The top story on Memeorandum right now is this one from The Washington Post: A revolt among big donors on Wall Street is hurting fundraising for the Democrats’ two congressional campaign committees, with contributions from the world’s financial capital down 65 percent from two years ago. The drop in support comes from many of the […]
What does it say for the health care bill when you got Senators now trying to deflect blame to the Obama administration? First up – Russ Feingold: “I’ve been fighting all year for a strong public option to compete with the insurance industry and bring health care spending down. I continued that fight during recent […]
Since the hurricane season is in limbo right now, you would think it is the perfect time to hunker down and fix the problems that were exposed during Katrina. Unfortunately the White House doesn’t feel the same way: The Bush administration, citing the confidentiality of executive branch communications, said Tuesday that it did not plan […]
The Boston Globe hit a home run today. In an article titled “Congress Reduces Its Oversight Role” they highlight how Republicans in Congress ignore their very duty as given to them in our constitution. WASHINGTON — Back in the mid-1990s, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, aggressively delving into alleged misconduct by the Clinton administration, logged […]
The Democrats have launched a website hosted on the House’s server.Iraq on the Record is there as a reference for all who believe what the President has said lately. Here is a brief intro to the site: The Iraq on the Record database contains statements from the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public […]