Democrats
Filibusters And Furloughs From The “Party Of No”
Republicans have consistently attacked President Obama and Democrats for their criticism that the GOP is unnecessarily obstructing the natural flow of government and is a “party of no” intent on destroying the president agenda rather than performing the tasks they have been charged with as lawmakers and doing what is best for the nation as […]
White House, Dems Demand “Up-Or-Down” As Health Care Talks Go Up, Down
The weekend after last Thursday’s landmark presidential health care summit saw the White House and congressional Democrats seeking to rapidly move ahead with a plan to pass health care legislation as Republican silence on a challenge to find compromise made it clear that the finished product will not be bipartisan in nature.
President Obama, White House […]
Health Care Summit In Rearview Mirror, President Hopeful For Compromise But Expecting - And Ready For - Progress Alone
President Obama put the finishing touches on his often grueling seven-and-a-half hour health care summit on Thursday by giving Republican a challenge that he hopes will produce a bipartisan health care bill, but warning that he and congressional Democrats are prepared to move forward alone if the minority party fails to compromise on their demands. […]
Health Care Summit: What To Watch
The expectations for Thursday’s televised bipartisan health care summit cannot get any lower. What was at first hailed as a breakthrough to Washington gridlock when President Obama announced the event has devolved into a seemingly contrived political exercise, with the White House already having a health care blueprint they say will be put in place […]
Participants Spar Ahead Of Thursday’s Health Care Summit
(CBS)
If the beginning is a shadow of what is to come for President Obama’s hotly anticipated health care summit in Washington on Thursday, there is little chance that anything constructive or bipartisan comes out of the cross-party chat.
A day before the event kicks off at 10 AM sharp, both sides of the health care debate […]
CBO Says Stimulus Saved Millions Of Jobs
The case against the economic impact of President Obama’s stimulus package continues to fray as Democrats feel emboldened to hit back against Republican criticism that the president’s plan was a failure that did not create a “single job” in the year since it was signed into law.
The Congressional Budget Office released analysis on Tuesday indicating […]
Senate Jobs Bill Passes With Bipartisan Vote
After legislative drama on Monday that saw five Republicans, including new GOP star Scott Brown, break with the rest of their party and help end a GOP filibuster, the $15 billion jobs bills backed by the White House and crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was approved in a 70-28 Wednesday vote.
The package of […]
Details Emerge For Blair House Health Care Showdown
While political posturing has only just begun over President Obama’s bipartisan health care summit this Thursday, the details of the event are beginning to be finalized, including the format of the discussion as well as the guest lists for both parties.
The White House has released selected information regarding the set-up of Thursday’s unprecedented televised event, […]
Obama Numbers Find Stability At 50 Percent
The latest poll numbers from Gallup have President Obama’s approval rating remaining steady at 49 percent, a continuation of a trend where the president’s approval number has stayed within two points of 50 since last December.
The latest results have Obama ticking back below 50 percent as health care returns to the forefront of political debate […]
White House Pressures Republicans For Health Plan As GOP Swats At President’s “Non-Starter”
An intense fight to jockey for position is under way following Monday’s release of President Obama’s own blueprint for health care legislation and ahead of Thursday’s televised bipartisan meeting at the White House. Both sides of the debate are staking out the most politically advantageous positions on an issue that presents dangers for all involved.
After […]
