6:52 pm CST - March 05, 2010

Posted under Quotes

insider-buttonInsider TV’s Primary Election Review:

Be sure not to miss Jim Cardle’s Inside Austin wrap up for the latest Primary Election Analysis … chuck mcdonaldInside Look #5” features Austin political expert & Fox News Analyst Chuck McDonald.

And as always, remember … You’re Either an Insider, or You’re Not!”

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March 09, 2010

The Scoop

Pelosi’s Grip on House Slips

By Jonathan Allen – Politico
 
Pelosi-whatHouse 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

The Scoop

Effect of Obamacare on Health Care Premiums an Inconvenient Truth for Sec. Sebelius and President Obama

While Sec. Sebelius Is Busy Demonizing Private Sector, Independent Analysts Say Obamacare Will Make Things Worse

kathleen-sebelius4WASHINGTON—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

The Scoop

Insurgents Give Term Limits New Life

dc-dome-nightBy 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

The Scoop

Massa Headache Creates Upstate New York Free-for-All

By Emily Cadei, CQ-Roll Call

eric-massaDemocratic 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

The Scoop

Gov’s Perry & Crist: A Study in Contrasts

perry-cristBy 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

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The Scoop

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March 09, 2010

On The Record

Obama’s Lack of Governance Grasp Evident in Health Debate

Amateur Hour in our “Ungovernable” Government
clark-judgeBy 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

On The Record

Forbes: If One State is a Poster Child for Economic Recovery, it’s Texas

Austin Ranks Best for Economic Recovery, Four Texas Cities Make Top 10

texasAUSTIN – 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

On The Record

The McCaul Minute

From Congressman Michael McCaul

mccaul4Double-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

On The Record

Grier Wants New offers to Run Alternative School

EducationNews.org

terry-grierHe 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

On The Record

State Representative Allen Vaught to Share the Screen with Matt Damon in Green Zone

allen-vaught(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

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Runoff Election Rumors & Mis-Information: Correcting the …

Should Austin ISD Invalidate Its 2009 NAEP Test Scores?

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Health Alert: Should We Be Able to Buy Health Insurance Across State Lines?

Rep. Gene Green Votes to Create Thousands of Jobs

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11:06 am CST - March 09, 2010

Posted under Opinion

Stimulus or Sedative?

By Thomas Sowell

thomas-sowellAbraham 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

Why Democrats Don’t Care about $9.7 Trillion Debt

By Dennis Prager

dennis-pragerAs 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

Ram It Through Mr. President

By Richard Cohen

richard-cohenGoogling 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.

11:07 am CST - March 09, 2010

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