Conservative Politics
Panel OKs Bernanke Nomination For Second Term
Despite much criticism from across party lines, the Senate Banking Committee voted last week to recommend Ben Bernanke’s nomination for the second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Democrats Break Filibuster On Healthcare Reform
Early Monday morning, Senate Democrats voted 60-40 to end the debate on a package of healthcare reform revisions and advance the bill ahead of the final vote.
Clinton Makes Major Financial Pledge At Climate Summit, Calls Out China
On the eve of President Barack Obama’s arrival at the global climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the U.S. would help raise $100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing nations combat climate change, provided that other affluent nations live up to the "transparency" demanded by the U.S.
House Democrat Introduces Controversial Immigration Reform Bill
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) introduced an immigration reform proposal last week that has already garnered significant criticism from anti-immigration advocates.
Lieberman's Wife Under Fire For Lobbying Activities
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn) has emerged as one of the biggest obstacles for the Democrats on the road to a healthcare reform, a position that may have resulted in increased attacks on his wife Hadassah Lieberman.
Popularity Of Marijuana Growing Among Teenagers, Study Finds
The use of marijuana has become more prevalent among U.S. teenagers, even as they have cut down on cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamines, according to a recently released national study.
The Senate’s Christmas Gift
Senate Democrats are working overtime to get an Obamacare bill passed before Christmas. They no longer even pretend to be doing it to reform healthcare. Now they’re just doing whatever it takes to get a bill passed, even if it costs somewhere between $848 billion and $2.1 trillion, depending on which math you use. Read on for the latest on Obamacare…
Republicans Prepare To Dig In Heels On Clean Water Restoration Act
Democratic Representative James Oberstar, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has decided to defer introducing the Clean Water Restoration Act until next year due to heavy criticism from the GOP.
GOP Senator Stalls Healthcare Debate With Parliamentary Tactic
On Wednesday, as Democrats pushed forward to meet self-imposed deadlines, Senate Republicans tried to halt the healthcare debate by insisting that a 767-page amendment be read out loud in its entirety.
Judge Decrees ACORN Funding Cut-off Unconstitutional, Conservatives Outraged
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. government’s decision to cut off funding to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was unconstitutional.
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