Archive for February, 2007

Card Check — Giving Unions More Power

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Patrick Cleary has written a great piece over at the NAM blog. Here is an excerpt:

Today in Congress, A Blow To Democracy

A sad day in Congress today, for today is the day that Rep. George Miller (D-CA), Chair of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is expected to formally introduce the “Card check” bill [...]

McCain Changing Tone on Taxes?

Monday, February 5th, 2007 by Peter Deery

The Chicago Sun Times’ Robert Novak examines Senator John McCain’s tax record in response to the Senator’s recent claims of being a champion for lower taxes:
“I’ve never voted for a tax increase in 24 years,” he told me last week. “Never, ever, not under any president including President Reagan, and I will never vote for [...]

Giuliani’s money team coming together

Monday, February 5th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

Rudy Giuliani is putting together his team of fund raisers with his eyes toward the goal of raising $100 million this year.
Chris Cillizza reports,
“This is a fantastic team and marks a significant expansion in our national finance operation,” said Katie Levinson, Giuliani’s communications director.
Given his political base in New York City, Giuliani is [...]

Bush unveils budget today

Monday, February 5th, 2007 by Brendan Steinhauser

President Bush is unveiling his budget today, saying that it is part of a plan to cut the deficit and create a surplus by 2012. We can at least applaud the administration’s stance on tax cuts, which OMB Director Rob Portman says should be made permanent.
Now if only we could get the President on [...]