On Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, Ohio Rep. Steven LaTourette spoke about health care on the House floor. I have no idea what he said, but I think the poster he brought along fairly well sums up the mess of health care reform.

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Senator Harry Reid’s comparison between Republican opposition to healthcare and slavery has already been criticized for the last week or so extensively. Some African-Americans felt that comparing healthcare reform to abolishing slavery was inaccurate and downplayed the horrors of slavery. Republicans took offense since it was the Republican Party that led the way to abolition, and many [...]

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Only 1% of Americans are millionaires, but 44% of Congressmembers can claim that title. Here are the wealthiest 25.
The list is for 2008 and includes the effect of the stock market crash. It also includes Ted Kennedy, who was still alive at the time. Although Democrats make up 8 of the top 10, Republicans catch [...]

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It looks like Osama bin Laden is off the hook as the greatest threat to America.
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina has found some greater threats to the security of the United Stats. It does not include crashing jets into skyscrapers, exploding bombs in bus stations or even the deadly release of anthrax.
According to [...]

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It’s a stretch to compare the hate crimes bill to bestiality, pedophilia and necrophilia, but that is what Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert did. Gohmert is afraid that if gays are protected under anti-hate crime legislation so will those with a fondness for animals, children and dead bodies. Apparently, Gohmert forgets that homosexuality is no longer [...]

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The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released its list of the most corrupt members of Congress. In a bipartisan split, the list includes eight Democrats and seven Republicans. Twelve of the fifteen are under some form of investigation.
These are not the only corrupt members, but just the most corrupt according to [...]

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Rep. Louise Slaughter released some guidelines on decorum for House member during debate.
It is okay to refer to the government as “something hated, something oppressive,” but improper to refer to the President as “giving aid and comfort to the enemy.” While it is also okay to suggest that the President uses “legislative or judicial pork,” [...]

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One foolish remark always seems to follow another in politics.
When Rep. Joe Wilson yelled, “You lie” during President Obama speech before Congress, it was inappropriate and disrespectful to the Presidency. There may even be some racism in it as former President Jimmy Carter alleges.
Yet, do we have to have the kind of hyperbole Rep. Hank [...]

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Rob Miller, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson’s opponent, has raised over $1 million from 25,000 contributors since Wilson called President Barack Obama a liar on the House floor.
In his 2008 reelection campaign, Wilson raised only $614,487.
However, Wilson is not going to be scrapping for cash either. The NRCC claims that Wilson has raised $700,000 since his “You lie” outburst.
That is [...]

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The joke that Rep. Todd Akin makes about Democratic Congressmen meeting hostile crowds in town hall meetings and almost being lynched doesn’t upset me by itself. It may be a poor choice of a word, but I’ve heard a lot worse. However, the reaction from the crowd when Akin said “lynch” is a bit more [...]

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