Daily Archives: May 18th, 2007 «

 

Bam: Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) smacks down House leadership’s attempt at power grab

Posted by: ST on May 18, 2007 at 7:02 pm » 85 Comments

The transcript: “Yesterday these leaders attempted to change a 185 year old House rule to dramatically increase taxes and government spending against the will of the minority party and the American people. “Is this really the way to run the self proclaimed most honest and open Congress in our nation’s history? “While House leadership may [...]

 

Dems offer to unload pork in war supp, but the President is still unsatisfied

Posted by: ST on May 18, 2007 at 1:36 pm » 13 Comments

The Prez is sticking to his guns: WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional leaders appeared to blink Friday in presenting the White House with a war funding proposal that did away with billions of dollars in domestic spending opposed by the administration, but President Bush’s aides quickly rejected the offer on the grounds that it contained yet [...]

 

Hope for the Senate to swing back into a Republican majority next year?

Posted by: ST on May 18, 2007 at 10:03 am » 8 Comments

The WaPo’s “Politics” blog has a list of potentially hot 2008 Senate races which could either give Democrats a bit of a cushion in the Senate, or help Republicans regain the majority by a slim margin. Of course, if reactions to the Senate amnesty bill are any indication, Republicans could very well lose big next [...]

 

Last joint press conference with the President and Tony Blair (MORE: BLAIR TO HEAD WORLD BANK?)

Posted by: ST on May 18, 2007 at 9:26 am » 5 Comments

Man, talk about bittersweet! Gateway Pundit says it best: And, years from now, the world will look back and two giants will stand out. – Two men who were unfaltering in purpose and mission. – Two men and their allies who took out two of the most evil regimes in history. – Two men who, [...]

 

Thoughts on a Rudy Giuliani nomination

Posted by: ST on May 18, 2007 at 12:15 am » 33 Comments

There’s a discussion going on over at Hot Air over Dr. James Dobson’s declaration that he absolutely cannot and will not vote for Rudy should he become the nominee, and how much influence he carries within Christian conservative circles. I wrote the following in the comments section there, which I wanted to repost here: I [...]