http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/webb/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:19:34 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412454/posts Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling sent a strongly worded letter to Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner Monday expressing outrage over special concessions given to certain states to obtain support for federal health care legislation from their Senators and asking them to oppose this legislation, which Bolling called “misguided.” “As you know, one of our major concerns with this legislation is the potential impact it could have on the cost of Medicaid for Virginia’s state government,” wrote Bolling. “Many reports have suggested that this legislation could result in much higher Medicaid costs for state governments across the nation, costs that state... whsv http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412454/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411836/posts I went back to our GOP Senate source to ask if the Democratic victory lap over the status of Obmacare in the Senate might be premature. He comments: It feels to me it's nothing short of journalistic malpractice that no one has talked to Jim Webb. He hasn't said a word over the last two days, yet he wrote an op-ed earlier this week saying he was undecided and his spokeswoman told the Washington Post the same thing on Thursday. And no one has asked him anything. One thing I'll say in terms of what Republicans will do over the... Powerlineblog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411836/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:20:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411341/posts In Congress’s upper chamber, a Virginia fox may be the one to deliver the knock-out uppercut to Obamacare. Quiet, cunning, and independent, Sen. Jim Webb (D., Va.) has been on the sidelines for much of the Senate’s health-care debate. Instead of ranting, like Bernie Sanders, Webb has been mulling legislative language in his office for weeks. Neighboring Senate staffers whisper that Team Webb is having a real tough time shuffling the senator out of the office to make appearances on the glad-handing circuit. It seems the man just wants to sit, study, read, and think — strange priorities in the... National Review Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411341/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408345/posts Senate Republicans say they want to “smoke out” Democratic senators who could help them bring down the health care bill, and so far, they think they’ve found one in Sen. Jim Webb. With all the attention focused on four other fence-sitting moderates, Webb has voted with Republicans six times on the first series of amendments on the Senate floor — giving GOP leaders some hope that the unpredictable Virginian could buck his party in the end and block the bill. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, No. 4 in GOP leadership, said Webb’s votes “came as a bit of a surprise”... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408345/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:03:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408313/posts WASHINGTON (AFP) — Vietnam's defence minister, making a rare visit to the United States, met Tuesday with a key US Senator who called ties between the two former war foes "very important." General Phung Quang Thanh met with Democratic Senator Jim Webb, who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, and was to meet with Senator John McCain, the Senate Armed Services Committee's top Republican. "It is vitally important that the United States engage with Southeast Asia at all levels," Webb, a former Marine who served in the Vietnam war and visited Hanoi in August, said after his... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408313/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:59:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408258/posts Dear Friend, We thought you might be interested in the following column by Senator Webb published in today's Winchester Star. http://www.winchesterstar.com/pages/view/still.html Webb cites concerns, amendments, votes on health care Sen. Jim Webb Like all of my colleagues in the Democratic Party, I voted in favor of proceeding to debate the proposed health-care reform legislation. I have yet to decide whether I will support final passage of the bill. I have stated on several occasions my concerns that the Obama administration should have begun the health-care process with a clear, detailed proposal, from which legislation could then be put into place.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408258/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407534/posts http://www.youtube.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407534/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:43:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405672/posts Dear Friend, You know me. I am not a “Born Fundraiser.” In fact, this is the first such letter I have sent out in my entire three years as a United States Senator. But the time has come for me to begin thinking seriously about what it will take if I decide to run for re-election in 2012. And it is important for me to know the extent to which you and others are willing to help. I began my 2006 campaign on February 8th of that very year, only nine months before Election Day. On that day I had... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405672/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:52:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396750/posts Webb recently sent Obama a letter warning the president against making any promises to his fellow world leaders when he hits the U.N.'s global warming summit in Copenhagen next week. "As you well know from your time in the Senate, only specific legislation agreed upon in the Congress, or a treaty ratified by the Senate, could actually create such a commitment on behalf of our country," Webb wrote. Webb and fellow hillbilly Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., want to skip Obama's "cap and trade" plan in favor of building 100 new nuclear power plants in the next decade Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396750/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:34:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390672/posts Will the Democrats ever line up enough votes to get climate change legislation out of the Senate? It’s looking doubtful now because Sen. James Webb (D-VA) is speaking out against pending cap-and-trade legislation, and he says he won’t support it. That’ll make it tough to get the 60 votes needed in the Senate to overcome Republican filibustering. Webb announced this week he’s no fan of the bill from Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and John Kerry (D-MA) that calls for a 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. Webb’s possible defection and “no” vote against the pending cap-and-trade bill seems... Greener Working.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390672/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363558/posts Thanks to an intrepid blogger with the tag Trapdoc posting a letter to Mark Steyn, the search for the Wikipedia Libelist responsible for damaging posts to the Rush Limbaugh account has been narrowed to the IP address of a New York City law firm: "The quotes were added by a user with the IP address of 69.64.213.146. This address has been used mostly to make changes to the article about Rush, but also Karl Rove, Sean Hannity,.. James Dobson and Sara Palin from 2005 until earlier this year. "While others have noted this in various forums, no one seems to... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363558/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:37:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357374/posts The military junta of Burma is working hard at oppressing the country’s people and is following in North Korea’s footsteps in becoming a rogue state. At this time when the U.S. is most strategically and morally obligated to support the country’s democracy movement, Senator Jim Webb of Virginia has begun engaging the junta, drawing the ire of today’s Martin Luther Kings and George Washingtons in Burma. Senator Webb became the first member of Congress to visit Burma on August 15, and granted the leader of the junta, General Than Shwe, his first visit from a senior American policy-maker. Webb also... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2357374/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 07:27:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355829/posts In my last post on Burma, I reported the second meeting in as many months between Senator Jim Webb and Nyan Win, the foreign minister for the Burmese junta. This time the meeting was in Washington, which required that Win be granted a visa waiver (he, like the rest of the junta's senior figures, is on a prohibited list). [snip] Foreign Minister Nyan Win is actually Major General Nyan Win in the Burmese Army. Before heading up the Foreign Ministry where he became the point man for explaining away the butchery his regime visits on the Burmese people, he was... Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355829/posts#comment Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:43:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215650/posts SNIPPET: "For all his public activity, Bray has rarely, if ever, discussed his life story in detail. His own MAS biography offers vague descriptions of his work as "a long time civil and human rights advocate." A charismatic African-American convert to Islam, Bray spent this entire decade working for Islamist organizations. Prior to joining MAS, Bray was political director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). Those jobs have helped him build a growing public profile and given him access to politicians and policy makers. And that may explain his reluctance to discuss his life before political activism. The Investigative... IPT News - An IPT Investigation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215650/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:34:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326541/posts NORFOLK If Congress wants meaningful health care reform, its leaders must stop rushing to pass a bill and hold legislative hearings to air the pros and cons of specific proposals, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb said Thursday. "My thought right now is to slow this down," the Virginia Democrat said. "Open it up. Have some hearings. Let people get their different viewpoints out in a very public way." The problems today with angry people shouting at each other during community forums around the country and the confusion over what might be included in any health care overhaul have their roots in... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326541/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:34:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322474/posts LAOS - "LAO SOLDIERS DECAPITATE TWO-MONTH-OLD GIRL AHEAD OF SENATOR WEBB'S VISIT Infant used as target practice during military attacks that leave 26 civilians dead." August 20, 2009 PERSECUTION.org - INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCERN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322474/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:15:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316657/posts US Senator Jim Webb has said jailed American John Yettaw is to be released by Burma's military leaders and will leave the country with him on Sunday. The announcement came shortly after Mr Webb held talks with Burmese military ruler Than Shwe in Burma. Mr Webb also met pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, days after she was given house arrest for 18 more months. Mr Yettaw's uninvited visit to Ms Suu Kyi's home led to her trial. He was himself given seven years' hard labour. Mr Webb's office said Mr Yettaw would be officially deported on Sunday morning and... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316657/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:20:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315780/posts Yangon - US Senator Jim Webb arrived in Myanmar's military capital Naypyitaw Friday for high-level talks with the country's ruling junta that are expected to include a meeting with Senior General Than Shwe, government sources confirmed. Webb, a Democrat from Virginia who is chairman of the East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee, flew direct to Naypyitaw, 350 kilometres north of Yangon, in a chartered plane from Vientiane, Laos. He is scheduled to meet with junta chief Than Shwe at 11 am (0430 GMT) Saturday , a foreign ministry source said. Webb's trip to Myanmar, part of a five-nation tour of... http://www.monstersandcritics.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315780/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:31:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313719/posts Washington, DC—U.S. Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) will embark Sunday on a two-week, five-nation tour of Asia to explore opportunities to advance U.S. interests in Burma and the region. Webb was named chairman of the East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in February. Senator Webb will be the first United States Member of Congress to visit the nation of Burma in more than ten years. He will also hold meetings with government representatives and industry leaders in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. http://webb.senate.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313719/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2302660/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOKEif6Tg-Q The union bosses are counting on your Senators Mark Warner and Jim Webb to join President Barack Obama in support of their radical agenda. Number one on Big Labors list? The Card Check Forced Unionism Bill. If passed, workers will lose their right to secret ballot elections when union organizers assault their workplaces. Instead, union militants will be able to target workers with lies, intimidation, threats -- and worse -- all to get them to sign so-called union authorization cards and accept union boss control. The result? Millions of workers and small businesses would be FORCED under Big Labor... You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2302660/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:36:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280658/posts In a previous post I discussed the fact that Obama has no interest in restricting himself or his family to any government controlled health care system. OBAMA OPTS OUT OF OBAMACARE While Obama thinks that your medical care may have to be discontinued and you may just have to take painkillers until you're dead; for himself he has other plans. Without question, the most damaging moment for Obama came when he acknowledged that in spite of the rationing implicit in his public health care plan, he would still pay out-of-pocket to obtain the best health care for his family. As... The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2280658/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:01:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265036/posts The man accused of killing former radio talk-show host Mike Webb two years ago pleaded guilty this morning to second-degree murder. King County prosecutors plan to seek a sentence of more than 12 years in prison for Scott White, who had originally been charged with first-degree murder. White, 29, had been living with Webb in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood for six months when he killed Webb with an ax and hid his body in the crawl space, authorities said. Webb's body was found on June 28, 2007. Webb, who had once been the host of a host of a late-night... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265036/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 00:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257626/posts With Obama as president, health care and the economy can be "reformed," U.S. troops can be evacuated from the Middle East, a second stimulus bill can be passed, the criminal justice system can be overhauled and union rights can be expanded – in other words, it's a Christmas list come true – declared the leader of the Communist Party USA. "All these – and many other things – are within our reach now!" exclaimed Sam Webb in a New York banquet speech for the People's Weekly World, the official newspaper of the Communist Party USA. Webb's speech was entitled, "The... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257626/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 04:21:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253358/posts To be more precise: He now opposes closing it anytime soon but naturally is A-OK with closing it at some murky, distant time in the future. Which, as far as I can tell, means he holds the same position on it as George W. Bush or Dick Cheney. Moe Lane thinks this is poll-driven but I’m more inclined to believe that someone with a national security background like Webb’s knew all along that it was a bad idea to close it and was simply giving The One political cover until there was a fig leaf available to let him flip-flop.... Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2253358/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 18:52:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108264/posts Virginia’s soon-to-be senior senator, Jim Webb, was the warm up act for Barack Obama on the Democratic nominee’s seventh visit to Virginia since clinching the Democratic nomination. Webb, who at one point was mentioned as a possible running mate for Obama, praised his colleague from Illinois for picking Joe Biden. “People know Joe Biden, and people know that he is capable in a moment of stepping forward and assuming the responsibilities of president of the United States,” he said. And while he called John McCain a friend, he questioned the GOPer’s judgment. “Now John McCain chose Gov Palin,” he continued... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108264/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:54:05 GMT