Thomas “Tip” O’Neill—a longtime Speaker of the House in the U.S. Congress once declared, “All politics is local.” He was explaining how the problems and concerns of towns and cities around the country affect the actions of their representatives and senators in Washington, D.C. It’s wisdom he received from his father, Thomas O’Neill Sr. [...]
Senator Lincoln held an online healthcare forum today. The transcript of that meeting is presented below. This was just another opportunity to be frustrated with Senator Lincoln. She didn’t answer one difficult question. See for yourself:
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Moderator: Hello and welcome to Senator Lincoln’s Health Care chat. The Senator is looking through the initial [...]
In today’s political world it’s more about power than about right. Politicians, rather than being the “gentleman farmer” who left the business or farm for a few years to serve the people, are now actively pursuing a career. The only service involved in what they do is servicing the people who contribute to [...]
Says the Prez “Universal health care will cost less and deliver more services.” Booshwa.
Won’t happen unless someone replaced the whole government with new, better, non-union, bureaucrats who don’t have a political bone in their body and can’t even spell agenda, and these bureaucrats serve elected officials who suddenly put the country ahead of getting re-elected [...]
Senator Blanche Lincoln demonstrated again today why her political career as an Arkansas Senator should be over. She rolled over and voted for the health-care bill to keep in the good standing of Harry Reid and his socialist cabal, but left herself a way out if the heat in Arkansas get to be too much. [...]