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Harry Reid Says the GOP is ‘Run By a Talk Show Host’

Reid, armed with a patch of Astroturf, slammed Republicans for sponsoring town hall attacks on Democrats and accused the party of waging a barricade on Democratic efforts to pass health care reform legislation.
“I just want to show you what Astroturf really is,” Reid said to laughter. “They’re taking their cues from talk show hosts, Internet [...]

August 6th, 2009 

Health Care Debate, Mob Rule or Democracy in Action?

The Democratic National Committee released a Web video and e-mail on Wednesday blasting opponents of the 10-year, $1 trillion plan.
Titled “Enough of the Mob,” the ad warns that the “right wing extremist base” is back after losing the presidential election, a series of legislative battles and the confidence of Americans.
“Now, desperate Republicans and their well-funded [...]

August 5th, 2009 

Former Democratic Rep Jefferson of Louisiana Convicted of Corruption

Jefferson, a 62-year-old Democrat, was indicted by a federal grand jury on June 4, 2007, on corruption charges, about two years after federal agents said they found $90,000 in his freezer. Authorities said the cash was part of a payment in marked bills from an FBI informant in a transaction captured on video.
Jefferson had [...]

August 5th, 2009 

Democrats say Republicans Are Staging Town Hall Protests

Democrats are accusing Republicans of organizing “angry mobs” to disrupt town hall meetings across the country, but conservatives say the protests are a sign of the opposition to President Obama’s health care plans.
The Democratic National Committee released a Web video Wednesday charging that Republican operatives “have no plan for moving our country forward, so [...]

August 5th, 2009 

The Democrats August Break Looking Like a Bad Trip

In Austin, Texas, Rep. Lloyd Doggett was drowned out by a group of noisy, sign-waving demonstrators who shouted, “Just say no” as he tried to talk about health care reform.
In an e-mail to POLITICO Monday, Doggett called the group a “mob, sent by the local Republican and Libertarian parties” that “came not just to be [...]

August 4th, 2009 

Senate Democrats Are Optimistic About Health Insurance Reform

After a “pep talk” from President Obama, Senate Democrats said Tuesday that they think Congress will pass a bipartisan health care bill this year. “We’re going to do, if there’s any way humanly possible, a bipartisan bill,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said after a luncheon meeting of all the chamber’s Democrats with [...]

August 4th, 2009