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For What Reason Did the Gentlewoman from California Rise?

February 18, 2011September 5, 2012 B. John 422 Views 0 Comments Planned Parenthood, Cancer Screenings, haliburton, abortion

Planned Parenthood has long been banned from using federal monies for abortions. But they would have received $330 million through the end of September for preventative-health services, including federal funding for contraception and cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics across the country. But in a vote of 240-185 (with 10 Democrats presumably burnishing their “conservative credentails”) the Congress took aways that funding. But, oh that’s right, we’re a Christian nation, so we can’t provide preventative health services and cancer screenings for the poor and struggling women of this country.

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Florida Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Protects Forced Child Marriage

December 20, 2010August 10, 2015 303 Views 0 Comments Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, forced marriage, child marriage, abortion, florida, fl, republican

You will be thrilled to know that Florida now has a member of Congress who supports forced child marriages. Incoming House Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) defeated a bill Thursday evening that would have committed the United States to combating forced child marriages abroad, by invoking concerns about the legislation’s cost and that funds could be used to promote abortion.

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Christine O'Donnell Wants a Seat in the Senate And To Stop Everyone From Having Sex

September 28, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 395 Views 1 Comment chaste, republicans, sex, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, Christine O'Donnell, Witchcraft, Booze, Tea Bagger, Sara Palin

It appears that little Ms. “I dabbled in witchcraft” says she wants to stop everyone from having sex. This from the lady who’s claimed publicly to have had sex on a satanic altar. Personally, she would just be a side-show idiot, were people not willing to vote for her to sit in a seat in the Senate of the United States of America. She’s a Palin favorite, but that comes as no surprise, since, like Sara, she just makes up the truth as she goes along.

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Alan Grayson’s New Congressional Ad

September 27, 2010August 10, 2015 337 Views 0 Comments republicans, american taliban, Democrats, Orlando, Tea Baggers, Kathy Castor, Alan Grayson, talibangelist

Unfortunately Alan Grayson is not my representative in Congress, but I sure wish he was. I don’t have anything against Cathy Kastor, my current representative, except that she’s the typical milquetoast Democrat. Alan Grayson doesn’t mind speaking truth to power, and he calls out the talibangelist views of his tea bagger opponent in this ad. And this guy has tried to pass some of his extreme religious views into law in Tallahassee. Democrats should take note, this is how the game has to be played for now.

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Alan Grayson's New Congressional Ad

September 27, 2010 B. John 337 Views 0 Comments republicans, american taliban, Democrats, Orlando, Tea Baggers, Kathy Castor, Alan Grayson, talibangelist

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Tim Curtis Gets My Vote for U.S. House

August 4, 2010 B. John 343 Views 1 Comment Cathy Castor, Tim Curtis, 11th congressional district

OK, I admit I’d not given much thought to the Democratic Primary for 11th Congressional District. I’m not overly impressed with Cathy Castor, but she’s generally socially progressive, so I expected to vote for her. I frankly didn’t even know she had an opponent. That changed tonight, and Tim Curtis has earned my vote.

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Crazies out in Force Friday

June 26, 2010August 10, 2015 331 Views 0 Comments Idiots, Louie Gohmert, Terrorist Babies, republicans, texas, Terrorists

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-1st TX) speaking on the floor about the terrorists babies coming to destroy our way of life. He reports a conversation with an un-named “retired” FBI agent who claimed terrorists were gaming our system by sneaking in pregnant women to have their babies here, then taking them back (and they don’t even have to pay anything for the babies) and raising them in the “terrorist way of life,” so they can send them back in 20-30 years to destroy our way of life.

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DADT Letter to Rep. Todd Akin (R-MI)

May 27, 2010September 29, 2018 346 Views 0 Comments Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, George Washington, DADT, Todd Akin, House, DADT Repeal

This is a letter written to Republican House Member Todd Akin in response to remarks he made today in a floor speech concern the possible repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Funny thing, we owe our victory over the British to a Gay General, and Akin wants to invoke Washington and what he would think.

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New Poll at Deep Something-The 60 Vote Requirement

March 20, 2010August 10, 2015 356 Views 0 Comments U S Senate, Cloture, Poll, Filibuster

As most of you know, the United States Senate has a cloture rule which requires at least 60 votes to end debate to then vote up or down on the bill itself. It is important to note that the Constitution says nothing about the rules of the Senate, and does not require such a super-majority. Should the rule be modified to require a lower threshold for cloture, or eliminated all together? Tell us what you think in our poll.

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New Poll at Deep Sand-The 60 Vote Requirement

March 20, 2010 B. John 356 Views 0 Comments Filibuster, U S Senate, Cloture, Poll

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Would Health Care Reform Help You?

March 16, 2010 B. John 431 Views 0 Comments Healthcare Reform, Asbestos, Cancer, Mesothelioma, Barbara O'Brien, Maha Blog

Many obstacles and stumbling blocks remain in the way of health care reform. The House and Senate bills will have to be merged, and then the House and Senate both will vote on the final bill. But just for fun, let’s look at what conventional wisdom says will be in the final bill and see if there is anything in it that will be an immediate benefit to people with mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos-related disease.