Who Helps the Wealthy? Republicans….and Democrats

Monday, 28 December 2009, 14:23 | Category : Authors, Cessna, Congress, Politics
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By Cessna
Are insurance companies worried about the health care bill?
(Hint: Their stock prices are rising)
Under the Senate plan, millions of Americans will be forced into private insurance company plans, which will be subsidized by taxpayers. This will do little to reform health care but will be a windfall for insurance companies.
The point of creating [...]

The House IQ Drops Again

Friday, 11 September 2009, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Congress, McCain, Politics, Wink
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By Wink
In my September 1, 2009 article I made a perfectly rational argument that members of the U. S. House of Representatives are morons, compared to those who reside in the Senate.
I would like to update you on that, and let you know that I was mistaken, and the House members have really shown me [...]

Specter’s Switch

Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Congress, Kasson, Politics
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By Kasson
As you have probably heard by now, Arlen Specter, the longtime Pennsylvania Republican has switched to the Democratic Party.  He states that the switch is due to the shift of the Republican party to be more conservative.  This is entirely true, and probably the ultimate reason of him switching.
Once Al Franken is seated this [...]

My Hopes for #111

Tuesday, 18 November 2008, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Congress, Kasson, Politics
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I give the Democrats about a 20% chance of holding a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate (Alaska-90%, Minnesota-50%, and Georgia-40%).  Regardless of whether they have the super majority or not, these are my wishes for the next Congress.
I wish for the Democrats to take the moral high ground that the Republicans have lacked over the [...]

My Predictions

Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 6:00 | Category : Authors, Kasson, Politics
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These are my predictions for the outcome of tonights election:
Obama – 354
McCain – 184

We’ll se how I did tomorrow.
My prediction for the Senate is this:
Democrats – 56
Republicans – 42
Independents – 2 (siding with Democrats)
And for the house:
Democrats – 261
Republicans – 174