Charlie Melancon figures he can take Democratic votes for granted, and take a big chunk of Republican votes too. Will you let him get away with it?
Posts Tagged ‘senate’
If You Oppose the Patriot Act, Don’t Vote for Martha Coakley
In a December 1, 2009 debate, Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley declared that the Patriot Act was all about protecting Americans’ civil liberties. This isn’t the first time Martha Coakley has said lovely things about the Patriot Act: she sung its praises back in 2005 as well. Has Martha Coakley been SLEEPING since [...]
Tamrya d’Ippolito Takes On Right Wing Democrat Evan Bayh
ayh’s rather right wing attitude has led to some serious resentment among Indiana Democrats. That’s why many Democrats are withholding support for Bayh during his re-election campaign for 2010, and joining the insurgent campaign of Democratic challenger Tamyra d’Ippolito instead.
Real Patriots Don’t Need An Act
Good senators like Russ Feingold and Dick Durbin supported an amendment that would have at least guaranteed that the Patriot Act’s worst powers would only be used in cases of suspected terrorism or foreign spying, but their amendment was dismissed.
John Gray Confronts Blanche Lincoln On Health Care
Gray pledged to support single payer health care instead of the pro-industry sham promoted by Senator Blanche Lincoln. By eliminating the commercial inefficiencies created by insurance companies, the Gray Health Plan would enable savings that would pay for health care coverage for all Americans.
Senator Ensign Must Go
Republican Senator John Ensign looks backwards with votes against the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act protections for American workers against discrimination, measures to strengthen public lands, and in favor of prolonging the excruciating national shame of Guantanamo Bay.
Vivian Figures for U.S. Senate from Alabama
Vivian Figures is for strong education for all children, for trade that keeps jobs in the USA, for a health care system that serves all Americans instead of just the insurance companies, for an end to the drain of American dollars into the Iraq War. Figures isn’t a partisan ideologue out to score points. Her ideas for America just make sense.