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If an elected official cannot muster the courage to explain their vote to the children themselves, in a public setting we all can witness, then they must vote for the bill, and vote to override Bush's veto.
Without a strong and comprehensive no jibber-jabber measure, the mouthy American public might just push the whole system over the cliff.
Preventing war with Iran is not a task separate from other tasks, but is related to other tasks, like getting out of Iraq.
House Republicans hold the keys to the castle. It is up to them to change course and vote to override the president's expected veto.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
If two groups of peoples in violent disagreement with each other on the world's stage (be they different countries, dispossessed
With everyone from the American public, to the nation's governors, to the private insurance industry working together, it is sad to see the president as one of the last obstacles to ensuring the health of our children.
Instead, the Reid school of thought has been to compromise before the debate even begins. In a non-election year, with less
Chris Weigant blogs at: ChrisWeigant.com Darth Vader George Bush cares more about insurance companies' profits than he
Clinton voted no. Given that she mostly hasn't pandered to the netroots I don't think this is a pander -- I think she's remembering what was done to her husband and her and understands that you never give an inch.
Republicans are filibustering so many bills that the press has begun to cover this extreme tactic as business as usual.