Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia

Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia

Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Senator Chambliss's current term expires in 2009.

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Call Your Senator Over Lunch Today

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... Read Full Story

Saxby Chambliss & Johnny Isakson Voted For Eric Holder: Thanks Guys

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... Read Full Story

House Health Care Plan Is "Dead on Arrival" in the Senate

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... Read Full Story

House Health Care Plan Is "Dead on Arrival" in the Senate

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... Read Full Story

Unemployment insurance extension delayed by GOP; who to call?

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... Read Full Story

Types of Financial Aid

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... Read Full Story

Oklahoma Residents! Please do “6” easy things to make the FairTax a reality.

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... Read Full Story

Senators Abandon Rape Victims!

I am reposting this from Montel Williams' Radio Show site, as I heard it this afternoon while picking up my kids. This is UNBELIEVABLE. I don't care what side of the aisle you are on - this is depraved and I'm calling everyone in Washington out on it! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Senator Al Franken's first legislative victory, which was to deny private contractors from using private arbitration in cases of rape and sexual abuse of their employees. However, 30 GOP Senators voted against the amendment... Read Full Story

Latest on Housing Stimulus, Charlotte Real Estate Stats, Slumdog- Millionaire, Inaugural Update

Charlotte NC Senate Finance Bill Similar to House Housing Stimulus The House Stimulus Bill passed with a $7500 tax  credit on home purchases, and the Senate Finance committee approved a similar measure extending the credits through September 1, 2009. Latest details on the Housing Stimulus Details are here. It could be still  improved in the Conference Committee, and my hope is Congress will extend the credits through the December 31 of this  year. What can you do? Call or write your... Read Full Story

Libertarians recognize there are still some decent Democrats out there

by Eric Dondero We here at Libertarian Republican take a harsh line on our advesaries within the Democrat Party. Oddly, it seems, we libertarians are even harsher on the Dems than conservative Republicans. But it's not universal. There's a tiny slither of Democrats who deserve recognition and even praise from us libertarians, from time to time. For example, former Democrat US Senator Zell Miller, broke ranks and officially backed Republican Saxby Chambliss in the Georgia run-off the other... Read Full Story
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