Unfortunately, 57 members of the United States Senate weren’t OK with the idea of stopping the raid on Social Security. Instead of leaving the funds that go into Social Security in Social Security, the majority of the members of the Senate would rather spend YOUR money on pork barrel projects instead of preserving the retirement [...]
UPDATE: Click Here for Latest On DeMint Amendment Failing I think that at this point it’s really going to come down to Republicans deciding what is right and wrong. Here are a few articles that I have been reading to get the latest updates about what could happen tonight, or early tomorrow morning. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203704.html http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/13/earmark.vote/index.html [...]
This morning Roll Call released an article discussing the NRCC and their dilemma that they have been facing with fundraising this election cycle From Roll Call: Rep. Tom Cole’s (Okla.) decision to overhaul fundraising operations at the National Republican Congressional Committee appears to be a key factor in the NRCC’s precarious cash position. The changes [...]