Congressman Earl Pomeroy

I am sickened at Congress today. There have been many sound bites that have come across my desk that perfectly outline the arrogance and the abuse of power by Congress. Nothing takes the cake like the words of Democrat Representative from North Dakota Earl Pomeroy. On the floor of Congress he said, “You are disgraced professional losers. And by the way, give us our money back.”Isn’t a member of Congress calling Americans loser like calling the kettle black. Take Barney Frank for example. I...Read Full Story

As I look at the behavior of elected representatives on the floor of the House today, it sickens me knowing these people have the power to take pretty much what they want of my money. It sickens me more when people like Representative Earl Pomeroy believes he is part of something so pure and high and might that he can label Americans losers. Mr. Pomeroy, if there is one thing the House of Representatives is not, it's purity. There is far more corruption within the walls you serve than what...Read Full Story

Four million dollars has been spent on the race for North Dakota's lone US House seat this election cycle. In numbers released this week, Representative Earl Pomeroy reported spending more than two-point-eight million dollars in his fight for another term in Washington. Challenger Rick Berg has spent one-point-two million dollars and as the two come to the finish line in the race they continue to raise more money. In fact, since the first of this month, Berg has out-raised Pomeroy. The...Read Full Story

Timothy P. Carney Senior Political Columnist Democrat Earl Pomeroy's vote for the health care bill may have cost him his seat in Congress, but it also earned him a job on K Street. Last week, on the last day of Pomeroy's 18-year stint as North Dakota's at-large congressman, K Street giant Alston & Bird announced that he was joining the firm's health care lobbying division. The congressman is merely the latest lucky winner in the Great Health Care Cash-out, a tawdry spectacle that...Read Full Story

Let’s talk about what happened to the Blue Dog Democrats on election day.  The Blue Dog Coalition had 54 members going into the midterms on Tuesday. They lost 28 members in those elections, including two out of  four of the coalition’s leaders (Indiana’s Baron Hill and South Dakota’s Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin).These devastating losses among the Blue Dogs are already being blamed on Nancy Pelosi.  Indeed, Blue Dogs were begging Nancy Pelosi to go away before she announced her decision to...Read Full Story