CBO Score on Senate Health Bill: Costs $849 Billion, Reduces Deficit
November 18, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is very happy today, as the Congressional Budget Office has finally released its score of the Senate’s health care reform bill. The cost of the bill comes under the magic number of $900 billion at a cost of $849 billion over 10 years. And better yet, the CBO score shows that the bill would substantially reduce the deficit. Read more
GOP Rep Gohmert: Dems Want Terror Attack on NY to Create Jobs
November 18, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has been doing his best to outdo the insane extremist rhetoric of many of his right-wing Republican colleagues, such as Rep. John Shadegg (AZ), Michele Bachmann (MN), and Rep. Steve King (IA) and he may have succeeded with his latest offensive rant against holding the trials of several 9/11 suspects in New York. Appearing on Fox News yesterday, Gohmert suggested that Democrats may actually be welcoming a deadly terrorist attack in New York, because the rebuilding effort would create new jobs.
It seems right-wing Republicans are not happy unless they employ shameful fear mongering tactics to frighten the nation for political gain. Read more
Karl Rove’s Memoir Out in March, to Cover ‘Often-Controversial Role’
November 18, 2009
(ChattahBox)–Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush is publishing his memoirs entitled, “Courage and Consequence,” due out on March 9, 2010. Rove, often referred to as “Bush’s brain,” was also a long-time Republican political operative known for his ruthless tactics. Rove now appears on the right-wing media outlet Fox News, where he regularly rewrites the history of the failed Bush presidency and attacks the Obama administration. Read more
Army At A Loss To Explain Rise In Soldier Suicides
November 18, 2009
U.S. (ChattahBox) - Amidst accusations that it repeated tours in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused a sharp rise in the suicides of soldiers, some say that the data doesn’t support the theory.
Two More California Cities Ban Declawing For Cats
November 18, 2009
California (ChattahBox) - Beverley Hills and Los Angeles have voted in a council decision of 5-0 to ban the declawing of cats for any but genuine medical reasons.
Police Raid NY Newspapers in Union Mob Probe
November 18, 2009
(ChattahBox)–The offices of several New York newspapers were raided yesterday by police officers armed with search warrants, as part of a developing investigation into corruption and mob influence of a powerful labor union. The offices of The New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News and El Diario were searched for documents and files relating to the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, responsible for delivery of newspapers. Read more
Sen. Byrd Sets Record for Longest-Serving Lawmaker
November 18, 2009
(ChattahBox)—Senator Robert Byrd, just two days shy of his 92nd birthday, has reached a significant milestone in his long distinguished Congressional career, that’s unlikely to be surpassed. As of Wednesday, the Democratic lawmaker from West Virginia, becomes the longest-serving member of Congress in history, serving 20,774th days in Congress. Read more
Wash. Times: Obama ‘Sired by Kenyan Father’ Lacks American ‘Blood Impulse’
November 17, 2009
(ChattahBox)—-Wesley Pruden, editor emeritus of The Washington Times penned a loathsome piece today that gives off such a hateful and racially charged stench, that any decent person reading it should rightfully become sickened from its foul odor. Pruden, known for his racial animus, suggested that President Obama’s bow of respect when meeting the Japanese Emperor, represented an act of “servile submission” that revealed a “deep sense of inferiority.”
But Pruden concluded that President Obama doesn’t know any better, because he is not one of us; his father after all, was Kenyan and his white mother was attracted to black men. Read more
Elizabeth Smart Kidnapper Pleads Guilty In Deal Against Her Husband
November 17, 2009
Utah (ChattahBox) - The estranged wife of Brian Mitchell, the man who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart and held her as a sex slave for nine months, has plead guilty to federal charges.
Michele Bachmann’s Capitol Tea Party May Have Broken Ethics Rules
November 17, 2009
(ChattahBox)—It seems the wacky Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) may have finally gone too far with her right-wing antics. Earlier in the month, Bachmann had made appearances on Fox News and used her official Congressional website to urge tea party members to descend on the steps of the historic Capitol building to protest health care reform, and to then invade the halls of Congress to harass Democratic lawmakers.
Now, the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) are calling for an investigation into Bachmann’s possible violation of House rules, by using her taxpayer-funded website to organize a contentious grassroots rally against fellow lawmakers. Read more