The GOP would love nothing more than to see Nancy Pelosi disappear. Yet Nancy Pelosi’s 2010 reelection chances still live although she’s killing President Obama’s efforts to raise the ethical standards in Washington. She’s openly defied America’s former and current Presidents and brazenly demonstrates she’ll fight to keep earmarks alive regardless of President Obama’s desire to banish them. Too many overlook or dismiss her actions. Remember, Nancy Pelosi’s the first House Speaker to fly to the Middle East for her own version of Peace Talks while failing to mention it to then President G.W. Bush and yet she STILL has chances of reelection.
The list of conservative talk radio hosts can be endless, especially if you include the Christian sector. Some of the top conservative talk radio hosts are Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dennis Miller, and Mark Levin. However, the first three also have television air time. Dr. Laura Ingraham and Glenn Beck are also proudly part [...]
It’s not confirmed if Nancy Pelosi will run for President. Dare we say “Let’s Hope Not!!”; she’s already third in line. The 2010 election campaigns are at their starting blocks so Nancy Pelosi is sure to be someones target. She may not even manage to get reelected as House Speaker let alone run for President. What would [...]
The Senate Judiciary Committee deals with cases of espionage, civil liberties, bankruptcy, and are involved in Supreme Court confirmations. This committee was established in 1816 and is “still one of the most influential standing committees in the U.S.”. One of their main responsibilities is overseeing specific activities of our government’s executive branch. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s current Chairman is Senator Patrick [...]
Nancy Pelosi has held a political office for the past 22 years. She has represented California’s Eighth District House of Representatives since 1987. Nancy Pelosi was the House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2007. She has also been a senior member of California’s Eighth District’s House Appropriations Committee. On January 4, 2007, she became Speaker of the House. [...]
The duties of the Supreme Court cover a grand spectrum of legislation and jurisdiction. First and foremost, they are to interpret the law. The Supreme Court is to define, defend, and uphold the American Constitution. Another duty of the Supreme Court is that they hear cases from lower State courts. For example, the Supreme Court [...]
The Union and the Confederacy, as combatants in the Civil War, were each represented by a national flag.
The Union flag—not to be mistaken for Britain’s Union Jack—featured thirteen alternating red and white stripes and a white star for each state in the Union on a field of blue. The Union Flag of 1859 sported 33 [...]
The Speaker of the House of Representatives performs a variety of duties. Democrat Nancy Pelosi—our current Speaker and the first woman, Californian, and Italian American to hold the position—serves in three main roles: representing her district, leading both her party and the House as a whole, and ensuring respectful behavior on the House floor.
As presiding [...]
To those in favor of major healthcare reform, Massachusetts’ Mandatory Health Insurance represents a model of healthcare equity and universal coverage. To those opposed, it serves as a prime example of governmental intrusion and unwelcome mandatory participation.
Whichever side of the healthcare reform bill issue you’re on, there are positives and negatives to take away from [...]
“I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky..” With that now infamous quote from President Bill Clinton, so began one of the highest profile sex scandals in U.S. presidential history.
The Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair started in 1995, after Lewinsky was hired to work as a White House intern during Clinton’s first term. When [...]
Only in America would citizens and politicians be ardently debating the value of extending healthcare to all of its citizens, but say not a word about the cost of the wars being waged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
With monetary costs that are rising daily, not to mention the human costs of over 4,000 Americans killed, the [...]
Kathy Castor is one of the few Democrats representing the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives. She covers the 11th congressional district, representing the majority of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Castor first took office in 2007, joining the wave of Democrats seizing control of Congress after ten years of Republican rule. Before [...]
As the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, Charles William “Bill” Young has represented Florida’s 10th congressional district since 1971. During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Young has obtained a striking 3,570 earmarks, a number greater than any other member of the body. He believes that this is the way Congress has always conducted [...]
Serving as the congressman from Florida’s 9th district, Gus Bilirakis took federal office in 2007 following a close-fought race with his Democratic opponent. A lifelong Republican, Bilirakis first served in the Florida House of Representatives before becoming a US Congressional Representative. He is a member of his party’s Whip team, helping to get the necessary [...]
Incredible Daniel Webster was born on April 27, 1949, and is the Republican US Representative for central Florida’s 8th congressional district. He’s been serving since January 3, 2011. He defeated the incumbent Democrat, Alan Grayson, by an 18% margin in the November 2010 election. Webster has served 28 years in the Florida state legislature. He [...]
Alan Grayson was born on March 13, 1958 and is a former US Representative for Florida’s 8th congressional district. He’s been serving from 2009 until 2011. Grayson is a member of the Democratic Party. The district he represented is in central Florida and takes in parts of Orange, Lake, Marion, and Osceola Counties. Most of [...]
John Mica was born on January 27, 1943, and is the US Representative for Florida’s 7th congressional district and has been serving since 1993. His home city right now is Winter Park. He is the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, starting January 3, 2011. Mica’s a member of the Republican Party. As [...]