Posted by Len on Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 9:29 pm CT in Politics,Republicans
In a blatant display of Republican judicial activism, a federal judge in Florida today ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. Actually, Roger Vinson (appointed to bench by Ronald Reagan) became the second Republican judge to rule that the clause in the law requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional. He went a bit further, however, and ruled that the entire law must be voided because of that one clause. Wow. Talk about legislating from the bench.
The President discusses his visit to a company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and how it exemplified his agenda for America to “win the future” spelled out in the State of the Union Address.
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Posted by Len on Monday, January 24th, 2011 at 5:20 pm CT in Politics
President Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow evening at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. Check your local listings. Here’s a quick preview of what you can expect…
Posted by Len on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 at 9:04 am CT in Politics
“We Can Out-Compete Any Other Nation”
From the White House weblog:
President Obama discusses the steps he is taking to make America competitive in the short and long terms, and why he chose GE CEO Jeff Immelt to head up the new Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
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