Written by Seattle Times    Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:52    PDF Print E-mail
Scott Brown branded turncoat for vote on jobs bill

articlesFor Scott Brown, the tea party appears to be over.

Literally overnight, the fledgling Republican senator who ended Democrats' filibuster-proof majority by winning a special election in Massachusetts has gone from being the darling of America's conservative activists to being their goat.

Brown joined four other Republicans on Monday in voting to block a GOP filibuster and move forward with a $15 billion jobs bill. The political blogosphere exploded almost immediately.

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Written by Anna Mulrine | US News and World Report    Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:39    PDF Print E-mail
Some Dems Want Republicans to Filibuster

articlesAs frustration with a stalled Senate grows on Capitol Hill—punctuated by moderate Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's surprise announcement last week that he would not be running for re-election because of his deep disappointment with the body—Democrats are stepping up calls for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to invite Republicans to make good on their threats to block upcoming legislation by forcing them to actually filibuster the bills.

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"It's not only good policy but good politics to call them out now," says Rep. Raul Grijalva, the Arizona Democrat who cochairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. "The American people need to see who really is the roadblock here." He, like many House Democrats, believes that letting the GOP filibuster rather than retreating in the face of filibuster threats would send a powerful political message. Up until now, "we've been playing into the hands of people who don't want to get anything done," says Grijalva.

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Written by whisperDispatch    Monday, 15 February 2010 01:03    PDF Print E-mail
Health Care: Letting Bipartisanship Become the Enemy of Doing What's Right

articlesRepeatedly we were told by the Obama administration, when dealing with the issue of health care, not to allow 'the perfect' to become the enemy of 'the good'.

Unfortunately what's happened is 'bipartisanship' has become the enemy of 'doing what's right'. It has become abundantly clear that the path to health care was botched during the first year of the Obama Administration and they continue not to understand the consequences of this path they have chosen.

When Obama was elected and was given Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate, it was like they finally captured lightning in a bottle.  Instead of using it, they threw it aside to go off chasing fireflies (bipartisanship). 

This hurts because I did vote for the guy and his policies, or what I thought was his system-changing attitude.

Read more... [Health Care: Letting Bipartisanship Become the Enemy of Doing What's Right] Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 February 2010 06:35 )
 
Written by whisperDispatch.com    Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:20    PDF Print E-mail
Back After Hiatus

whisperDispatch is back after an extended hiatus!

You will see archive data from 2007,2008 until more news and written smackdowns will be added.

Welcome back as well to all of you. Cool

Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:23 )
 
Written by Editorial | Los Angeles Times    Thursday, 11 February 2010 05:49    PDF Print E-mail
Reform, meet Anthem Blue Cross

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The prospects for healthcare reform legislation in Washington are cloudy, but Anthem Blue Cross apparently isn't taking any chances. The company recently informed many of the approximately 800,000 Californians who buy its individual policies that premiums will rise sharply March 1.

Although Anthem provided no details, insurance brokers say they're already seeing increases of up to 39%. That's on top of even larger rate hikes last year.

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Written by Ken Terry | bnet.com    Thursday, 11 February 2010 05:42    PDF Print E-mail
Why Republican Healthcare-Reform Proposals Fall Short -- Way Short

bnetDespite recent bipartisan overtures by President Obama, Republicans have refused to attend a proposed “summit meeting” on healthcare unless Democrats drop their pending reform legislation and start from scratch. So how good are the Republicans’ bright ideas for saving the healthcare system, and how much would they actually help?

The short answer: Not very good, and not very much.

Taken as a whole, these proposals show that the GOP has not faced the fact that, without concerted government action, our system is headed for disaster.

Read more... [Why Republican Healthcare-Reform Proposals Fall Short -- Way Short] Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 February 2010 05:48 )
 
Written by New York Times    Tuesday, 02 February 2010 07:33    PDF Print E-mail
N.O. US Attorney Steps Down from Landrieu case

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Jim Letten, the United States attorney for New Orleans, recused himself from the case involving four men arrested last week on charges of interfering with the phones in Senator Mary L. Landrieu’s office.

Mr. Letten said that after consulting with Justice Department officials, and “in consideration of various relevant factors,” he was allowing his first assistant attorney to handle the case.

Read more... [N.O. US Attorney Steps Down from Landrieu case] Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 February 2010 07:38 )
 
Written by whisperDispatch.com    Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:27    PDF Print E-mail
Google and eBay in furious dust-up

Andrew Clark in New York | Thursday June 14, 2007 Guardian Unlimited
There is nothing more enraging than a clash in social diaries, as two of Silicon Valley's top firms have just discovered.

A decision by Google to hold a party in the middle of an eBay conference has prompted a furious dust-up between the two technology companies.

Read more... [Google and eBay in furious dust-up] Last Updated ( Thursday, 14 June 2007 16:30 )
 
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