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Posted under Quotes
Insider TV’s Primary Election Review:Be sure not to miss Jim Cardle’s Inside Austin wrap up for the latest Primary Election Analysis … 
“Inside Look #5” features Austin political expert & Fox News Analyst Chuck McDonald.
And as always, remember … “You’re Either an Insider, or You’re Not!”
March 09, 2010
By Jonathan Allen – Politico
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not accustomed to the word she’s been hearing far more frequently in recent days: “no.”
Over the past two weeks, Pelosi has faced a series of subtle but significant challenges to her authority — revolts from Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee, the Congressional Black Caucus, the Blue Dog Coalition and politically vulnerable first- and second-term members. More
March 09, 2010
While Sec. Sebelius Is Busy Demonizing Private Sector, Independent Analysts Say Obamacare Will Make Things Worse
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Republican Leadership, today made the following statement in response to HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius’ comments criticizing private insurers for premium increases, as reported by Politico: More
March 09, 2010
By Greg Giroux, CQ-Roll Call
In what is shaping up to be a turbulent election year, with voters disgusted with Congress and disenchanted with both major political parties, could term limits re-emerge as a salient issue? More
March 09, 2010
By Emily Cadei, CQ-Roll Call
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa ’s decision to resign Monday has upended the race in New York’s 29th district and put both parties on edge, with uncertainty swirling about both the candidate field and the timing of the contest to replace him. More
March 08, 2010
By Stateline.org
While Governor Rick Perry celebrated his commanding victory over U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary in Texas, Florida Governor Charlie Crist delivered his final State of the State speech to lawmakers in Tallahassee. The two events seemed to crystallize the opposite ends of the GOP, and the two Republican governors’ divergent campaign fortunes. More
Recent Headlines
March 09, 2010
Amateur Hour in our “Ungovernable” Government
By Clark S. Judge
A great deal of talk has come out of Washington these last few weeks about the nation being “ungovernable.” What that means, of course, is that the White House can’t find 60 votes for health care overhaul in a Senate that their party controls by 60 votes. So they are pushing the legislation through using budget reconciliation, lest, of course, the nation prove “ungovernable.” More
March 09, 2010
Austin Ranks Best for Economic Recovery, Four Texas Cities Make Top 10
AUSTIN – Forbes has ranked Austin as the city best surviving the recession. Austin tied with Washington, DC for the number one slot. Four Texas cities made the top 10, including Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Forbes looked at unemployment, rate of job growth and projections, home prices and cost of goods and services. More
March 09, 2010
From Congressman Michael McCaul
Double-Taxing Businesses
Last Thursday the House passed H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, by a vote of 217-201. I voted against this bill because it increases taxes by $10 billion by double-taxing companies that do business overseas. More
March 09, 2010
EducationNews.org
He recommended Monday that the district sever ties with Community Education Partners and let other groups compete to run an alternative school for students.
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier recommended Monday that the district sever ties with Community Education Partners and let other groups compete to run an alternative school for students with serious discipline problems. More
March 09, 2010
(DALLAS)— State Representative and Iraq War Veteran Allen Vaught will have a part in the movie Green Zone which releases in theaters Friday, March 12, 2010. Green Zone is directed by Paul Greengrass, whose works include other films such as The Bourne Ultimatum, United 93 and The Bourne Supremacy. More
Recent Headlines
11:06 am CST - March 09, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Thomas Sowell
Abraham Lincoln once asked an audience how many legs a dog has, if you called the tail a leg? When the audience said “five,” Lincoln corrected them, saying that the answer was four. “The fact that you call a tail a leg does not make it a leg.”
That same principle applies today. The fact that politicians call something a “stimulus” does not make it a stimulus. The fact that they call something a “jobs bill” does not mean there will be more jobs. Continue Reading.
11:05 am CST - March 09, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Dennis Prager
As reported by The Washington Post, “President Obama’s proposed budget would add more than $9.7 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, congressional budget analysts said Friday.”
CNN adds, “Of that amount, an estimated $5.6 trillion will be in interest alone.” Continue Reading.
11:03 am CST - March 09, 2010
Posted under Opinion
By Richard Cohen
Googling to my heart’s content on a recent eve, I decided to match “health care” with “ram” to see what would happen. What I got was about 9.8 million hits, some of them right on the nose and reflecting the current conservative meme that after more than a year, several votes, countless presidential speeches and having to look upon the face of Harry Reid some 10,000 times, the health care bill is being “rammed” through Congress — an absurdity that now has currency through sheer repetition. It is not exactly the renowned vaunted Big Lie, just a miserable little one. Continue Reading.
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