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House Health Care Vote Sunday, Prospects in the Senate
Published on 2010-03-18 23:16:00
The House looks to pass the heatlhcare vote. Here's the Sunday schedule according to the Hill: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) took to the House floor Thursday to lay out the House's schedule for this weekend, when they are expected to vote on the healthcare bill.Hoyer said Thursday after the Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate of the legislation that the House is now eying a Sunday vote on the measure.The House will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday with votes happening as
Illinois to Change Primary Date
Published on 2010-03-17 12:52:00
Governor Pat Quinn is expected to move the Illinois primary back to March. You'll remember that Democrats in Illinois lobbied the State House to move the primary date to early February to boost the campaign of then-Senator Barack Obama. I find the repercussions of the February primary interesting, low turnout aside. Reports Huffington Post: The Tribune report also mentions the Scott Lee Cohen debacle, saying that "the early primary date was partly blamed" for the media's improper vetting
Christ, Compassion & the Health Care Bill
Published on 2009-12-24 04:17:00
Today the Senate passed its most landmark piece of health care reform legislation since Medicare in 1965. In commemoration of the passage of this legislation on Chirstmas Eve, I offer the perspective of a liberal Christian regarding the teachings of Jesus Christ and the responsibility of the wealthy.At the onset I'll say that this is strange for me. I don't discuss religion with my friends or family (and for a reason) - I like to respect others' views on God and the afterlife. I grew up in a Cat
The Great Senate Healthcare Compromise of 2009
Published on 2009-12-20 00:13:00
Health care reform has a long way to go, but today we reached a milestone. After intense negotiations the Senate Democrats have 60 votes to advance a health care bill into reconciliation with the House version. Harry Reid did it by compromising on abortion, and by pivoting to the demands of Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. According to the Boston Globe: "Senate Democrats clinched the final 60th vote required to push a major health care bill through the Senate by Christmas, announcing a compromise ye
Illinois Senate Candidates on the Issues
Published on 2009-12-19 00:16:00
If you're undecided heading into the Illinois Democratic Primary and you're looking for substantive differences among the candidates, the Huffington Post has an excellent breakdown on candidate positions with regard to a wide range of issues: economic development, financial reform, health care, the public option, Thompson prison, unemployment, Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process. If you don't like Alexi Giannoulias and you're not completely comfortable with David Hoffman - perhaps Cher
Sociopath & Independent Senator Joe Lieberman
Published on 2009-12-15 19:17:00
I am convinced that Joe Lieberman is opposing healthcare reform just to snub liberals for his 2006 loss to Ned Lamont in the Connecticut Democratic Primary. I cannot believe how arrogant he has become. Lieberman has demonstrated what Washington Monthly's Matthew Yglesias calls a "sociopathic indifference to the human cost of his actions." According to the New York Times, Lieberman opposed the Medicare buy-in because liberals were too comfertable with it:Congressman Weiner made a comment that Med
The 'Enemy' Within: The Moderate Democrats
Published on 2009-12-12 00:37:00
Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4173: The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Reports Reuters: "The bill will create an inter-agency council to police systemic risk in the economy, crack down on hedge funds and credit-rating agencies, set up a financial consumer watchdog agency, and expose Federal Reserve monetary policy to unprecedented congressional scrutiny." Some analysits have said, in its current form, H.R. 4173 is the most sweeping piece of financial reg
Senate Races 2010: The Moderate Republicans
Published on 2009-12-10 23:12:00
If you missed last night's Colbert Report you should really check it out. In a segment called "Grand Old Purity" Stephen berated the RNC's proposed "ten commandments" rule, where candidates would have to agree to ten bedrock Republican principles before the party will financially support their campaign. Colbert called out three Republican senatorial candidates in particular: Mike Castle of Delaware, Charlie Crist of Florida and Mark Kirk of Illinois. Kirk and Castle are congressmen, while Crist
The Blagojevich Arrest - One Year Later
Published on 2009-12-09 12:52:00
A year ago today I was sitting in my General Psychology class at 10:00am when my phone started vibrating with a flurry of text messages. "The Governor has been arrested" one pointed message said. And you know - at the time, it didn't even faze me. I knew the Governor was under investigation. But it wasn't until I went back to my room, turned on the television and watched the breaking news report that I realized the depth of the charges against the ousted Illinois Governor. Charges, that U.S. Att
A Closer Look at David Hoffman for Illinois
Published on 2009-12-08 19:55:00
I recently saw former U.S. Attorney David Hoffman's U.S. Senate ad on TV. Honestly, I liked it: it's simple and to the point. For a while I was definitely going to vote for State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias - but now I'm a little more on the fence. I took some time to research David Hoffman and came to the conclusion that if Democrats are going to hold the President's Senate seat in Illinois - we really should run someone with a clean slate who can challenge Mark Kirk. Frankly, I'm slightl