Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia

Both Georgia Senators (Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson) voted to confirm Eric Holder for Attorney General. Sen. Isakson, after voting for him, denounced Holder's decision to investigate the CIA: “I hope the Administration thinks carefully about what they are doing, that they will analyze it and return to the original position the president stated and the original position Eric Holder stated - that they didn’t see a reason to prosecute, criminally, our interrogators." Here is Saxby Chambliss slobbering all ove r his vote for Holder: "I believe the President deserves great deference in filling his Cabinet. While Mr. Holder and I have differences on ... Read Full Story

Matt Rooney | November 20, 2009 In case you live under a rock, the U.S. Senate is expected to at least begin debate on the ObamaCare package this weekend by voting for cloture.  Take a few minutes over lunch today to call one or more of the following (alleged) swing-vote senators and DEMAND that they vote against this tyrannical legislation. The stakes couldn't be higher this time around, Save Jerseyans. ObamaCare will change our way of life forever and concentrate an unprecedented level of decision making authority in the hands of the Washington power elite. We've spent months focusing on the abortion mandates, mammogram ... Read Full Story

Sarah Palin has been fighting hard against the Obama-Pelosi Healthcare Plan. And it looks as if it will go to the Senate now to die. In the Senate, the Democrats have 60 votes, including two Independents. One of those Independents, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, today said that he would not only vote against the House Bill - he'll fight it. The Associated Press has this - If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need ... Read Full Story

Sarah Palin has been fighting hard against the Obama-Pelosi Healthcare Plan. And it looks as if it will go to the Senate now to die. In the Senate, the Democrats have 60 votes, including two Independents. One of those Independents, Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, today said that he would not only vote against the House Bill - he'll fight it. The Associated Press has this - If a government plan is part of the deal, "as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote," said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need ... Read Full Story

More at Zennie62.com | Follow me on Twitter! | Get my widget! | Visit YouTube | Visit UShow.com In my last blog post on the unemployment insurance delay problem, I explained how the GOP was delaying the much-needed extension of unemployment insurance. To recap, on Tuesday it was revealed that legislation to extend unemployment insurance was being held-up by GOP Senators who were trying to dump a large list of amendments concerning ACORN and also (as The Hill reported) taking the money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) rather than the the unemployment surtax. In other words taking money from the program to ... Read Full Story

Students heading to college this year will likely receive some form of financial aid if they apply. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 66% of undergrads received student financial aid in the 2007-2008 school year, with an average of $9,100 awarded. More than half of the students received grants that did not need to be repaid and another 47% received federal student aid and college loans. Just over a third of students received Pell Grants. With so many types of aid, it can be hard knowing where to start. Here is a brief overview of the types of aid available to new ... Read Full Story

http://okfairtax.org/files/OKEasythingsco-sponsor_9.19.06KW.htm Oklahoma Residents! Please do “6” easy things to make the FairTax SM a reality . 1) Complete and sign the FairTax petition. If you don’t have one, visit www.FairTax.org and click on “Sign our petition.” 2) Rep. Tom Cole - 4th District Congressman, presently does not support the FairTax by co-sponsoring. Call Tom Cole's Washington office, ask to speak to the legislative assistant who handles tax policy, and request that the Congressman co-sponsor HR 25. Visit http://www.house.gov/ for additional offices and contact information. Name Dist. D.C. phone D.C. fax Local office Local fax Rep. Tom Cole 4 (202) 225-6165 (202) 225-3512 Norman : ... Read Full Story