Monique Chartier
The fiction, manufactured by the CBO in a report revised and reissued at the instruction of the Dem leadership desperate to round up votes, that the pending healthcare reform bill will lower the deficit is quickly being exposed. Over at The New Atlantis, James Capretta enumerates some items. For starters, as I mentioned yesterday, the…
An explanation by Byron Tau of “deem-and-pass”, currently being contemplated by House Democrats as a means of getting health care reform on the books. Okay, so here’s how the “deem-and-pass” procedure would actually work. The House Rules committee is often called the “traffic cop” of the House – controlling what bills come to the floor…
[A constituent contacted Senator Whitehouse to express concerns about the rate of unemployment in the United States and efforts at immigration reform pending in Congress. Following is the Senator’s reply.] Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding America’s immigration system. I appreciate hearing from you regarding this very important issue. I understand your…
It appears that immigration reform, more honestly known as amnesty (which would be the eighth in recent history, one of the bases for the heavy scepticism of claims that “We’re just allowing these 12-20 million and no more!”) has hit a roadblock, at least this legislative year. From Josh Gerstein at Politico. A pair of…
It appears that with regard to his political options, Congressman Patrick Kennedy is keeping his powder dry and his campaign fund intact. In yesterday’s Washington Post, … he notes that he is not retiring for good. “I consider it taking a sabbatical,” he says. He will transfer his roughly $500,000 in campaign money to an…
From Reuters. Don’t mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country’s national anthem gender-neutral. * * * For nearly 100 years, the anthem has included the line, “True patriot love in all thy sons’ command.” In a…
(… in addition to the Constitutional issue – i.e., the legality of compelling everyone to purchase health insurance.) Much of the disagreement about whether the Democrats’ health care reform should proceed centers around its long term consequences. Supporters of the pending reform don’t see any problems long range if the bill passes. Opponents point to…
Scanning ProJo headlines yesterday, Katherine Gregg’s article about Governor Carcieri’s recommendations (more about that in a moment) for the Twin River slot parlor, which include an end to greyhound racing, caught my eye. This morning, while clearing out files, in a happy coincidence, I came across the clipping below from the July 11, 2003 front…
From yesterday’s ProJo 7 to 7 News Blog. The Central Falls Teachers’ Union filed three unfair labor practice charges with the state Labor Relations Board Monday, its first move to appeal the mass firings of 93 teachers, support staff and administrators at the city’s only high school. And the basis for the charges? Marcia Reback,…
… after accusing them of carrying swastikas, implying that they incite violence and calling them astroturf. [Thanks to NewsBusters’ Noel Sheppard for sitting through the interview so as to bring this to light.] [House Speaker Nancy] PELOSI … But, you know, we share some of the views of the Tea Partiers in terms of the…