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Amanda Marcotte/Salon/XXFactor Why can’t the Republican party do a better job of wrangling Sharron Angle? It can’t be that expensive to put at least one person on her to research everyone she associates with, so she can be run off spending time with some of her nuttier allies. This morning, John Ralston of the . . . → Read More: Sharron Angle Speaks To Group of HIV Deniers, Fringe Medical Group  Jordan Fabian/The Hill One of the Senate‘s most liberal members dismissed a Republican proposal to review the 14th Amendment, which gives the children of illegal immigrants the right to citizenship. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-described democratic socialist, said the amendment “deserves discussion” but that Republicans are demagoging the issue ahead of the midterm . . . → Read More: Senator Bernie Sanders: GOP Calls To Review 14th Amendment Are ’100 Percent Political’ Matt DeLong/Washington Post Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle gave a revealing interview Monday over the weekend to Fox News‘ Carl Cameron, in which she said that her campaign wanted the press “to be our friend.” “We wanted them to ask the questions we want to answer, so that they report the news the way . . . → Read More: Video: Sharron Angle– Press Should ‘Ask The Questions We Want To Answer’ Flashbacks To 2008  Source: The Huffington Post On Sunday, Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) became the highest-ranking Republican to call for the repeal of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, Kyl said that he opposes allowing children of undocumented immigrants to be granted U.S. citizenship and wants Congress to hold hearings on . . . → Read More: Does The GOP Feel Contempt For Latinos And Other Minorities? Senator Jon Kyl And His Cronies About To Show Us They Do By Trying to Repeal the 14th Ammendment Joan McCarter/Daily Kos Pressure is building for the Senate to push the DREAM Act in the wake of the refusal of any Republican to back comprehensive immigration reform. The DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors) Act would allow a conditional permanent residency for students who are earn or on track to earn . . . → Read More: Senator John Cornyn (R) Loves Insulting the Latino Community: Peanut Gallery  View Comments  DREAM Act, Illegal Immigration, Politics, Republican Party, Right Wing, United States Senate  Dianne Feinstein, DREAM Act, Harry Reid, Immigration, Intolerance, John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Latino Community, Latinos, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Netroots Nation, Republican Party, Senate, United States Kate Sheppard/Mother Jones Environmental groups are holding onto hope that the Senate will do something about climate change this year, or at least hope that they can shame senators for not acting on the issue. In a joint statement, 26 national groups and dozens of state and regional green and progressive groups yesterday condemned . . . → Read More: Senate Fail: Let’s Name Names. How About Checking Bank Accounts As Well? Jon Ralston/Las Vegas Sun It was rejected by the Senate this week. But here’s what Sharron Angle said to conservative talker Heidi Harris today (audio at right): Harris: Interesting story, or I should say Op-Ed, in the Washington Post this morning, ‘Where does Sharron Angle, what does Sharron Angle believe about campaign finance?’ The . . . → Read More: Sharron Angle: DISCLOSE Act Already Exists (Except It Doesn’t). Nevada Residents: Proud of This Candidate? Andrew Taylor/The Associated Press Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million people to lose unemployment benefits averaging about $300 a week. The 272-152 House vote Thursday will send the measure to . . . → Read More: Republicans To Look For Another Way To Screw Over Americans: House Restores Unemployment Benefits Carl Hulse/New York Times The Senate broke a stalemate on Tuesday over extending unemployment benefits for Americans who have been out of work for six months or more, voting to override Republican objections that the bill’s costs would add to the federal deficit. On a 60-to-40 vote, the Democratic-led Senate agreed to cut off debate . . . → Read More: US Senate to Extend Jobless Benefits. Unemployed Americans: Remember How Heartless Republicans Were During This Time |
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