Alan Colmes
But there could be a vote Saturday if they get over the abortion hurdle.
According to Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, he and other abortion opponents will be given a chance to insert tougher abortion restrictions into the legislation during debate on the House floor.
The issue is whether federal funds will pay for abortions.
House Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter said she…
Swift Boat enabler and Obama basher Jerome Corsi is portraying accused Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan as a transition team adviser to President Obama.
The Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University published a document May 19, entitled “Thinking Anew – Security Priorities for the Next Administration: Proceedings Report of the HSPI Presidential Transition Task Force, April 2008 – January 2009,”…
Colonel Terry Lee, who worked at Fort Hood with Major Nidal Malik Hasan, spoke with Fox News’s Shepard Smith. He says Hasan believed we shouldn’t be in Iraq, and became increasingly agitated about our involvement there. Lee says Hasan made comments about how Muslims needed to stand up to the aggressor, and seemed almost happy when there was a shooting…
Freedomworks, the Dick Armey-led group, in conjunction with South Florida Tea party, has launched the unfortunately-named dontkillgrandma.com, perpetuating the myth that Obama and Democrats want to do in our elderly loved ones. Comments on the site show a series of posts by Tenthers, anti-reformers, railers against a government takeover of health care, and other misstatements about just what is being…
And, much like with real wars, the War Powers Act is totally disregarded. Catholic League President Bill Donohue has made the declaration. (h/t RightWingWatch)
For almost three decades, there has been a Christmas parade in Amelia, Ohio, a village outside Cincinnati. But this year there will be none. That’s because one person complained, village solicitor Laura Abrams. Her complaint: the word…
• Political Analyst Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics joins Alan to analyze the results of today’s elections.
• Are Republican victories at the polls a referendum on President Obama? We’ll debate it.
• Travel guru Rick Steves, author of Travel as a Political Act, explains why he believes America needs to join European countries in decriminalizing drugs.
Congressman Joe “You Lie” Wilson told the right-wing CNS News that the Obama administration is “solely responsible” for the vaccine shortage.
“The current administration is solely responsible. They can’t blame this on any prior administration,” said Wilson. “This is the responsibility of the current administration. They’ve put the lives of Americans at risk.”
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows that it was Wilson…
Republican Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out of the NY-23 congressional race because all the national money was going to her conservative opponent Doug Hoffman, has endorsed Democrat Bill Owens for the seat vacated by John McHugh.
“I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same,” she said. “In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and…
His direct mail campaigns helped empower and elect many Republicans, including Ronald Reagan. He believes George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are too liberal. Richard Viguerie now can celebrate.
With the decision of moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava, the party’s nominee in New York state special election for an open congressional seat, to suspend her campaign, the new “new right” — which…
As a result of my post on Scozzafava pulling out in the NY-23 race, I received these:
GPLupton @AlanColmes It says we don’t want RINOS or “progs” screwing up our party! Just like you guys don’t want conservatives in yours!
josheinstein @AlanColmes I switched to GOP bc of McCain. GOP needs more moderates not right wing versions of you
tracycoyle @Karoli @AlanColmes that the GOP needs Conservatives, and…
