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Source: The Observer Despite an impressive record by the president, discontented American voters are turning against the Democrats. They won’t give him a break – literally so. Barack Obama has reached that point of his presidency when he can’t even join his fellow citizens in the all-American tradition of the August vacation without taking a . . . → Read More: Great Piece: Barack Obama is Down, but It’s Far Too Early to Count Him Out  View Comments  Barack Obama, Hypocrisy, Legislation, President of the United States, Republicans, Right Wing, Tea Party Movement  Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hypocrisy, Intolerance, Iraq, Nick Clegg, Presidency of George W. Bush, Republican Party, Right Wing, Right-wing politics, Robert Gibbs, Tea Party movement, United States, White House  Andrea Nill/Think Progress Yesterday, Southern California conservative radio hosts John and Ken grilledgubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R-CA) on the two conflicting messages she is sending to voters on immigration in English and in Spanish. To begin with, the hosts pointed out that Whitman has over 30 billboards in Latino-heavy areas of the state proclaiming “No . . . → Read More: Meg Whitman Supports Arizona’s Immigration Law- SB-1070. But Will She Be Honest With The Latino Community? Do Not Hold Your Breath Image via Wikipedia Alfonso Chardy/Miami Herald An internal memo prepared for the head of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says it is possible to provide green cards or delay deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are now living and working in the United States without papers or permanent residence. The . . . → Read More: Miami Herald: Immigration Memo May Be A Break For Immigrants Jennifer Haberkorn/Politico Republicans may not be able to repeal the Democrats’ health care reform law next year, but they’re eyeing the next best thing: Deny the Obama administration the money it needs to implement the law. GOP candidates across the country are running on a promise to repeal the law. But simply winning the Houseand the Senate wouldn’t get . . . → Read More: GOP Eyeing To Deny Funding For Health Care Law. More Evidence GOP Does Not Give A Damn About The American People Sandhya Somashekhar/The Washington Post The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona‘s new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by PresidentBill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress’s most conservative senators. This . . . → Read More: What Do You Get When You Mix Hate, Contempt and Intolerance For Illegal Immigrants? Death Threats To A Federal Judge View Comments Bigotry, Blogging Community, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Intolerance, Legislation, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing, Tea Party Movement Arizona, Contempt, Illegal immigration, Intolerance, Law, Maricopa County, Maricopa County Arizona, Phoenix, Republican Party, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, United States, United States federal judge Michael O’Brien/The Hill Americans view Democrats’ signature health reform bill more positively now than at any point since it was signed into law, a new poll found Thursday. 50 percent of the public say they view the new healthcare law favorably, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll that has been tracking public opinion about . . . → Read More: Support For Health Care Reform Higher Than Ever Before 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? |
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