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28 Apr 09
Detroit City Council Session Turns Crazy: Complete with Racism and Hymn Singing « Republican Ranting
Well, if people already didn’t think that Detroit City officials were wacky, this is sure to change their mind. I heard about this driving home for spring break this weekend, and decided that I HAD to write something about this.
Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) to Switch to Democratic Party « Republican Ranting
This is breaking news that just came in - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) is expected to announce that he will run in the Democratic primary in 2010. Specter had expected to face a tough primary if he stayed in the Republican Party.
07 Apr 09
Do Ron Paul’s Supporters Refuse to Admit His Faults When It Comes to Earmarks? « Republican Ranting
I was reading an article on ConservativeHQ.com, “Ron Paul’s Pork Problem,” which basically criticized Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) for being a hypocrite on fiscal conservative principles by arguing for smaller government and less government spending but getting 22 earmarks (totaling $96.1 million) in the recent $410 billion omnibus spending bill.
20 Mar 09
The Bill that Nobody Read: The Economic Stimulus Package (H.R. 1) « Republican Ranting
So, I know it's been a while since Congress passed H.R. 1, the economic stimulus plan, but C-SPAN finally uploaded and categorized all the videos, so better late than never. I wanted to show you all just how much the Democratic leadership tried to hide the details of the latest stimulus plan
05 Mar 09
Vladimir Putin Warns U.S. Not to Fall into Socialism « Republican Ranting
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Well, it appears as if Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin knows more about economics than President Obama. The following is an excerpt of Putin’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (transcript courtesy of the Wall Street Journal). The full speech can be found here
Lansing, Michigan Mayor: Automotive Union Members Have Sacrificed Enough « Republican Ranting
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Yesterday on Happening Now on FOX News, Virg Bernero, the Mayor of Lansing Michigan, said that auto industry workers have already sacrificed enough and it’s time for Wall Street to start making some sacrifices. Watch the video (courtesy of FOX News), and I’ll discuss it below
24 Feb 09
Massachusetts Proposes Using GPS Chips to Tax Drivers’ Mileage « Republican Ranting
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Yesterday, on Happening Now on FOX News, there was a discussion a new idea for a way for Massachusetts to increase their revenue. The idea was to use GPS chips to track mileage (mileage only and NOT location) of cars, and then tax drivers based on how far they go. Some like the idea, which is being tested in Oregon. FOX interviewed Jim Whitty from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Meanwhile others, such as Massachusetts state Senator Scott Brown views it as Orwellian and an invasion of privacy. Brown also said that taxes are too high already in Massachusetts. Watch the video and I’ll discuss it below (video courtesy of FOX News):
Kansas Can Now Afford to Pay Tax Refunds and State Employees « Republican Ranting
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Yesterday I was watching America’s Newsroom, and Megyn Kelly did a story about the budget crisis in Kansas. According to the Governor, Kathleen Sebelius (D), the state was not going to be able to pay tax refunds or state employees on time. Sebelius wants to borrow money from other state accounts within Kansas; however, Republican legislators want budget cuts because they feel Sebelius’s solution is irresponsible. Republican leaders in the state House and Senate (both where they’re in the majority) argued that the internal borrowing wasn’t legal until the Kansas had a balanced budget for the fiscal year (the fiscal year ends June 30).
Obama Bitter that Republicans Rejected the Stimulus Package? « Republican Ranting
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So, I was just watching the news, and they were talking about a picture and caption of the White House website. Neil Cavuto (FOX News) was asking if the following caption was a cheap shot at Republicans. Here’s the picture (I’ll discuss it below and ask for your opinion) (see here for the original picture; it’s picture 4: http://www.whitehouse.gov/photogallery/The-story-of-the-economic-recovery-package/):
17 Feb 09
President Obama Signs $787 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan « Republican Ranting
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Moments ago, President Obama singed H.R. 1, the economic stimulus package into law. Unfortunately, I was taking a phone call during the beginning of his speech, so I couldn’t live blog it, but I did catch some key parts (I’ll do a summary of the whole speech later).
14 Feb 09
Breaking: Senate Passes Revised Economic Stimulus Plan: 60-38 « Republican Ranting
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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) just got back from Ohio, where he was attending his mother’s memorial services, and has casted an “Aye” vote for the economic stimulus package. That was the 60th Aye vote needed, since Ted Kennedy (D-MA) was not voting. The 3 Republicans who sided with the Democrats before, Arlen Specter (R-PA), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), and Susan Collins (R-ME) voted with the Democrats.
Live: Senate 1 Vote Away from Passing Economic Stimulus Package « Republican Ranting
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This is breaking news, the Senate began voting on the new version of the stimulus bill around 5:30 P.M. (I was gone). The vote so far is 59 AYE votes, and they’re waiting in Sherrod Brown (D-OH), who is expected to vote AYE. He was at a wake for his mother (funeral services will be tomorrow). He’s expected to reach the 60 vote mark.
House of Representatives Approves Revised Stimulus Bill: 246-183 « Republican Ranting
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A little over an hour ago, the House of Representatives approved the revised economic stimulus package (that’s the package where the joint conference hammered out the details between the Senate and House bill differences). 246 Democrats voted for the bill; all 183 Republicans voted NAY, with 7 Democrats joining them. 1 Democrat also voted present, and 1 Democrat and 2 Republicans were not voting.
Happy 200th Birthday to Abraham Lincoln « Republican Ranting
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Well, as most of you know, today is Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday. The government has been celebrating this all day, and I’ve been watching the Bicentenial Celebration that the Congress has been holding in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda since I got back from class.
30 Jan 09
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich Has Been Removed from Office « Republican Ranting
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Voting has just started to remove Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) from office and the Senate has just achieved enough votes to officially remove him from office (40 votes). So far, no one has voted Nay.
House of Representatives Passes $819 Billion Economic Stimulus Package « Republican Ranting
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On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1, Congress’s latest economic stimulus package. That bill passed 244-188; 11 Democrats broke ranks, while all of the voting Republicans voted against it. First, I would like to commend the 11 Democrats who voted against the $819 billion “stimulus” bill. This bill is an atrocity to the Congressional system of appropriations. Instead of focusing on true STIMULUS (after all, it is an “economic STIMULUS package”), the Democrats in the House packed the bill with billions of dollars of un-stimulating spending. For those of you who want to read the sources, here’s the version of the bill as it was introduced (it has been slightly changed, but not too much), here’s the summary from the House Appropriations Committee, and here’s the cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office. And here’s the link to the roll call vote, Roll number 46.
28 Jan 09
Jack Hoogendyk Drops Bid for Michigan GOP Chair; Ron Weiser Now Unopposed « Republican Ranting
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This is semi-breaking news coming in about the race for the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
Former MI GOP Chairman candidate Jack Hoogendyk (who ran for Senate against Carl Levin this past year) issued the following press release earlier today
23 Jan 09
Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr. « Republican Ranting
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As many of you know, today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As I’ve said before, I oppose MLK Day being a federal holiday for 2 reasons:
It leaves out other players in the civil rights movement (and focuses the movement to one race): César Chávez, Rosa Parks, etc….
22 Jan 09
Senate Approves Release of Additional $350 Bailout Funds « Republican Ranting
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Yesterday, the Senate voted 42-52 to not block the release of the second half of the $700 billion bailout (the Troubled Asset Relief Program [TARP] money). Within hours of that vote, the Department of the Treasury announced that $118 billion of the $350 billion would be spent on bailing out Bank of America by investing in it and guaranteeing loans.
16 Jan 09
ACLU Director: Bush Was “Very worst President for civil liberties” « Republican Ranting
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A couple days ago on the Colbert Report, Steven Colbert interviewed American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Director Anthony Romero. In the interview, Romero said that Bush was the “very worst President for civil liberties,” and later that he was ”the worst President in 8 long years.” Perhaps he meant “for 8 long years,” since he was the only President in the past 8 years, so Romero’s statement really didn’t make sense. (Sorry this is up a few days late - I lost me entire draft that I wrote the 1st time, and that took a few hours to do.) Anyway, watch the video, and I’ll discuss his statements below.
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