That’s what he told the Washington Post. Obama said the public option “has become a source of ideological contention between the left and right.” But, he added, “I didn’t campaign on the public option.” Now I have to swallow some pride and quote Rep. Joe Wilson – ‘YOU LIE’ Does President Obama really expect to […]
If this is true then we see another yet a bit more evidence that the Obama administration failed in delivering true health care reform: Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) insists that the White House did not pressure him to get in line behind either a public health insurance option or a Medicare buy-in compromise during 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 […]
And yet he still won’t sign onto Jim Webb’s (one year old) G.I. Bill that does just that. Just another sign that John McCain is is really John McDementia.
If Bush pushes with permanent bases in Iraq, despite Congress passing a bill saying no (which he did a signing statement on), Jim Webb thinks that legal action might have to be taken. Read the details at the Huffington Post.
Check out this headline from the AP: So what is that? Could it be troop cuts or defunding the war? NO! This article is about the Republicans filibustering Jim Webb’s amendment to give the troops as much time home as they are at war. Anti-war? Fuck you AP – this was a pro-troop bill. It […]
Sounds more and more like it might just be talk. A lot of the reduction is happening because the administration has no option. Troops will have served their maximum required time by law, and Bush knows he can’t get that extended. As matter of fact, Jim Webb is still pushing his plan to get troops […]
The obstructionists just filibustered Jim Webb’s amendment that would require troops have at least the equal amount of time off duty as they do on. Apparently they feel the troops can stay in Iraq as much as needed with little time home. Just to set the record straight, this amendment was taking our military back […]
It is good to see a politician with such honesty: President Bush has pledged to work with the new Democratic majorities in Congress, but he has already gotten off on the wrong foot with Jim Webb, whose surprise victory over Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) tipped the Senate to the Democrats. Webb, a decorated former Marine […]
Here is a man that was supported by the netroots and has become victorious in the first battle: James Webb, a former Reagan administration Navy secretary who left the Republican Party over the Iraq war, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to take on GOP Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) in the fall. Webb […]