From an AP breaking news alert: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Tim Scott, black lawmaker, defeats Strom Thurmond’s son in GOP runoff for House nomination. Tim Scott is a teabagger, but the beauty of him beating out segregationist Strom’s son – well that is priceless.
Yup today is primary day here in the Buckeye state. The big race to watch will be the Democratic primary for Republican George Voinovich’s seat. Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher is up against Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. The winner will face Republican Rob Portman, who left the house to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative […]
It looks like some were planning on going to tonight’s big Tea Party rally in Cincinnati just for the purpose of seeing Sean Hannity. Now that Fox executives forced him to cancel his appearance we have someone wanting a refund: Pat Kellison said she wants her money back. She’d not only bought the book but […]
While we take a day to honor those who have served our country so selflessly Harvard releases a new study with a number that should send shock waves through anyone who supports our veterans: A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because […]
While Republicans continue holding up the governor races in Virginia and New Jersey as evidence of some sort of revitalization, other indicators have been overlooked – ones that show the Republicans, and the tea party movement in general, are not doing too well. Remember back on Labor Day when there was a huge tea party […]
No we don’t need any health reform at all: Michigan insurance regulators have approved a 22 percent increase for group and individual Blue Cross Blue Shield health policies in the state, according to reports published Thursday. “Blue Cross officials have said they need rate increases to help cover $133 million in financial losses in 2008 […]
Last week news broke that the Obama administration had struck a deal with big pharma to spend up to $150 million in advertising in support of President Obama’s health care reform. This got a lot of people wondering what deals were struck, and some of the rumors even included prevention of Congress from negotiating for […]