Archive for April, 2009

Specter Deserves A Democratic Primary Opponent

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Specter Deserves A Democratic Primary Opponent
Most Pennsylvania Democrats are Democrats for good reasons. It is not because they like the letter “D’ more than the letter “R”. They are Democrats because they support the Democratic approach on a wide array of issues more than they support the Republican policy positions on those issues.
While I welcome […]

Democrats Go Green

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

Dear friend,
It is always great to be a Maryland Democrat and Earth Week is one more time that shows how our Democratic leadership sets the standard.
Yesterday, Vice President Biden celebrated Earth Day in Maryland. While he was here, he announced $300 million in recovery funding to expand the nation’s fleet of clean, sustainable […]

Momentum Gains in Movement to Impeach Bush Torture Lawyer Turned Federal Judge

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Momentum Gains in Movement to Impeach Bush Torture Lawyer Turned Federal Judge
http://rebelreports.com/post/98017352/momentum-gains-in-movement-to-impeach-bush-torture
While the leadership of the Democratic Party remains silent on Obama’s refusal to hold torturers accountable, activists are demanding a special prosecutor and calling on Congress to impeach Jay Bybee.
By Jeremy Scahill
In the Sunday New York Times, the paper’s editors call for the […]

John Morgan joins the Democratic Talk Radio line-up as a co-host

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

John Morgan joins the Democratic Talk Radio line-up as a co-host
John is best known as the genius behind the Pennsylvania Progressive website http://thepennsylvaniaprogressive.com/.
John is very dedicated to healthcare reform. He will add a great depth of knowledge on this subject to our program.
In addition, he is a political consultant with […]

Unemployment LifeLine

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Stephen:
The figures are staggering. Unemployment at 8.5 percent. Record new unemployment claims. By one measure, unemployment and underemployment at 15.6 percent. And only 37 percent of unemployed workers collecting unemployment benefits.
Hardworking families are struggling to get by, and too often, they don’t know where to turn for help.
That’s where the Unemployment LifeLine comes in. It’s […]

House budget vote defections by political Party

Saturday, April 4th, 2009

Defectors
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0409/Defectors.html
About twice as many Republicans (38 or 20 percent of their conference) voted against the GOP alternative budget — than Democrats (20 or 8 percent) who nixed their party’s spending plan.
The trends were not surprising: Most of the Dem nays came from the South and southern midwest; Most of the GOP defectors were north […]