Archive for January, 2010
Massachusetts Massacre–Brown Wins Big, Obama Fails
In what could well be the biggest political news since the GOP swept control of Congress in 1994, the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts turned into the ‘Massachusetts massacre’ as Republican Scott Brown defeated Kennedy Democrat Martha Coakley 53-46%–a 7-point margin.
Before 9:30 PM EST, Fox News and the AP had called the election in favor […]
Sen. Jim Webb [D]: ‘Suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated’
Senator Jim Webb puts out a statement that puts the notion of a quick Senate vote out of reach and pretty much makes a certification fight moot:
In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is […]
WH Reacts to Massachusetts Special Election
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released the following statement in response to tonight’s Massachusetts special election results. Republican Scott Brown handily defeated the once double-digit favorite Democrat Martha Coakley. He becomes the first Republican to hold this Senate seat since John F. Kennedy beat Henry Cabot Lodge in 1952. His brother, the late Senator Edward […]
: MA-Sen: GOP’s Brown wins Mass. Senate seat in epic upset (The first Republican MA. Senator in 6 Decades)
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election Tuesday that left President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marred the end of his first year in office.The loss by the once-favored Coakley for the seat […]
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Tight Massachusetts race alarms California Dems
The possible loss of a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts has Democrats on edge 3,000 miles away in California, where party activists fear a GOP upset today could trigger a conservative wave and swamp health care reform and the 2010 midterm elections.
“Regardless of the outcome … this should be a gigantic wake-up call to the […]
Let the blaming game begins: Coakley adviser memo: D.C. Dems ‘failed’ Coakley (Liberal house of cards is crumbling)
The Coakley campaign is bridling at finger-pointing from the White House and Washington Democrats, and an outside adviser to the campaign has provided to POLITICO a memo aimed at rebutting the charge that Coakley failed and making the case that national Democrats failed her.
The adviser, who made the case to my colleague Jonathan Martin on […]
MassachusettsSenate election:Mass. secretary of state dismissed vote problems
The Massachusetts secretary of state is discounting reports of voter irregularities in the state’s Senate special election.
A spokesman for Secretary of State William Galvin said Tuesday two reports of spoiled ballots could not be verified or found to be widespread.
In one case, someone voting in Cambridge claimed a ballot had already been marked for Republican […]
Pollster Frank Luntz having difficulty finding Coakley supporters for focus group
Just about every election night, Republican pollster Frank Luntz assembles a focus group of likely voters to help predict election results. Tonight you can see Luntz interview an assembly of Massachusetts voters on Fox at 9:10 p.m. EST.But you probably won’t see all the work that went into it. As of late this afternoon, Luntz […]
Tea Party Express Spending in Support of Scott Brown Surpasses $300,000+
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 18, 2010
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Tea Party Express Spending in Support of
Scott Brown Surpasses $300,000+!
On Monday, the Tea Party Express (www.TeaPartyExpress.org) launched a final advertising salvo of TV and online ads supporting Scott Brown for U.S. Senate.
This latest action brings the total pro-Brown Independent Expenditure by the Tea Party Express to over $300,000.
In […]
Pelosi: We Will Have Health Care – One Way Or Another
January 18, 2010
ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reports: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will charge ahead with health care reform regardless of what happens in the Massachusetts Senate race.
“Let’s remove all doubt, we will have health care — one way or another,” Pelosi told reporters in San Francisco.
But how? The Speaker was less […]
Bible Possibly Written Centuries Earlier, Text Suggests (Inscription dating from the 10th century B.C found)
Scientists have discovered the earliest known Hebrew writing - an inscription dating from the 10th century B.C., during the period of King David’s reign.
The breakthrough could mean that portions of the Bible were written centuries earlier than previously thought. (The Bible’s Old Testament is thought to have been first written down in an ancient […]
A by-the-numbers look at Obama’s first year
Highlights of Obama’s first year, by the numbers: 7,949.09—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 20, 2009.
10,609.65—Dow Jones Industrial Average close on Jan. 15, 2010.
13 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of January 2009.
14.7 million—Number of people 16 and older unemployed as of December 2009.
7.7 percent—Unemployment rate January 2009
10.0 percent—Unemployment rate December […]
WASHINGTON POST Ignores Own Poll Findings: 58% Want Smaller Gov’t, Fewer Services
[Correction: Although the Washington Post’s Sunday story that focused primarily on a new Washington Post-ABC News poll—“Poll Shows Growing Disappointment, Polarization Over Obama’s Performance” by Jon Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta—made no mention of the fact that the poll found that 58 percent of Americans say they favor a smaller government that provides fewer services, another […]
After Kennedy Death, Voters Look Beyond Democrats (Democrats exposed!)
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy prompted Tuesday’s special Senate election. In a way few expected, it also appears to have given Republicans an edge.
At rallies across the state, voters say they are ready for a fresh start. Although the Kennedy legacy has been part of Massachusetts politics for decades, Mr. Kennedy’s death appears to […]
Mass Special Election:More than 600,000 on Massachusetts Voter Rolls Had Died or Moved, Nonpartisan Analysis Discovered (Watch out for ACORN)
More than 600,000 on Massachusetts Voter Rolls Had Died or Moved, Nonpartisan Analysis Discovered Monday, January 18, 2010 By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) - Massachusetts had 116,483 dead people on its voter registration rolls and another 538,567 people who were no longer living at the addresses on their registrations, according to a study released Oct. […]
Democrats’ Backup Health Plan: Ask House to Back Senate Bill (Obama to ignore will of the people)
With the Massachusetts special election for United States Senate increasingly unpredictable, Democrats in Washington are contemplating an array of backup plans should a Republican upset on Tuesday deprive the Democrats of the crucial 60th vote that they need to pass far-reaching health care legislation.
And, at least for the moment, the favored fallback would be to […]
President Obama gives unions a sweetheart deal on health care — and everyone else the shaft (We warned you back in 2008)
Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees International Union, puts the quid pro quo in simple terms: “We spent a fortune to elect Barack Obama — $60.7 million to be exact.”
Congressional Democrats received another $68 million from unions in 2008, and $21 million more so far this year. And that doesn’t count the value of […]
Shocking AP Headline: ‘After Year, Hope Turns Into Disappointment’ (Thank God, Americans are waking up from sleep)
Shocking AP Headline: ‘After Year, Hope Turns Into Disappointment’ By Noel Sheppard Created 2010-01-17 19:38
Given the love affair media had with presidential candidate Barack Obama, this is a headline I’m sure few people could have imagined they’d see as the first anniversary of his inauguration approached:
After Year, Hope Turns Into Disappointment
Maybe even more surprising, the […]
Mass. Senate Election:Obama Heckled At Coakley Rally (Video)
President Obama is heckled by a protester at a rally for Martha Coakley.
Watch the video here