Posts in February 2010

There are a whole host of obstacles preventing Democrats from passing filibuster reform in the Senate. One of them is fellow Democrats. On Wednesday morning, retiring Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) threw a big wrench in the plans put forth by his Senate colleagues to restrict... [+]

Good morning Twitter world # Bottom line: Congress is screwed up. Bayh is not my kinda Dem but on that point he is right. Glad we can get a Progressive in that seat. # So we are back to building Nuke Plants http://bit.ly/8ZZGvG Not so... [+]

The Democratically-controlled Virginia Senate has voted to allow concealed weapons permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that serve alcohol, as long as the person carrying the weapon does not drink. The gun bill passed on a 22 to 18 vote, after senators had a... [+]

On Fox and Friends this morning, Steve Doocy hosted a discussion about concerns from Muslim-Americans that full-body scanners at airports violate Islamic rules on modesty. After former homeland security research analyst Michael Hoffman suggested that some profiling was needed for airport security, Doocy brought up... [+]

When Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, came out personally against Don’t Ask Don’t Tell this month, even gay rights groups upset that the policy wasn’t being immediately terminated acknowledged that Mullen’s testimony had important symbolic significance. But in the... [+]

Glenn Beck had strong words Tuesday morning on the subject of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban commander who was captured in Karachi, Pakistan. “The first thing out of my mind? Shoot him in the head,” Beck said on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning. “Shoot... [+]

The Bank of North Dakota – the nation’s only state-owned bank – might seem to be a relic. But now officials in other states are wondering if it is helping North Dakota sail through the national recession. Gubernatorial candidates in Florida and Oregon and a... [+]