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[Baltimore Reporter] OBAMACARE: Senate Cloture Vote Saturday Evening at 8 PM

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:49:00 -0500

Sen. Reid just filed cloture on the motion to proceed to HR 3590, the Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act. Remember he is using HR 3590 as a ’shell’ to offer his 2,074 page health bill as a substitute amendment. The cloture vote on the motion to proceed will be Saturday evening at 8:00 pm. [...]

[Baltimore Reporter] Senate Health Bill Resurrects Publicly Funded Abortions

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:00 -0500

The link is here.
Did Obama lie in his joint address to Congress when he said “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions?”

cue to 1:28 for “YOU LIE”
Last summer and earlier this fall Obama repeatedly claimed that those on our side who expressed concerns about many aspects of the health bills working their way [...]

[Baltimore Reporter] Geithner on the Hot Seat

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:36:00 -0500

From Powerline
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner appeared before the Joint Economic Committee today. One striking feature of Geithner’s testimony was how partisan it was. In keeping with the Obama administration’s mantra, he repeatedly tried to cast blame on the Bush administration while failing to acknowledge that when the financial crisis developed, he was the head of [...]

[Baltimore Reporter] Jesse Jackson: ‘You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man’

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:30:00 -0500

By Mike Soraghan
The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats’ signature healthcare bill.
“We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill from Alabama,” Jackson said at a reception Wednesday night. “You can’t vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man.”
The remark stirred a murmur at [...]

[Baltimore Reporter] Fox News Poll: Approval of President Obama Hits New Low

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:26:00 -0500

by Dana Blanton
President Obama’s approval rating has hit a new low of 46 percent, according to a FOX News poll released Thursday. An equal number — 46 percent — disapprove of the job he’s doing.
Breaking down the numbers by political party shows how sharply split American voters are over the president’s job performance. While [...]

[Baltimore Reporter] ONE SENATOR’S CHOICE: OBAMACARE OR REELECTION

Robert Farrow — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:23:00 -0500

By Dick Morris
A Zogby Poll this week illustrates the stark choice facing Senate Democrats as they have to decide whether or not to vote for ObamaCare. The poll shows that Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, high up on the list of vulnerable Senate Democrats seeking reelection in 2010, literally faces a choice between being reelected and [...]

[Baltimore Sun] O'Malley honored by magazine but title is in eye of beholder

Laura Smitherman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:13:00 -0500

You may have heard already: Gov. Martin O’Malley has been named a “Public Official of the Year” by Governing Magazine. It’s a national magazine with a circulation roughly equal to the population of Columbia, Md., but the publication's praise for...

[Baltimore Sun] Ehrlich: Money not a problem in 2010

Paul West — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:00 -0500

Former Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich raised $18 million for his unsuccessful re-election campaign in 2006. But if he seeks a rematch next year against incumbent Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley, he expects to collect considerably less. Ehrlich put a $10...

[Annapolis Capital Punishment] Preview of the 2010 Legislative Session, Tuesday, December 1, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Joint Hearing Room of the State House

Paul Foer (paul@foerfront.com) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:53:00 -0500

Speaker Busch and Senate President Mike Miller will give a preview of the 2010 legislative session in the Joint Hearing Room of the State House, Tuesday Evening, Dec 1. To register for the Annapolis Forum’s Preview of the 2010 Legislative Session, please email Mark Croatti at mcroatti@annapolisforum.com. Space is filling up quickly so be sure to reserve your place soon.

Preview of the 2010

[Annapolis Capital Punishment] Mayor Moyer and Minions Working Overtime to Cement Her Legacy

Paul Foer (paul@foerfront.com) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:59:00 -0500

If it's not trying to name a building after herself, opening up the Recreation and Parks Building, rushing finally to open The Market House, or dedicate the new police headquarters, Mayor Ellen O. Moyer is now rushing to again show us her true green nature before she leaves office. She and her legions of highly-paid, sole-sourced and contractual appointees must have late-night bull sessions