http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/senate/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:01:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420789/posts In case you haven’t heard, there is a special election in Massachusetts on January 19th to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s seat. While many of you may not really think much about a Senate race in Mass., this race will affect each of us on a national level. If Republican Scott Brown wins the seat he will be the 41st vote in the Senate that is against the Health Care Bill not to mention Cap & Trade. He will stop the Democrats from their 60 vote majority and therefore aid in stopping the insanity that has been continually passed in... Boston Conservative Independent Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420789/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:01:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420202/posts A few days ago Sissy Willis asked a very interesting question: Will Sarah Palin endorse Scott Brown? I’ve been thinking about it a bit; and while I can see the arguments both pro and con, I think that it’s time that Sarah Palin did. You have to speculate to accumulate, after all. So let’s light this candle. Moe Lane PS: Scott Brown for US Senate. RedState.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420202/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 21:49:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420039/posts BOSTON — Sen. John McCain has endorsed Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown, saying the Republican offers the best solutions to overcome the recession and face down threats to national security. The 2008 Republican nominee for president said Sunday that Brown has worked to cut spending and keep taxes low. Arizona’s senior senator says Brown’s experience as an officer in the Army National Guard also helps him understand the need for a strong military and protecting U.S. interests around the world. Brown, Democrat Martha Coakley and Libertarian Joseph L. Kennedy face off on Election Day Jan. 19 for the seat held... http://news.bostonherald.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420039/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 17:15:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419809/posts WASHINGTON — Sen. Claire McCaskill had questions for the five Pentagon and State Department officials at a table in front of her about why the United States spent $250 million on a power plant in Afghanistan that doesn't work and costs $1 million a month to guard. "What's the problem here? Have the contractors been held accountable?" McCaskill asked in a recent hearing, a note of impatience in her voice. She was told that the plant was operating now but that security remained a problem. Still, McCaskill was dissatisfied, much like her view toward the Senate these days. Midway through... St. Louis Post Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419809/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 03:23:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419718/posts At around the turn of the century, before or just after World War I, the progressive amendments were passed. Not since the post Civil War era was there ever such a speedy passage of amendments to the Constitution or since. In a period of about 10 years or so, we saw four radical amendments passed and ratified into the Constitution. They are amendments 16, 17, 18, and 19. The era in which they were passed was one of optimism among the American Left and many of the influential leaders. New areas of science were opening up as well as new... On the Rim of Insanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419718/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 23:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419662/posts There have been no recent "scientific" polls for the January 19 Massachusetts special election that will fill the Senate seat vacated by Ted Kennedy's death. But there has been one kinda-sloppy telephone survey suggesting that Republican contender Scott Brown, a state senator in the Bay State legislature, might actually defeat Attorney General Martha Coakley, who won the early-December Democratic primary. I am content with Coakley, as I wrote a while back. But I voted for (and contributed to) Alan Khazei, the founder of City Year, who is one of the best of the "community organizers" I've met. He's a comer... http://www.tnr.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419662/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:30:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419632/posts A handful of residents signed up to vote in towns across Cape Cod this week, as the registration deadline passed to be eligible to vote in this month's U.S. Senate election. From Barnstable to Chatham to Falmouth, most towns across the Cape saw fewer than 10 voters register Wednesday, the final day to register and be eligible to vote in the Jan. 19 special election between state Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Medford Democrat, and state Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham. The pair are vying to fill the U.S. Senate seat held by Edward M. Kennedy until his death in August.... http://www.capecodonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419632/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 19:24:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419284/posts There's been a fair amount of excitement in the rightosphere regarding the January 19, 2010 special election to fill the seat of Senator Ted Kennedy. The race pits Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley against Republican state Senator Scott Brown. The cases for GOP optimism are pretty well spelled out in Jim Geraghty's piece at National Review. Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419284/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 01:55:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419135/posts For anyone inclined to write e-mails to Republican senators, here's a list of all of them, the state they represent, and a link to their contact page. Unfortunately, there are no direct e-mail addresses, which would make doing mass e-mails a lot quicker. Instead, you have to use their web forms. But, once you type your template letter, you can copy and paste it. You'll still need to type in your contact info, but this is the most stream lined (and least expensive) way I know of to send something in writing en masse. (If anyone has any better ideas,... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419135/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:53:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419095/posts Several state attorneys general have been asked, or plan, to investigate the deal struck by Senator Ben Nelson to permanently exempt Nebraska from paying Medicaid expenses in exchange for his voting for Obamacare. An investigation of the Nelson deal would likely have two focuses. First, is the Nebraska exemption unconstitutional under Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which requires “all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States?” Secondly, did the deal constitute a form of corruption? biggovernment.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419095/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 19:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418626/posts (CNN) - The Senate Intelligence Committee announced Thursday it will hold hearings to begin on January 21 on the Christmas Day terror attempt: Full statement after the jump: Intelligence Committee Announces Hearings Into Failed Christmas Day Terrorism Attack Washington, D.C. – Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.), Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced today that the committee will conduct hearings on the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack on Northwest Flight 253. As part of the investigation, the committee will collect all intelligence related to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab held by various intelligence agencies... cnn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418626/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:04:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418553/posts The U.S. and Roman Senates, the Festival of Bacchus and the Festivities of Baucus Though, in times past, the festival of Bacchus fell on March 16, there is little doubt that New Years Eve would have been a big day for the Greek god of wine and intoxication. In light of this, and in light of your recent spectacle on the floor of the United States Senate, I offer the following. · Should you wind up in a condition anything like that witnessed in the Senate chamber, please do not go from stupid to dangerous by getting behind the wheel... Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418553/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2418450/posts Real Clear Politics’ Sean Trende and National Review’s Jim Geraghty have speculated whether Republicans could actually win the Jan. 19 special election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. The task would be daunting: Massachusetts hasn’t elected a Republican senator since 1972. Trende says that if the state’s large number of independents swing to the GOP like unattached voters did in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races in November, Scott Brown could come tantalizingly close. But voting tends to be more ideological in national races, and Brown isn’t well-known. Both Geraghty and Trende say they... IBD's Capital Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2418450/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:23:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418402/posts Here is an outstanding new ad by Republican candidate for Ted Kennedy's old Massachusetts Senate seat - Scott Brown. The ad shows former President John F. Kennedy talking about the importance of tax cuts to stimulate the economy and then morphs into Scott Brown saying the same thing. That message is a far cry from the current President's belief that spending money we don't have is the way to stimulate economic growth. Brown is facing off against Democrat Martha Coaxley in the January 19, 2010 Special Election to replace Ted Kennedy, who held the seat for 47 years. Gateway Pundit... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418402/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418340/posts ...girding his loins to sit in Merlin's seat is Scott Brown, an actual Republican in Massachusetts. He's up against MA Attorney General Martha Coakley, and give that this is Massachusetts, and that Scott is a Republican, it's going to be a battle. Obligatory Scott Brown for Senate post. Go donate! Grand Rants http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418340/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:11:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418219/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Castle is a member of an endangered species in the U.S. Congress: He's a moderate Republican. He's also a key figure in next year's election.Castle is running to fill the Senate seat for Delaware formerly held by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and his likely Democratic foe is Biden's son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden.Castle, a member of the House of Representatives since 1993, is seen as among the Republicans' best bets to end the Democrats' 60-vote super-majority in the 100-member Senate.Sixty votes lets Democrats pass legislation without Republican support in that chamber, including a landmark... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418219/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:37:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418207/posts There is Scott Brown the Senate candidate in Massachusetts, and there is Scott Brown, the musician in New Zealand. They each have Twitter accounts, but the Scott Brown from Down Under laid claim to @ScottBrown first, and the Senate candidate had to resort to @ScottBrownMA. As the Boston Globe reports, in the past few days, as @ScottBrownMA has gained momentum through bloggers and twitterers and other social media, @ScottBrown has been inundated with people seeking @ScottBrownMA. Here is one of the tweets by @ScottBrown about the flood of contacts: Despite, or maybe because of, Martha Coakley's high profile as Massachusetts... legalinsurrection. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418207/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:25:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417815/posts I haven’t written here in a year. I’ve been busy with life, I’m getting ready for retirement and want to cruise in a boat for a few years. So, I’ve spent time with my family, my wife and we’ve been working on our plans. But recently I’ve been more and more upset at the lack of caring on the part of many, if not all of the the members of Congress. Both the House and the Senate. The partisan politics of these two political bodies have come recently under fire by both sides and when this past summer “Tea Parties”... Reality Check http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417815/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:09:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417811/posts Ladies and Gentlemen, The time has come for you to realize that the United States of America is made up of individuals who believe in Liberty, Freedom and Justice. It’s time those of you we asked to do a job, did that job. Your job is not to tell ME how to behave, how to act, how to give my own money for others. If I want to give my money for a charitable cause I will do so on my own, without prompting. It’s NOT your job to tell me how much gasoline to use, or electricity. If I... Reality Check http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417811/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:02:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417802/posts Was Democrat Senator Max Baucus of Montana flagrantly drunk as he gave a speech several minutes long on the Senate floor last week? You know, plastered, sloshed, wasted, or the more proverbial...drunk-as-a-skunk?! According to a now-notorious video that Was Democrat Senator Max Baucus Drunk During His Senate Floor Speech? has spread like wildfire across the internet as well as the dedicated reporting of conservative bloggers, there sure seems to be a compelling case for Baucus' insobriety, indeed. Associated Content (AC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417802/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:53:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417709/posts Martha Coakley, Democratic candidate for Senate in Massachusetts, will fit right into the Senate culture in Washington, D.C., as witnessed by her recent award of $1.5 million to community groups in Massachusetts: Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has awarded nearly $1.5 million in grants aimed at promoting health and wellness in some of Massachusetts’ most at-risk communities by creating jobs for low-income teens that promote increased physical activity. Through the office’s Project YES Initiative, the grants were awarded to active youth programs for the purpose of battling both high teen unemployment rates and the physical inactivity that is a major... Legal Insurrection blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417709/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:42:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417655/posts Normally, when a special election occurs to fill a seat in Congress or especially the Senate, the national parties throw resources and attention onto the race. The lack of competition for attention allows the national parties to transform the elections into national referendums of sorts, and the party out of power usually has an opportunity to exploit the lower turnout to steal a march on the governing party. So why have the national GOP and party leaders gone AWOL in Massachusetts, where Scott Brown will battle Martha Coakley for Ted Kennedy’s seat in the Senate? Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417655/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:30:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417639/posts A new voter poll was released a couple of weeks ago that showed Florida Governor Charlie Crist dropping into a tie with former state House speaker Marco Rubio — an underdog Crist had led by more than 20 points last summer — in next year's Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate. But the next day, Crist was still being Crist. Seemingly ignoring the GOP conservatives who've been lambasting him for reversing much of the red-meat legacy of his predecessor, Jeb Bush, Crist enthusiastically signed a bill expanding passenger rail in Florida — including a high-speed train system Bush made... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417639/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:15:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417385/posts Tea-party leaders are delivering a bold ultimatum to all congressional candidates in 2010: Pledge to repeal the health-care reform bill in its entirety if it passes – or you will be booted from office. FreedomWorks Press Secretary Adam Brandon told WND the message couldn't be any clearer. Asked whether he believes the tea party movement will seek to oust politicians who refuse to repeal the legislation, he emphatically declared, "Absolutely." Max Pappas, vice president of FreedomWorks, echoed Brandon's statements in an interview with Gary Sargent, Washington blogger for the Plum Line, this week. "This has an unusual ability to be... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417385/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:06:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417049/posts About 75 of the 127 physician-owned hospitals under construction won't meet an Aug. 1, 2010 deadline on expansion requirements in the revised Senate health reform bill, according to an informal count by Physician Hospitals of America. The current Senate bill prohibits physician-owned hospitals from adding beds, ORs or procedure rooms, and the same language exists in the House bill. Both bills state that physician-owned hospitals must meet four specific requirements to expand. PHA officials say no physician-owned hospital meet all four criteria. Even with a six-month extension past the original deadline of Feb. 1, 2010, PHA Executive Director Molly Sandvig... Healthcare Finance News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417049/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:48:34 GMT