If we ever needed more of a reason not to do Social Security reform, this is it, because of the cost required. It's going to be a question of priorities, a question of whether Republicans are going to want to stand on the Senate floor and support more tax cuts for the wealthy. |
In a full-court press by the White House to demonize Democrats, it's great to see we've got at least four Republican profiles in courage. |
It all depends on the president, |
It is up to each office to make that decision. He is leader and, as such, has chosen to lead by example. |
It looks like it's a day late and a dollar short, ... an encouraging first step. |
It sounds like they've called his bluff. But he's going to withhold judgment on ultimate consideration. |
It would be impossible to keep the kind of schedule that he does on these trips throughout the country without being able to use these jets every once in a while. |
It's been off the radar screen, but I can assure you it will be front and center very soon. |
It's designed to protect Big Oil while mistakenly believing that drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will solve America's energy problems. |
It's not a party position. |
It's obviously something that everyone has to be aware of. Each and every one of the members, it's got to be part of their decision-making process. |
It's the Republicans who want to stack the deck in favor of their friends downtown. |
Legislating is hard work. We know what the problem is and we know what needs to be done. We should just do it. |
Next week, House and Senate Democrats will unveil an aggressive series of proposals designed to highlight their commitment to reforming Republican-run Washington so that the abuses we have seen over the past number of years can never happen again. We will put the American people's interests first and bring honesty and integrity back to government. |
No amount of spin by the Republican leadership can alter the fact that the House bill, including the felony provisions, were authored by Republicans and ultimately passed by Republicans. |