Capitol Hill Updates

  • Tea Party's "Dirty Dozen" for 2012?
    It is hard to believe, but the Tea Party activists are already formulating lists of targets of United States Senators  --  both Democrats and Republicans  --  up for reelection in 2012.  On the Republican side, the Tea Party groups will be closely watching the votes and actions (in committees on which they serve) of such Republicans up for reelection as Indiana's Richard Lugar and Texas' Kay Bailey Huchison, among others.    There are a number of Republican senators who should be concerned about primary challenges  --  who may be running for...
  • It is time to deny tax dollars to public broadcasting
    The last time the Republicans were about to take over the United States Congress, in 1994, they promised that they would eliminate funding for public broadcasting which mostly leans to the left.  Unfortunately, that was one broken promise.  Indeed, they barely slowed the annual growth of hard-earned tax dollars to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its affiliates and other broadcasting entities.    Now, 16 years later, in the wake of the firing of their only minority male, Juan Williams  --  and he is a liberal commentator at that...
  • Senator Johanns addresses the pain of the unborn child through legislation
    Senator Sam Brownback, Republican from Kansas  --  who most likely will be the next governor of the state  --  since the year 2004 has addressed the issue of the pain which the unborn child feels while she is being aborted.  Fortunately, another great pro-life Senator, Mike Johanns, a Republican from Nebraska has stepped up to sponsor legislation similar to the Brownback bill.    Senator Johanns' state legislature passed a law which took effect last Friday in Nebraska which outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy because of the pain which an...
  • Judicial Tyrant Virginia Phillips acts lawlessly; Sec. Gates says: "Overturning DADT is Congress' decision"
    What is it about judicial tyranny which federal judges appointed by Democrat presidents don't understand.  Time after time these left-wing out-of-control judges overturn the will of the American people as expressed through the votes of their representatives in Washington D.C.   The latest judicial outrage  --  which begs for a constitutional amendment limiting the terms of federal judges  --  came yesterday when Judge Virginia Phillips from (where else?) California, issued a diktat that the American military around the world has to immediately...
  • Protecting Small Business From Health Bill's Consequence
    Note the recent remarks from the Senate Republican Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky and a new document published by the Senate Republican Communications Committee outlining how the threat of Barack Obama's tax hikes affect small businesses across the United States of America.  You are probably aware that the Democrat-controlled Senate and House of Representatives refused to extend President George W. Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for all Americans before they went home to campaign.  As a result of inaction by Democrats, they will be increasing taxes on almost all...
  • Senators McConnell & Grassley Introduce Tax Hike Prevention Act
    The leader of the Republicans in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, and Iowa Senator Charles Grassley, the probable Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee next year have recently introduced legislation called the Tax Hike Prevention Act. Note the email below from the Office of the Senate Republican Leader's office regarding his bill and even support by a number of Senate Democrats and Independent Joe Lieberman for extension of President George W. Bush's tax cuts (all of them). ---------- The Tax Hike Prevention Act   Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell...
  • Senate Republican Leader McConnell says: "Senate Democrats 'Disclose' Their Priority"
    The liberal Democrats in the United States Senate led by Senator Harry Reid  --  who is losing to Sharron Angle in the polls in Nevada  --  suffered a 2nd major defeat within the past two days.  Tuesday, the Democrats suffered a huge defeat when their attempt to overturn the 1993 law (interpreted by Bill Clinton as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell") failed.   Today's Democrat defeat was an attempt by the liberals to pass a bill which they called the "Disclose Act"  which  --   if it had passed  --  would have enabled the Democrats to...
  • House Republicans Offer "A Pledge to America"
    Today, the Republicans introduced a document pretty similar to what the party introduced in 1994 before that tsunami election putthe Republicans in control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time in about 50 years.  In 1994, the document was called Contract with America.  The Republican governing agenda which was introduced today is called "A Pledge to America."  The House Republican leaders today said that their new governing agenda is built on the priorities of the American people such as getting rid of the socialized medicine scheme passed by the...
  • Senate Republican Leader McConnell says "Defense Bill is the Wrong Place for a Campaign Wish List"
    Roberta Combs, President of the Christian Coalition of America in a press release today criticized Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's plan to end the filibuster by Republicans of a very cynical defense authorization bill.  The Republicans -- and hopefully some moderate Democrat Senators will join them -- are trying to stop the Democrats from overturning the 1993 law which states that open homosexuals are not eligible to serve in the military.  This law was passed by an overwhelmingly Democrat-controlled Congress and signed into law by Bill Clinton. In this defense authorization...
  • Liberal Senate leaders to force votes on amendments to destroy U.S. military
    The liberals in the Congress have done much over the past years to put roadblocks in to the paths of the United States military leaders as they seek to win victories in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, left-wingers such as the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, from Nevada and Senator Carl Levin from Michigan, who is the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, have announced their intentions of instituting radical social policies upon our American military. Americans need to call their 2 Senators immediately to demand that they reject taxpayer funding of abortions in United States...