Rock Hill Democrat joins U.S. Senate race

$636 billion military bill passed by Senate.

By: northsunm32

 While discussion centers on a health care reform bill that is supposed to actually reduce the deficit over ten years this 636 billion military bill passes almost without notice. 2.5 billion for funding a military aircraft that neither the Pentagon nor the Obama administration wants was part of the bill. Interesting that even though neither ...

2 months ago

Gangrape and the Republican Senators That Think There Are Bigger ...

By: amalgam80

Most of the Republican Senators (all except 10) voted to stop an amendment that would stop federal funding for defense contractors who used mandatory arbitration clauses to deny victims of assault the right to bring their case to court.   “The story came to my attention of Jamie Leigh Jones who, when she was 19, went to Iraq to work ...

2 months ago

Changing Tides for Republicans?

By: DeborahKayCorey

Libertarians have often been the punch line of many jokes in the political world and often scorned in the Nation's capitol. Lyndon LaRouche is often cited as an example of a crazy Libertarian when Libertarians comes up in conversation. Rep. Ron Paul's success as a Libertarian frustrated and baffled political minds during the 2008 election cycle. ...

12 days ago

Senate Appropriation Committee pulls emergency border fence earmark

By: kimberlydvorak

A Senate Appropriation Committee dropped an amendment put in by the Republicans to secure the southern border with additional 700-miles of high tech fence. The porous U.S./Mexico border remains a high-traffic area and increased violence has prompted lawmakers to push the urgency of finishing the border fence. The Senate report ...

about 1 month ago