We’ve reached something of grim milestone… It has now been 1,000 days since federal government has an actual budget: I can’t say it any better than Tina Korbe: No matter what measure you use, government spending has increased since 1965. Total government spending has more than doubled. Federal spending per household has increased from $11,431 in [...]
Rand Paul Injects A Little Sanity Into Senate Debate Over Spending
March 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you read only one thing about how just out-of-control government spending has gotten and why it’s so difficult to actually make real, meaningful budge cuts, read Rand Paul’s floor speech from yesterday! Here’s the video: You can read the full transcript on Senator Paul’s web site… Here’s an excerpt: We are discussing and debating [...]
Rasmussen: Blumenthal’s Lead Over McMahon Down to Five
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The news media here in Connecticut has been hyping a Quinnipiac poll that shows current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal now has double digital lead in his in Senate race with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon… Don’t despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows the race tightening: Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads [...]
WSJ: All About Murkowski
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Wall Street Journal this morning takes incumbent Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski to task for her half baked, revenge motivated write in campaign: While 2010 is shaping up as the year of the conviction politician, the election is also throwing up candidates running on little more than their personal sense of entitlement. On that score, [...]
Robert Byrd, Longest-Serving U.S. Senator, Dies at 92
June 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd passed away early this morning at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. He was 92. Robert Byrd, the 92-year-old West Virginia Democrat who served in the U.S. Senate for 51 years, died Monday. A family spokesman said Mr. Byrd died peacefully at about 3 a.m. at Inova Hospital in Fairfax, Va. [...]
Poll: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three Points
May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters in Connecticut shows Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s lead over potential Republican challengers has shrunk significantly following yesterdays revelations he exaggerated his military record: Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all [...]
NYT: Blumenthal Lied About Vietnam Service
May 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
The New York Times is raising questions about Senate candidate and current Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s claims he served in Vietnam: At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life. “We have learned [...]
Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown Asks to be Seated Immediately
February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From The Washington Times: Massachusetts Sen.-elect Scott Brown on Wednesday demanded to be seated immediately, saying that while he is scheduled to be sworn in Feb. 11, “there are a number of votes scheduled prior to that date.” In a letter from his lawyers to Gov. Deval Patrick and Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin, [...]
Massachusetts Miracle: Scott Brown Wins!
January 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I have to confess I haven’t paid close attention to the special election in Massachusetts to fill the senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy… Frankly, I didn’t think there was even the slightest chance that a Republican could win there, in fact republicans haven’t won Senate race in the Bay State since the 1970s! [...]
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