The president's speech tonight used lofty, yet recycled, rhetoric to paint a picture of a country that has prospered and become stronger in this new century. Unfortunately, that's not the America his policies have created for too many families... A year ago, the president overreached by threatening to privatize and dismantle Social Security. This year, he reached for too little. |
The question is close, and the arguments against him do not warrant extraordinary procedural tactics to block the nomination, |
the radical right wing of the Republican Party. |
The reason the legislation was passed (creating the stockpile and the price trigger) is to have the president have the ability at times like this to pull heating oil from that reserve, |
The Republican Party has recently taken great pains to reach out to the African-American community, and I hope that they will be swift in condemning Mr. Bennett's comments as nothing short of callous and ignorant, |
The Republican Senate stood up for the special interests and against the American people's interest today. |
The right wing of the Republican Party drove this woman right out of town, |
the Senate must be vigilant in considering this nomination. |
The stakes are higher and the Senate's advice and consent responsibility is even more important, |
The stakes are higher, and the Senate's advice and consent responsibility is even more important, |
The state of the union today is that we have low-income Americans begging for their prescription drugs, and seniors are going without any coverage. The president has botched the Medicare so badly that it doesn't resemble a 'benefit' for most seniors. |
The Supreme Court would benefit from the addition of a justice who has real experience as a practicing lawyer. The current justices have all been chosen from the lower federal courts. A nominee with relevant non-judicial experience would bring a different and useful perspective to the court. |
The toll in Iraq is as staggering as it is solemn, ... The troops have a right to expect answers and accountability worthy of that sacrifice. |
The troops have a right to expect answers and accountability worthy of [their] sacrifice. I demand on behalf of the American people that we understand why these investigations aren't being conducted. |
The United States has already fallen behind nations like Canada, Britain and Australia who finalized their avian flu plans months ago, |