Durbin's Confontation Covered up

From the Washington Times Communities:

Chicago, August 11, 2011 – This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis. But the Senator’s scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter – me – showed up to ask an embarrassing question. Namely, “Senator, you’ve blamed the tea party…but do you bear any responsibility for this downgrade crisis?”

What, you didn’t hear about this incident in the media? For those of you that need more proof that journalism is dead, read on.

What?  You mean that the liberal media acts as lap dogs for the Democrats? Amazing!

Hope

As has been reported, the career elites in Washington decided to abandon governing in the face of overwhelming voter apathy. As My Way News reports:

With their House and Senate majorities on the line, Democratic leaders called off votes and even debates on all controversial matters...Staying or going might seem an equally unpleasant prospect for some embattled Democrats, who are facing more than four weeks of defending unpopular votes in favor of Obama's economic stimulus measure, health care law and uncompleted legislation for curbing global warming.

The AP - shockingly - adds:

Battle-weary members of Congress are coming soon to neighborhoods near you to press for re-election, more willing to campaign before angry constituents than to compromise in Washington on tax cuts, child nutrition or a federal budget.

Now its obvious that Democrats don't want to vote on controversial issues before the November 2nd election.  They already have enough voter angst pointed in their direction. If they attempted to force additional legislature down the throats of the public, it would ensure defeat.  Yet this very inaction may have quite possibly sealed their political doom.

As most Conservatives sometimes complain, American's aren't stupid.  Gullible? Yes, but not stupid. There's an old saying that is quite relevant when discussing today's voters: "Fool me once, shame on me.  Fool me twice, shame on you." You see, the collective eyes of America have been opened.  They see the elites in Washington for what they really are.  Even Barney Frank is facing election troubles in ultra-liberal Massachusetts. Although probably not enough to prevent him from being re-elected, the mere fact that the threat exists reveals the determination of an angry public. 

Politicians aren't stupid either. Although there are some exceptions (i.e. VP Biden), the majority understand the power of rhetoric and propaganda. Experts on manipulation, they have realized that lack of action in the remaining four weeks before the elections will be, and has been, recognized by "Joe Public" for what it is. Why then have they chosen this course? The answer is that they are scared.  In fact, they're terrified. They know how angry Americans have become towards those who have no regard for the Constitution or private rights.  It is their hope that they can use this expertise to persuade their constituents to keep them in office.

Do not underestimate the Elites. They will use every technique they know. Blame will be passed on to the former Bush administration; they will work to uncover dirt on their opponents; they will use charm to beguile the unlearned masses - focusing on charisma instead of context. They will even deny supporting the bills which they voted for.  Indeed, Ben Nelson (the Nebraska Democrat who is notorious and infamous amongst conservative circles for selling his state for his vote) has called for extensions of the Bush tax cuts.  How he proposes to continue funding for the massive Government take over of health care while at the same time lessening the fleecing of private citizens is an issue he has not yet addressed.  Yet by appealing to the independents of his state, Nelson is seeking to hide his Progressive agenda.  He hopes that they will forgive him for selling out America. Remember, is was Nelson's vote that ultimately allowed Obamacare to become law.  The House needed it, and he sold it to them.

I find it interesting that when their jobs are on the line, Democrats suddenly become centrists - leaning more towards the Conservative train of thought. Although November will tell, I don't think it will work this time. The assault on America led by the Marxists in the Oval Office have awakened the backbone of this country. The people are angry, and the politicians know this.

In fact, neither side of the political isle is safe. Long serving Republicans in states such as Utah and Alaska have already been voted out of their respective primaries.  And although McCain looks to remain in power, this is only because of his sudden transformation into a "warrior" for Conservatism. I only wish that Arizonians had a longer memory and it is my hope that the rest of America's voters aren't as easily duped.

So while many Americans are rightfully disgusted with Congress' cowardly retreat, I suggest that it should also be taken as a sign of hope.  True hope, not the kind Obama used to get into power.  The hope is that those who have taken this country town the road of Stalin, Mao and Castro will soon be voted out of office.  The hope is that they will be replaced by those who not only respect America, but fear her citizens - more specifically, their votes. The hope is that even though we have been led down this dark path, America will arise from the ashes of corruption and be all the more stronger for it.

Let's hope.

A Victory, Sort Of

Leave it to the Democrats to include pro-homosexual legislation and back door amnesty in a defense bill. McCain rightfully blasted Reid for the inclusions.

The Hill reports:

 McCain, who led the GOP filibuster, blamed Reid for the standoff. He mentioned the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” language and the DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants if those children serve in the military or attend college. Reid had pledged to bring up the DREAM Act as an amendment to the defense bill.

The thing is, any legal immigrant under a visa or what have you can gain permanent citizen status already by serving in the military. The question to ask is why would an illegal wish to serve if they're not willing to go through the citizenship process?  Would you feel safe and secure knowing that criminals are protecting you?  I know I wouldn't. This was also an obvious attempt to patronize the homosexual lobby by trying to allow openly gay people as soldiers. Whats next? Pink uniforms, assless leather chaps and whips being included in the military dress uniform code?

Indeed, leave it to the Democrats to risk harm to our military so that their far left agendas can be thrust down the throats of American citizens. Hopefully, the slime balls in congress can pass a funding bill for our military without all that other crap. Our nation, our military and our civilians deserve better.

As a side note, Reid voted against the bill (obviously so he can bring it up at a later date) but so did two other Democrats - Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor.  As the article mentions, Lincoln is up for re-election and is trailing badly in the poles.  So of course she'd vote this down.  She knows what America wants. Yet the sad truth is, if she wasn't up for re-election, she'd vote for the bill.  Politicians!

They're Coming After You!

Taking a stand for morality, the Obama Administration is directing aim against those who oppose his regime.  From the New York Times:

WASHINGTON — President Obama’s political advisers, looking for ways to help Democrats and alter the course of the midterm elections in the final weeks, are considering a range of ideas, including national advertisements, to cast the Republican Party as all but taken over by Tea Party extremists, people involved in the discussion said.

Of course, this really isn't anything new considering the Administration's attack on Conservatives, Christians, military vets, etc. via the Dept. of Homeland Security's terrorist watch list that was leaked a year or so ago.  Also worth recalling is the email address the Obama White House had set up for progressives to narc on those who opposed the President's agenda. However:

Late Sunday night, White House advisers denied that a national ad campaign was being planned. “There’s been no discussion of such a thing at the White House” or the Democratic National Committee, said David Axelrod, Mr. Obama’s senior adviser.

Sure....

At the Democratic National Committee, aides already have started work on a database to link the most controversial statements of the Tea Party-backed candidates to possible Republican presidential aspirants.

As someone once said, "Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining."  Read the entire article here.

Gutless

Republicans are now returning to their wishy-washy path concerning opposition to the active socialist take over of America. Despite the atrocity committed this past Sunday when the Democrats - to a person - voted for the destruction of American civil liberties, some Republicans are now considering, at least, a partial end to their party's opposition. As the Wall Street Journal reports:

The Obama administration's passage of a sweeping health-care revamp has scrambled Republicans' strategic calculations on Capitol Hill, forcing the GOP to decide whether to maintain its largely unified opposition to Democratic proposals...Republicans have faced challenges in trying to present a unified position on the [financial regulations] bill, given the dicey political prospect of appearing to side with big Wall Street banks.

Health Care Reform Debate and Vote Process

Stupak and his consortium have now agreed to vote in favor for the health care reform bill after Obama has promised to sign an executive order banning federal funding of abortion and also promising to keep the conscience clause in effect. Just to note - an executive order is not law, so in effect, Obama has made an ineffective promise, which is something quite natural for him.

I'll be keeping you up to date as today's process continues onward.

* The loss of American freedom is here.
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Every single democrat speaking up during the debate is appealing to an emotional form of persuasion in support of this so-called health care reform bill. The Republicans are appealing to logic and legal reasoning in regards to their opposition. One Republican made a great comment stating, "You'll get your health provision, but it will be from Turbo-Tax!" He was speaking in regards to the massive hiring of employees for the IRS.
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Texas is showing strong opposition to the bill. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) made an excellent point showing how Massachusetts is now going bankrupt as a result of their socialized health care.

Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), however, is in support for the bill. Like all Democrats, he claims that the main reason that millions of Americans go bankrupt is due to health care costs.

John Linder (R-GA) asserts that the majority of Americans are happy with their current insurance, and those not insured are still fine (uninsured are still taken care of). Claims that this billis not about health care, but about government.

Mike Thompson (D-CA) portrays insurance companies as the opposition and appeals to emotionalism in his support for the health care reform bill.

Devin Nunes (R-CA) states that the debate is about socialization and that the "ghosts of communism" is being brought into America, which so many had fled.

Mark Schauer (D-MI) states that he stands for those who lost their jobs and can't keep insurance. Yet another emotional appeal.

Patrick Tiberi (R-OH) points out how Medicare will be cut and how debt will be added to future generations. This bill adds people to "a broken system."

Ron Kind (D-WI) alludes to the walk on the moon and equates the health care bill to this - yet another appeal to emotionalism.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA) -Today is a day of history, and that 123 Americans will die today because of lack of health care coverage (I guess they never went to the ER, huh?)

Ginny Brown (R-FL) -Waite shows how the Democrats believe that American's can't be trusted to run their own lives. The bill increases premiums for every American who has insurance. Seniors will loose health care.

Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) accuses Republicans of "fear-mongering" and telling lies. The Clerk then reviewed what he said per request of a Republican to have them stricken as they were challenges as violating House Decorum. The words were stricken.

Geofff Davis (R-KY) is filled with grief due to the Democrats thwarting the will of the American people.

And so the debate goes on.... but it basically follows along those lines.
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The debate continues, and the differences are obvious. The Republicans make their stand based upon what's constitutional, what their constituents want, how this will turn America into a socialist nation, and how it will destroy the freedoms of Americans. The Democrats continue to hold to emotionalism, and hold to the so called 32 million people who will now have health care coverage. The Democrats willfully ignore how this legislation will destroy the health insurance industry by demanding they lower rates, cover those with pre-existing conditions, and demand that "children" aged up to 26 (yes, TWENTY SIX) will continue to have coverage under their parent's insurance plans. 26 year old children? So by that line of thought, I assume that we allow our children to go to war, have free sex, drink, vote, etc. What a bunch of bull! The Democrats are showing themselves to be the real enemies of freedom.
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At the end of the debate, Pelosi made a grandstanding appearance to a round of applause from the liberal - socialist, left. She was given one minute to speak, but prattled on for 10+ minutes spouting the emotional pleading that represented what all the Democrats used the entire night. Pelosi goes on thanking all her supporters and all the contributors to the "reform bill" as if the bill has already been passed (and of course, it will be).
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Voting has begun. The spineless-communist hacks, the Democrats, declined to do a roll call of the vote, instead choosing to vote electronically.

• Vote count concerning the bill which passed last December in the Senate, H.R. 3590: Yea - 219, Nay - 212.
• The motion to recommit the passed health care reform bill with legislation added to prevent federal funding of abortion did not pass.
• Vote count on Reconciliation Bill H.R. 4872 (The legislative changes to the health care bill that will go to the senate voted on there): Yea - 220, Nay - 211.

Since the vote was done electronically, I am unable at this point to give a roll call of who voted for what. As soon as I have that information, I will post it here.

It is amazing how America, once known as "The Land of the Free," has changed in just little over a year. Reid says that he thinks the bill will pass in the Senate, and considering how previous votes have gone, and how Stupak bent under pressure (and compromised the unborn), I'm quite sure that it will be passed. Thus, it now remains in the hands of the States.

The Queen Has No Clothes!

From The Washington Post:

After laying the groundwork for a decisive vote this week on the Senate's health-care bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Monday that she might attempt to pass the measure without having members vote on it.

Instead, Pelosi (D-Calif.) would rely on a procedural sleight of hand: The House would vote on a more popular package of fixes to the Senate bill; under the House rule for that vote, passage would signify that lawmakers "deem" the health-care bill to be passed.

The tactic -- known as a "self-executing rule" or a "deem and pass" -- has been commonly used, although never to pass legislation as momentous as the $875 billion health-care bill. It is one of three options that Pelosi said she is considering for a late-week House vote, but she added that she prefers it because it would politically protect lawmakers who are reluctant to publicly support the measure. - Emphasis mine

Commonly used or not, I wager that this is the first time that the majority of Americans even became aware of such a "procedure" within the House. Its definitely the first time I have. I don't know which parties used it in the past, but there is no Constitutional support for these "rules." This procedure shouldn't have been used then, it shouldn't be used now. In fact, these "rules" bypass the Constitution completely as no members of the House are directly voting on a bill - yet it is somehow made law. Of course, its a well known fact that the Democrats along with progressives and most liberals do not respect the Constitution, regardless. That is why they continue to insist that it is a "vague" document where current "interpretation" by radical judges supersedes the Founders' intent as described within the Federalist Papers.

Also take a look at Pelosi's statement, "she prefers [the unconstitutional House rule] because it would politically protect lawmakers who are reluctant to publicly support the measure." Her comment proves that the Democrats know this bill is quite unpopular with the American public! No sane liberal can now claim that the "polls mean nothing," and that Americans really do support the proposed health care reform! Any who say so are out right liars.

In addition to this, Pelosi keeps pushing the date for the vote back. She just can't seem to get a solid count of who is in favor of this draconian measure. Yet she is bound and determined to make sure this passes!

Then, of course, Obama comes out and says that "he will not campaign for any Democratic congressmen who fails to support health care reform." However, I don't see how this could create any undue pressure on Democrats as the three Obama has campaigned for lost their electoral battles - they weren't even close! This shows how infatuated Obama is with his own "importance." He either refuses to, or is incapable of, acknowledging how ineffective he really is.

Pelosi is trying to protect her dishonest career as well as the careers of the rest of the corrupt politicians in office. She has used bribery, back room deals, private meetings, and everything else she can thing of to make the Democrat's Communist dream a reality. Pelosi has shown over and over again that nothing is out of bounds when it comes to the socialization of America. To slightly modify an old saying: the "Queen" has no clothes!

If This Isn't Evil...

The Democrats are ready to vote next week on their supposed "Health Care" bill. Stupak, who opposes the bill because of it's mandate for the government to pay for abortions, made some startling comments. He even mentioned a few defectors in his group of 12. He said:

What are Democratic leaders saying? “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That’s one of the arguments I’ve been hearing,” Stupak says. “Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue — come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we’re talking about.” - emphasis mine

Folks, if this isn't pure, unadulterated evil, then I don't know what is. To the Democrat leadership, children are nothing more than a financial burden on society. Their solution is to kill them off. However, this isn't a new idea. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood and member of the Eugenics movement had this to say:

"The most merciful thing that a large family does to one of its infant members is to kill it." Margaret Sanger, Women and the New Race (Eugenics Publ. Co., 1920, 1923)

Feminist women and Democrats scream for a woman's "right to chose." The say that anyone who oppose abortion is against women's freedom. They lie. It has nothing to do with a woman's "choice," but everything to do with how sacred we as a society hold life to be.

When society gets to the point where it feels justified in slaughtering its most defenseless members - its unborn - that is when said society has lost all moral relevance. In addition, the murder of children is something that God abhors. When the Israelites went into the promised land, they were commanded to exterminate entire civilizations for the plain and simple fact that those societies performed child sacrifices.

I honestly doubt how any Christian who has been truthfully born again could ever accept abortion under any condition.

I tell you this, if this law is passed, and not repealed, I guarantee you that the judgment of God will come down in full upon this country.

America, have you no shame?

The Great Defection

As I said concerning the Massachusetts election for the U.S. Senate, the Democrats are running for cover and do not want Obama to campaign for them. For further proof of this, take a look at the LA Time's piece, "Some Democrats keep distance from Obama:"

Aligning themselves too closely with the White House could be a strategic mistake ahead of the midterm election, they fear. It's an approach that has the administration's tacit blessing.

Reporting from Washington - As President Obama's approval ratings sag and the mood of voters sours, some Democratic congressional candidates are distancing themselves from the White House, with the back-channel blessing of party officials.

If you want a true marker of the effectiveness of a sitting President, you simply need to look at his party. Never before in the annals of U.S. History has this ever happened. Yet the reality of the situation is that it isn't simply the President that Americans are angry with, it's the Democrat party as a whole.

Every single Democrat voted in favor of the disastrous "health care reform" bill, despite the fact that the majority of Americans did not want it. With the House and Senate being under Democrat control for the past few years, American's have witnessed their country fall into the worse recession since The Great Depression - some economists believe that our current decline is even worse than that. The Democrats spent eight years blaming the Bush administration along with all Republicans for the decline, yet they soon realized that Americans are waking up to the truth of the situation. It has been the Democrats who have economically ruined this country.

It is ironic that those communities who voted heavily in favor for Obama and his cronies are now facing extreme hardships. From the article quoted above:

Cardoza's district went heavily for Obama, but it has been devastated by the recession. One county he represents, Stanislaus, has the highest foreclosure rate in the state, with 1 out of every 107 homes receiving a foreclosure notice last month. Cardoza has suggested that Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan needs to resign for failing to deliver needed financial assistance.

On the heels of such knowledge, America is witnessing a storm of resignations from prominent Democrats. They know, even though they won't publicly admit it, that their party is about to witness one of the most stunning defeats ever in the history of the United States.

It couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of people.

Power To The People!

Please allow me to steal a phrase commonly used by the left-wing nuts these past few decades - Power To The People! Tonight, America truly saw what that power is.

The nation held it's collective breath during the final weeks in the run up to the Massachusetts Senate election. At stake was more than the failed legacy of the Kennedy clan. At stake was more than Massachusetts' political "concoction." At stake tonight was the future of the United States of America.

With Democrats blaming Bush for everything that has happened (regardless of the fact that the Democrats held control of Congress for almost 4 years), Coakley arrogantly "ran" her campaign with an obvious disdain for the citizens of her state. She made snide remarks concerning the Red Sox and their hallowed stadium, Fenway Park. As well, she insulted Republicans. She insulted Independents. She Insulted America.

For a long while, the Democrats did not want President Obama to even show his face in Massachusetts, but with the polls showing Coakley loosing steam to Brown, he rushed there over the weekend. As was obvious, an appearance from the "Great One" did not make any difference what so ever.

Tonight, Martha Coakley called to concede the race to Scott Brown. Therefore, there is now no reason what so ever for anyone to hold up Brown from being sworn in. Any Democrat who does this will show their blatant disregard for the American people as well as their desire to hold on to power for as long as possible. If this does indeed happen, Americans, strengthen your memory. Remember far into the future who did this and react accordingly.

Even now, Democrats are seeing the writing on the walls. Senator Jim Webb (D - Virginia) stated:

In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated.

Do not forget for an instance, America, that Webb was one of those who voted in favor for Obama's draconian "health care reform" bill! Many others like him are now going to voice their support for either delaying or halting the bill in it's tracks. They had the opportunity to do so earlier, but revealed their true character when they didn't. Now that they know without a doubt the direction that American is turning, they are going to do everything, say everything, they possibly can to retain their jobs. Do not let them! As they voted to remove your freedom - your liberty, they must not remain in office! The following is a list of people who voted "aye" for the diabolical health care reform bill. They must be removed!

Alaska

Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]


Arizona

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D, AZ-1]
Rep. Harry Mitchell [D, AZ-5]
Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]


Arkansas

Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1] Aye
Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]


California

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32]
Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
Rep. John Garamendi [D, CA-10]
Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D, CA-8]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D, CA-37]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D, CA-12]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]


Colorado

Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
Rep. Jared Polis [D, CO-2]
Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]


Connecticut

Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
Rep. James Himes [D, CT-4]
Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]


Delaware

Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Edward Kaufman [D, DE]


Florida

Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D, FL-8]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]

Georgia

Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]


Hawaii

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]


Illinois

Sen. Roland Burris [D, IL]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14]
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
Rep. Deborah Halvorson [D, IL-11]
Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D, IL-5]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]


Indiana

Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7]
Rep. Joe Donnelly [D, IN-2]
Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]


Iowa

Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]


Kansas

Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]


Kentucky

Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]


Louisiana

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Rep. Anh Cao [R, LA-2]


Maine

Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D, ME-1]


Maryland

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D, MD-4]
Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]


Massachusetts

Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Paul Kirk [D, MA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D, MA-5]


Michigan

Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
Rep. John Dingell [D, MI-15]
Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
Rep. Gary Peters [D, MI-9]
Rep. Mark Schauer [D, MI-7]
Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]


Minesota

Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]


Mississippi

Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]


Missouri

Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]


Montana

Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]


Nebraska

Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]


Nevada

Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
Rep. Dina Titus [D, NV-3]


New Hampshire

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]


New Jersey

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]


New Mexico

Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Rep. Martin Heinrich [D, NM-1]
Rep. Ben Luján [D, NM-3]


New York

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D, NY-25]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
Rep. William Owens [D, NY-23]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D, NY-21]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]


North Carolina

Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC]
Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
Rep. R. Miller [D, NC-13]
Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]


North Dakota

Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]


Ohio

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Rep. Steve Driehaus [D, OH-1]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D, OH-11]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy [D, OH-15]
Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]
Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]


Oregon

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D, OR-5]
Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]


Pennsylvania

Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Arlen Specter [D, PA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D, PA-3]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]


Rhode Island

Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]


South Carolina

Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6] Aye
Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]


South Dakota

Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye


Tennessee

Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] Aye
Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5] Aye


Texas

Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]


Vermont

Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]


Virginia

Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D, VA-11]
Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
Rep. Thomas Perriello [D, VA-5]
Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]


Washington

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]


West Virginia

Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]


Wisconsin

Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]


I would also add to this list Arizona's Sen. John McCain as we don't need any more RHINOs. As well, Kentucky's Sen. Jim Bunning abstained from the health care vote, and should be kicked to the curb!

Now, when we vote these communists out, don't put just any "Joe" in their place. Make sure the person you are voting for will uphold the United States Constitution and also cherishes liberty. Research fully the background of every person who is running. Don't let some charismatic individual beguile you into believing that they truly care for liberty if that isn't the case!

All of that being said, I want to congratulate the citizens of Massachusetts for making one more stand for freedom. It is my prayer that the rest of the nation will follow suit!

It's Impossible To Argue With...

The "esteemed" Sen. Max Baucus took to the senate floor to lambaste Republicans for not being bi-partisan. He claimed that the only reason they opposed H.R. 3590 (The so called health care reform bill) was so that they could score political points for the 2010 elections. Although I'm not a fan of the Republicans, that clearly is not the issue.

The "upstanding" Senator forgot to mention these few points:

• In both the House and Senate, Democrats pressured their party members to vote for the health care bill.
• In both the House and Senate, late night votes were held to catch the public unaware.
• Reid bribed numerous Democrat Senators to get their votes.
• The Republicans did indeed offer alternatives, but since they were not to the liking of the Democrats, those alternatives were rejected.
• The Republicans were following the majority of Americans (54-80% depending on what poll) who did not want this health care bill.
• The Democrats have acknowledge this, but state that once the bill is in place, Americans will change their minds - no matter that taxation starts immediately but no "benefits" will be seen for four years.

I would remind the Senator from Montana of all of these facts but for the one thing that everyone learns when they turn 21 - it's impossible to argue with a drunk!