Senators prepare compromise climate change bill

Richard Cowan Reuters 4/11/2010

Six months after introducing a sweeping climate change bill that flopped in the Senate, Democrat John Kerry is preparing to offer a compromise measure that seeks to reel in reluctant senators.

Kerry, collaborating with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and independent Senator Joseph Lieberman, might introduce a new bill promoting clean energy […]

Democrats consider big gamble on global warming plan

Susan Ferrechio Washington Examiner 4/6/2010

On the heels of their improbable passage of a massive health care bill, Democrats are weighing an ambitious global warming bill that few lawmakers were even willing to consider just months ago.

“After seeing health care reform pass, it seems to me they can pass any bill they want if […]

Krugman: It’s cool to hang [Sen.] Lieberman in effigy but don’t you dare ‘target’ Democratic seats

John McCormack Weekly Standard via Washington Examiner

3/26/2010

The Democratic National Committee emails reporters a lot of stories everyday in an attempt to spin a narrative. The narrative of the week, of course, is the supposedly hateful and violent rhetoric espoused by Obamacare opponents. Paul Krugman’s column today, like most days, can be stitched together […]

Senate Climate Talks Intensify With New Carbon Pricing Draft Expected This Week

Darren Samuelsohn of ClimateWire The New York Times 3/1/2010

The Senate trio at the center of talks on a comprehensive climate and energy bill will present a draft proposal this week to their fence-sitting colleagues and high-profile interest groups amid warnings from Democratic leadership that the window for action is closing.

“It’s time,” said a […]

SEIU Calls Senators ‘Terrorists’

Bret Jacobson BigGovernment.com 1/27/2010

…Andy Stern has called two Senators “terrorists” for not going along with the plan to socialize the nation’s medical system. Analysis from TheTruthAboutEFCA.com:

You probably thought it was outrageous that SEIU president Andy Stern has persecuted his own members and driven away large chunks of his own organization…

…You probably thought […]

Senators Urge Administration to Transfer Christmas Bomber to Military Custody

Two top senators urged the Obama administration on Monday to transfer the suspect in the failed Christmas Day airline bombing to the Pentagon, blasting the Justice Department for reading him his Miranda rights and treating him like a common criminal.

FoxNews.com January 25, 2010

Two top senators urged the Obama administration on Monday to transfer […]

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