American Politics

Doug Hoffman, NY 23rd Conservative Candidate - Vote Too Close to Call after Democrat Owens Sworn In! image factrealwordpress Although the New York 23rd had not officially been called for Democrat Bill Owens, in the November 3rd Congressional Special Election, Nancy Pelosi swore him into office on two "technicalities": Conservative Candidate Doug Hoffman had conceded after he was led to believe Oswego County was lost, and Owens led by approximately 5,000 votes. Sworn in Friday Night, Owens immediately voted "yes" on HR 3962 on Saturday and Obama hastily pointed out that Owens won the district on Health Care Reform. The Old adage: It's Not ... Read Full Story

Why the Pro-Life Movement Should Embrace Health Care Reform Much has been made of Congressman Cao's recent cross-party vote to support the health care reform bill that was passed by the House of Representatives this week, but Cao has been on the side of our health ever since his election. In fact, as a recipient of his e-mail newsletter (you can sign up on his website ), I have personally received no less than 5 messages in the last 2 months from his office directly related to health care issues in our community, including information about local health fairs, instructions on where LA residents ... Read Full Story

Veteran’s Day was originally called Armistice Day, as the day the final treaties were signed between the Allies and Germany in 1918, ending what was, at the time, considered the “Greatest War” In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson declared Armistice Day a day of national remembrance for those who fought and died for our nation. In 1938 Congress confirmed November 11th as a Federal holiday. Following World War II and the Korean Conflict, President Eisenhower changed the name to Veteran’s Day. Veteran’s Day is a day to honor all members of the military, living and dead, who serve the United States military, and protect and ... Read Full Story

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

Feingold, Durbin to intro FISA, PATRIOT fixes by ben masel Sun Aug 23, 2009 I caught up with Senator Feingold at his re-election fundraiser/picnic this morning.He and Senator Durbin have given up on waiting for the Administration to submit a package of amendments to the PATRIOT and FISA Amendment Acts, and are drafting their own. Rollout in approximately a month. I also asked Russ about legislation creating statutory privacy rights in the location database collected by cellphone carriers, which are not covered by existing law, and courts have been mixed in requiring warrants for law enflorcement access. He's going to see if Durbin wants ... Read Full Story