American Politics

Louisiana Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao Crosses Party Lines to Support Health Insurance Reform Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao has a history of listening to the concerns of his constituents. History is being made in our very midst, Louisiana. Yesterday at 11:15 p.m. the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass their version of the health insurance reform bill. For those of you who are counting, this is the first time in the history of our nation that either chamber of Congress has passed a comprehensive health insurance reform bill. Among the 220 votes supporting the bill (215 voted against it) we find our very own ... Read Full Story

The State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Virginia both elected Republican Gubernatorial candidates; Bob McDonnell took Virginia by a margin of 18% the state had last voted for a Democrat in 2005 who won by a margin of approximately 5%. Additionally, yesterday saw a sweep, as both the offices of Lt. Governor and Attorney General went to the Republican candidates. In New Jersey, the trend towards Republican Chris Christie was more pronounced, although the margin was 5%, that spoke volumes, as a third party candidate, , Chris Daggett took 6% of the vote. Historically, New Jersey, like Massachusetts to the north, is ... Read Full Story

The majority of headlines today are asking if several key races are a referendum on either the President , or either major Political Party, however, with voter turnout expected to be low on every level, it may be that when the dust settles, the outcomes will be a referendum on “business as usual”. One can pretty much assess (given the poll data) that Virginia will fall to the Republican Party, given McDonnell’s 14 point advantage over Deeds. In New Jersey, it’s nobody’s call, polls vary widely, with Corzine up by 2 points in one, and Christie up by 6 in another, independents (or those ... Read Full Story

On Tuesday, four states are holding elections that have the eyes of the nation’s pundits and political party analysts doing a bit of hand-wringing. The Virginia Governor’s race is all but a foregone conclusion (these deductions are based on poll data from Real Clear Politics ) with the race for Governor’s (and the balance of the majority of the State’s offices) going Republican. In New Jersey, it remains too close to call, as those same polls have either Corzine or Christie, up by any number of points, with Dagget, the independent in the mix; that said, the majority of the polls favor Christie, which ... Read Full Story

Congressional Approval low among Independent and Republican and Democrat voters- image blogsrepworthreading An article from the Boston Globe, via the A.P. speaks to the risks involved in the newly unveiled Obama Administration health care reform plan; the plans target the insurance, prescription drug, doctors and, the medical device industry for heavy taxes. These taxes are designed in part to defray the costs to the 1.5 Trillion Dollar plan that House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi unveiled yesterday in a public ceremony that was, not open to the public, rather open to those who were specifically chosen to attend by invitation only . Arrogance or Stupidy: Pelosi ... Read Full Story