Posts Tagged ‘republicans’

Disinformation? Really?

10th August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

The White House is worked up about countering the “disinformation” circling the country about health care reform.
Is it “disinformation” if it’s all true? Didn’t think so.

Sen. John Thune Delivers Weekly Republican Address On Health Care

1st August 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Sen. John Thune delivered the weekly Republican address today, on health care:

Battleground Poll: A Chat With Ed Goeas

31st July 2009 by Tabitha Hale Comments Off

George Washington University’s annual Battleground poll is hailed as one of the most accurate polls in American politics. It is a bipartisan poll, conducted by both Republican and Democrat pollsters.
I spoke Thursday with Ed Goeas, President and CEO of the Tarrance Group, to get his take on some of the data.
The overall theme of the [...]

Sen. Thune: Don’t Let Up The Fight Against the “Egregious … Job Killer”

9th July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 4 Comments

The Workforce Fairness Institute hosted a conference call today with Sen. John Thune, who addressed bloggers’ concerns about the Employee “Forced” Choice Act. I’ve posted the full audio below so that you can listen if you’d like.
If you read my post earlier this week, you know that I’m worried about the binding arbitration part of [...]

Where’s the Left Rallying for an Exit Strategy When You Need ‘Em?

6th July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 2 Comments

Last month, Sen. John Thune took to the Senate floor and cable news networks promoting his plan for the government to get out of business. His “government ownership exit plan” calls for the governments’ troops, as it were, to withdraw from the auto industry, banks, etc. in one year, by July 2010, with the possibility [...]

Must-See Videos for the Fourth of July (Updated)

4th July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 3 Comments

Happy birthday, America! I’ve got a few Fourth-related items–mostly videos–worth sharing today:

It’s a couple days old now, but it bears repeating: Karl Rove’s column this week is essential reading. Read this snippet, and you’ll want to know what happens:

“I’m a pretty good orthopedic surgeon. When my younger son is deployed to Iraq next March, I [...]

4 Republican Senators to Watch on Health Care

3rd July 2009 by Catherine Favazza Comments Off

Democrats in the Senate want their health care reform enacted as soon as possible. If these four Republicans go the way of the Ds–and that’s not an impossible scenario–the intrusive government takeover of the health care industry may happen before the August recess. The only way we can take action and attempt to have an [...]

On Health Care: Talking Points Memo Is Out of Touch with Reality

2nd July 2009 by Catherine Favazza 9 Comments

I have to admit that I laughed out loud when I saw the title of a Talking Points Memo blog post, On Health Care: GOP is Out of Touch with Reality. Day in and day out, I’m flooded with emails, policy papers, Tweets, Facebook posts, new websites, text messages–all devoted to research and committed to [...]