You can contact him here

Here is the partial text and video ...

"We are going to miss Tim Russert when it comes to the people on both sides of the issue of why we have $5 oil ... $5 gasoline and $135 oil. I think Tim Russert would have been just the right guy to hold people accountable, who would talk about the 68 million acres that are, quote, inactive, while in fact 41 million are under current lease and use and are producing millions of barrels of oil and natural gas a day.

So, Madam Speaker, I am going to miss Tim Russert because this debate is too important not to have a fact-oriented, unbiased moderator who could in fact bring to bear the truth that we need to have."

Madam Speaker,
I would like to take this time to make fun of Darrell Issa.