WASHINGTON — After Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) said that millionaires paying more taxes to save the economy was “rather pathetic,” another Republican senator spoke against the proposal, suggesting that the poor take the burden instead of the rich. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) voted against the measure Thursday, demanding that poor middle-class Americans need to do […]
Former President Bill Clinton Wednesday compared GOP efforts to limit same-day voter registration and block some convicted felons from voting to Jim Crow laws and poll taxes. “I can’t help thinking since we just celebrated the Fourth of July and we’re supposed to be a country dedicated to liberty that one of the most pervasive […]
ATLANTA — Are Black mayors disingenuously masking their Blackness? Political Correspondent Charles Ellison seems to think so. In an opinion article in The Atlanta Post, Ellison postulates a political thread among Black mayors in which they focus more on solidarity and wholeness to appease their white constituents, as opposed to focusing on economic and education […]
Despite President Obama’s calls for Israel and Palestine to come together and talk about a 1967-esque land swap, a Gallup poll reveals no signs of wavering support from the Jewish community. The poll reveals that 60 percent of Jewish voters approve of the president’s job performance, while 85 percent of Jewish Democrats approved. Such numbers […]
BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun speaks during a debate at WGN-TV January 27, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago News Cooperative is reporting that Carol Moseley Braun apologized Tuesday for accusing rival mayoral candidate Patricia Van Pelt-Watkins of being “strung out on crack.” […]
BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER according to eurweb ‘ It’s okay, you can say it. “What the fraggle nackle bull hockey is this?” This woman is a democratic representative for Florida and she is checking into Congress with an agenda all her own. She is more concerned about the […]
BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER according to eurweb The literature that one partakes in is not a problem. We’re all adults here right? We should be able to go anywhere we want and read whatever we want. Wrong! The problem begins when an elected official picks himself a Playboy magazine […]
BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER TWITTER according to eurweb It should come as no surprise that despite their huge gain in seats for both houses of Congress, some key Republicans are angling to get rid of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, and encouraging challengers to step up and run […]
Jurors in the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich asked the judge for guidance on how to proceed if they can’t reach a unanimous verdict, the judge said during a hearing.
Will all of those young, enthusiastic Obama voters turn out in 2010? If history is any guide, probably not. Older voters are historically more likely to cast ballots in midterm elections than are voters under the age of 30. And this year, they are already more enthusiastic than younger voters about the coming campaign.
Listeners to our sister station AM1310 The Light's Afternoons with Amos Show expressed strong opinions and feelings about the sudden decision of Senator Evan Bayh not to run for re-election. Here's Part 3 of the Monday, February 15th broadcast. <!--more-->
<strong> Audio & Video included in Post. Audio & Video ©2010 WISH-TV/LIN Broadcasting</strong> Indiana's Democratic Senator Evan Bayh, the force behind Indiana's Democratic Party for twenty-four years, suddenly announced today that he will not run for re-election. <!--more-->
