ROUND 2: House Republicans continue revolt...
WARN: Lift drilling ban or risk shutdown...
BREITBART.COM Republicans Monday took to a darkened House of Representatives, in a highly unusual demand for Democratic leaders to recall Congress from its summer recess for a vote on offshore oil drilling.
Speeches by lawmakers echoed through a near-empty chamber, in protest at Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi's failure to schedule a vote on the politically sensitive measure before Congress broke up last week.
"There will be many more hours of this day and this week where our debate over energy independence will continue in a darkened chamber with no microphones and, sadly, no window to the broader American public," said Indiana congressman Mike Pence.
Monday, August 4, 2008
This week's voting record
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (83-8, 1 Present, 8 Not Voting)
The Senate passed this bill to address rising tuition costs and remove obstacles that make it more difficult for students to attend college.
Sen. Edward Kennedy voted Not Voting......send e-mail or see bio
Sen. John Kerry voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Paycheck Fairness Act - Vote Passed (247-178, 9 Not Voting)The House passed this bill to increase penalties for pay discrimination and protect employees who share salary information.
Rep. Edward Markey voted YES......send e-mail or see bio
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, FY 2009 - Vote Passed (409-4, 21 Not Voting)
The House passed this $72.7 billion bill funding military construction and veteran care programs.
Rep. Edward Markey voted YES
Editor's Note: The Senate and House are in recess until September 8.
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Deval Patrick expands state debt by $3 billion
With our high gas taxes which the Democrat house is talking about hiking again, with our "temporary tolls" on the Mass Pike climbing almost every month, why does our state need to borrow $3 billion for simple infrastructure repairs? Where is all of that money going to? Take home cars for Turnpike employees? Six figure pensions for Billy Bulger and Marty Meehan while paying their UMass salaries? The countless hordes of other double dippers on state payrolls?
Maybe Massachusetts should have stuck to the old formula of electing a Republican governor to act as adult supervision over the legislature, because Deval Patrick is leading the state towards a junk-bond rating.
Patrick signs $3B bridge repair bill
Boston Herald, United States - 3 hours ago
Maybe Massachusetts should have stuck to the old formula of electing a Republican governor to act as adult supervision over the legislature, because Deval Patrick is leading the state towards a junk-bond rating.
Patrick signs $3B bridge repair bill
Boston Herald, United States - 3 hours ago
The Night the Lights Went Out in Congress
Why won't Nancy Pelosi let the Congress debate the issue of American energy independence? Why does the Speaker insist on smothering all debate on this matter?
House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking
House Dems turn out the lights but GOP keeps talking
National Review honors 20 years of Rush Limbaugh
Kathryn Jean Lopez
Late last year, I was the middle man (so to speak) of my dreams.
Not everyone gets to hear their eulogies before they go, but in a burst of love, Bill Buckley heard one this fall. Rush went on his show one afternoon and just gushed about Bill Buckley. There was no news hook. There was no set reason. He just had Bill on his mind. He was thinking about conservatism — it’s past, present, and future — and you really can’t do that right without having Bill on the mind.
And so, knowing Bill might not be the talk-radio addict I am (hhhmm, maybe that’s how he was so prolific!), once the transcript for the day was ready (based on my notes from the show, I should go back to typing school), I sent it along to Bill with a note.
If you didn’t have the chance to meet or know WFB personally, you’ll be delighted to know that he was every bit as gracious as you’ve heard and would want him to be. And humble. Why would Rush go all out and say such generous things? Bill asked. Because we owe you and we thank you, Mr. Buckley. Thank you.
Because I’m one lucky gal, the conversation went on a little bit more. It was clear he was grateful and touched by Rush’s kind words — and in no small part, because they were coming from Rush. I won’t pretend to know WFB’s mind or put words into his mouth, but there was no doubt that he appreciated the pivotal role Rush Limbaugh has had and will continue to have in American public life and public policy. And I suspect it gave him some confidence knowing Rush’s roots in good solid things like NR and Ronald Reagan (the latter of whom, of course, was rooted in NR). It went further than that, too — WFB had great affection for El Rushbo. Rush has described him as a second father and I suspect WFB may be honored to know that for eternity.
What’s so special about Rush? Besides his remarkable talent and the fact that Rush not only shared political principles with WFB, but Rush also has his graciousness and humility? He may have “talent on loan from God” but he doesn’t forget to give God thanks and praise (as his listeners know full well) for the opportunities he has and for the country he gets to have them in. He’s lived these last 20 years with America in a very public way. He has graciously inspired as he’s made it; he’s faced tremendous obstacles and struggles, and always came out better in the end. (We do, too.)
Rush Limbaugh has spent 20 years reminding us what a wonderful country we live in, including during impeachment and the most devastating attack I hope we ever live through and the deaths of some world-changing friends. I’m grateful for this week to give him a little thanks. I look forward to fighting alongside him for years to come.
— Kathryn Jean Lopez is the editor of National Review Online.
Late last year, I was the middle man (so to speak) of my dreams.
Not everyone gets to hear their eulogies before they go, but in a burst of love, Bill Buckley heard one this fall. Rush went on his show one afternoon and just gushed about Bill Buckley. There was no news hook. There was no set reason. He just had Bill on his mind. He was thinking about conservatism — it’s past, present, and future — and you really can’t do that right without having Bill on the mind.
And so, knowing Bill might not be the talk-radio addict I am (hhhmm, maybe that’s how he was so prolific!), once the transcript for the day was ready (based on my notes from the show, I should go back to typing school), I sent it along to Bill with a note.
If you didn’t have the chance to meet or know WFB personally, you’ll be delighted to know that he was every bit as gracious as you’ve heard and would want him to be. And humble. Why would Rush go all out and say such generous things? Bill asked. Because we owe you and we thank you, Mr. Buckley. Thank you.
Because I’m one lucky gal, the conversation went on a little bit more. It was clear he was grateful and touched by Rush’s kind words — and in no small part, because they were coming from Rush. I won’t pretend to know WFB’s mind or put words into his mouth, but there was no doubt that he appreciated the pivotal role Rush Limbaugh has had and will continue to have in American public life and public policy. And I suspect it gave him some confidence knowing Rush’s roots in good solid things like NR and Ronald Reagan (the latter of whom, of course, was rooted in NR). It went further than that, too — WFB had great affection for El Rushbo. Rush has described him as a second father and I suspect WFB may be honored to know that for eternity.
What’s so special about Rush? Besides his remarkable talent and the fact that Rush not only shared political principles with WFB, but Rush also has his graciousness and humility? He may have “talent on loan from God” but he doesn’t forget to give God thanks and praise (as his listeners know full well) for the opportunities he has and for the country he gets to have them in. He’s lived these last 20 years with America in a very public way. He has graciously inspired as he’s made it; he’s faced tremendous obstacles and struggles, and always came out better in the end. (We do, too.)
Rush Limbaugh has spent 20 years reminding us what a wonderful country we live in, including during impeachment and the most devastating attack I hope we ever live through and the deaths of some world-changing friends. I’m grateful for this week to give him a little thanks. I look forward to fighting alongside him for years to come.
— Kathryn Jean Lopez is the editor of National Review Online.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Anne Armstrong, R.I.P.
Texas GOP stalwart Anne Armstrong dies in HoustonAUSTIN -- She was an adviser to two U.S. presidents, an ambassador to the United Kingdom and a major player in national Republican politics, but South Texas ranchers knew Anne Armstrong simply as one of them.
Armstrong died Wednesday. She had battled cancer and had been in a Houston-area hospice for about a week before her death, said her assistant, Kay Hicks. She was 80.
Armstrong served as a close counselor for presidents Nixon and Ford, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and, in 1972, became the first woman in either major political party to keynote a national convention.
Ford appointed her the first woman ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1976.
She also was instrumental in helping build the modern-day Republican Party in Texas.
But back home in Kenedy County, she simply was a rancher and a county commissioner, who was running unopposed in the November election.
"She was just an all-around lady and very helpful to the county," said County Judge J.A. Garcia Jr., who appointed Armstrong to the Commissioners' Court after her husband, Tobin Armstrong, died in 2005.
She completed her husband's unexpired term and was running unopposed for a full term. She was the only Republican member of the Commissioners' Court.
The lack of opposition provided a testimonial to the respect and admiration that she had in the county, Garcia said.
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