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Daniels Sure Sounds Like A 2012 Contender
By Carole on Feb 22, 2010 | Comment »
Another big political story is brewing in Indiana. Last week's decision by Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) not to seek re-election shook up the already shaky Democrats in Washington; putting at risk one of the precious Senate seats they believed they could hold in November. Now Mitch Daniels, the extremely popular Republican Governor of the Hoosier state says he is "open to the idea" of a presidential run in 2012. (source)
Specter's Timing Is Way Off
By Carole on Jan 29, 2010 | 1 comment »
You know how it always seems to rain right after you wash your car? Well Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pennsylvania) seems to have parked his recently refurbished political career under an old oak tree full of well fed birds. After 44 years as an elected Republican, the five term senator switched parties in 2008 hoping to ride the Obama wave but finding himself being dragged under it instead.
It's Massachusetts' Turn For Real Change
By Carole on Jan 10, 2010 | 2 comments »
New Jersey and Virginia did it in November; solidly rejecting the liberal tax and spend ideology that has defined the first year of the Obama administration. The voters in those states chose Republicans in their gubernatorial elections and now the voters of Massachusetts have the chance to send an even louder message in the January 19 special election to fill the late Senator Ted Kennedy's seat.
Dorgan Announcement Officially Opens The 2010 Election Season
By Carole on Jan 6, 2010 | Comment »
With the holidays officially behind us, the 2010 mid-term election season is officially open for business. Everyone who thinks Senator Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota) is a lock to win re-election in November, take one step forward. Not so fast! In the first political bombshell of the new year, the junior senator from the Peace Garden State has stunned the beltway and his own party by announcing he will not seek re-election in the fall.
Reid Compares Obamacare Opposition to Support For Slavery
By Carole on Dec 8, 2009 | Comment »
In a shameless, baseless display of partisan rhetoric, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) attempted to equate opponents of Obamacare with supporters of slavery. "Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all the Republicans can come up with is, 'slow down, stop everything, let's start over.' If you think you've heard these same excuses before, you're right," Senator Reid said Monday. "When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said 'slow down, it's too early, things aren't bad enough.'" (source)
