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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee

Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee
By: Byron York 05/19/11 8:05 PM
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Read more at the Washington Examiner: 
http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/2011/05/eye-eye-filibuster-stops-democratic-nominee

If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest to learn that lesson.
Liu's nomination was blocked by a Republican filibuster Thursday -- the first successful filibuster against a judicial nominee since Democrats stopped all 10 of George W. Bush's appeals court nominees from 2003 to 2005. Although no one back then could have predicted that today's fight would be about Liu, everyone knew it was going to happen sometime. Once Democrats crossed the line to filibuster those Bush nominees, you could bet Republicans would strike back. And now they have.
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    Friday, May 20, 2011

    Washington Examiner: Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee


    Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee



    Byron York - Eye-for-an-eye filibuster stops Democratic nominee

    If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor nominated by President Obama to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, is the latest to learn that lesson. Read More

    Susan Ferrechio - Senate GOP blocks vote on Obama judicial nominee

    The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama's pick for the federal appellate bench, using the first filibuster of a judicial nominee in six years to prevent the chamber from voting on University of California at Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu. Senators voted 52-43, eight votes short of the 60 needed to hold a vote on Liu's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. It was the first defeat of one of Obama's judicial nominees. Read More

    Hayley Peterson - Obama: Israel must abandon occupied land

    President Obama personally intervened into Arab-Israeli peace talks for the first time Thursday, bluntly calling for Israel, a longtime U.S. ally, to relinquish key territories -- including the Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem -- to a newly established Palestinian state. Read More

    Philip Klein - Daniels endorsed a form of an individual mandate in 2003, according to local newspaper report

    During his 2003 run for governor, an Indiana newspaper reported that Mitch Daniels supported a form of an individual health insurance mandate. An item in the South Bend Tribune from October, 23, 2003, on a campaign stop Daniels made to a health clinic, reported: The candidate said he favors a universal health care system that would move away from employee-based health policies and make it mandatory for all Americans to have health insurance. Read More

    Timothy P. Carney - The media's double standard on the revolving door

    I'll be on NPR's "On the Media" this weekend discussing the revolving-door cashout of Meredith Baker. In the interview, which we've already taped I point out what I think is a blind spot for media coverage of the revolving door. Read More

    Philip Klein - President Obama's pointless Middle East speech

    President Obama's just concluded his long, blathering, Middle East speech in which he tried hard not to offend anybody. But by the end, he sounded a lot like President George W. Bush, talking about the need for the U.S. to stand up for democracy and self-determination abroad. Read More

    Conn Carroll - The Draft Perry movement begins---in California

    Some have speculated that if Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels declines to enter the 2012 race, conservatives would then form a Draft Texas Gov. Rick Perry campaign. California Assemblyman Dan Logue isn’t waiting that long. He announces on FlashReport: Read More

    Conn Carroll - Jon Huntsman’s secret life as a progressive

    We already detailed most of this in our “Who will be the John McCain of 2012?” post, but ThinkProgress has added some helpful links in their post today: Jon Huntsman’s Secret Life As A Progressive: Read More


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    Tuesday, February 16, 2010

    Byron York - Rachel Maddow throws a cheap shot at an honest vote

    Byron York - Rachel Maddow throws a cheap shot at an honest vote

    "Just this week you were at a community college touting a $350,000 green technology education program, talking about how great that was going to be for your district," she said to Schock. "You voted against the bill that created that grant. And so that's happening a lot with Republicans sort of taking credit for things that Democratic bills do, and then Republicans simultaneously touting their votes against them and trashing them."

    Michael Barone - Democrats exiting the sinking ship? Part 23: Sen. Evan Bayh

    Where does this leave Democrats in the 2010 Senate contests? Not in very good shape.

    David Freddoso - Little-known Dem could ruin Bayh's succession plan, if enough Hoosiers help out tonight

    If no one else qualifies for the May primary ballot, Democratic party leaders will choose their nominee in a caucus. But there is still someone out there trying to gather the signatures needed to get the Democratic nomination:

    Susan Ferrechio - Bayh drops re-election bid, sending Dems scrambling again

    With Bayh's retirement, there are now eight Senate seats currently held by Democrats that Republicans may grab this fall.

    Julie Mason - Uncertainty rules on White House terror policies

    While White House officials ponder how best to proceed, Republicans are seizing the opening to raise a warning about Obama's national security credentials.

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    Sunday, October 25, 2009

    Beltway Confidential digest

    Beltway Confidential digest - http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/

    From the people who brought us the swine flu vaccine shortage - Government-run health care! UPDATED
    President Obama's late-night declaration of a nationwide public health emergency last night shouldn't be allowed to obscure the most important lesson of the developing swine flu... —Mark Tapscott


    Millions watching Rep. Mike Rogers' opening statement on health care reform
    It's not often that something said by a congressman anywhere but on C-SPAN is heard by millions of people, but more than 5.6 million people have viewed the opening statement on... —Mark Tapscott


    NPR analyst compares Obama to Nixon, issues full apology
    It's pretty unremarkable to describe the Obama White House's growing enemies list -- the insurance companies, Chamber of Commerce, Fox News -- as "Nixonian." But... —Byron York


    Who's really reading the McChrystal report?
    Forget about reading legislation, how about a top general's report on Afghanistan? Gen. Stanley McChrystal's classified report on the war in Afghanistan supposedly includes his... —Susan Ferrechio


    Joe Biden avoids stepping in it By: Julie Mason 10/23/09 5:26 PM


    Bill Burton: Who does number two work for? By: Julie Mason 10/23/09 3:44 PM


    Michelle Obama turns Breast Cancer Awareness Month into attack on insurance companies By: Byron York 10/23/09 3:35 PM


    House subcommittee plans Honolulu junket to check on stimulus spending By: Mark Tapscott 10/23/09 2:26 PM


    Americans increasingly skeptical of global warming alarmism By: Michael Barone 10/23/09 12:47 PM


    Could Health Care Slip to Next Year? By: Susan Ferrechio 10/23/09 12:15 PM


    Morning Must Reads -- Confusing movement with progress on health care By: Chris Stirewalt 10/23/09 8:50 AM


    Ghost Sighting! Bob Michel - Voice from GOP's losing past UPDATED! By: Mark Tapscott 10/22/09 10:10 PM


    Palin endorses Hoffman in hot NY-23 congressional special election By: Mark Tapscott 10/22/09 9:15 PM


    WH drops Fox thing, goes after Cheney By: Julie Mason 10/22/09 4:25 PM


    A word-cloud downpour of taxes. By: Susan Ferrechio 10/22/09 3:42 PM


    On politics and testosterone By: Julie Mason 10/22/09 2:49 PM


    Senate Democrats wary of health care deficit spending By: Michael Barone 10/22/09 11:55 AM


    Few believe health care will improve if reform passes By: Byron York 10/22/09 11:33 AM


    Morning Must Reads -- Deficit worries nix key health proposal By: Chris Stirewalt 10/22/09 9:04 AM


    Devastating drop in job approval numbers for Obama in new Gallup survey By: Mark Tapscott 10/21/09 10:45 PM


    Obama's 'National Resource Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Elders' By: Timothy P. Carney 10/21/09 6:10 PM


    President Obama has something important in common with Edward I, aka "Longshanks" By: Mark Tapscott 10/21/09 5:52 PM


    Millions of federal employees might be exempt from health benefits tax By: Susan Ferrechio 10/21/09 5:43 PM


    "W" is for winners! By: Julie Mason 10/21/09 5:31 PM


    Another Obama administration czar agrees - 'kind of' - with Mao By: Mark Tapscott 10/21/09 3:19 PM
    First, it was White House communications chief Anita Dunn telling a high school commencement audience that the murderous Chairman Mao was one of her "two favorite philosophers." Now, it's manufacturing czar Ron Bloom who it turns out "kinda" agrees with modern history's most prolific genocidal murderer that "power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

    Leave it to the irrepressible Glenn Beck to dig up the video of Bloom speaking to a labor audience in 2008 and explaining what they had learned in the recent past. Here's the relevant passage:

    "Generally speaking we get the joke. We know that the free market is nonsense. We know that the whole point is to game the system, to beat the market, or at least find someone who will pay you a lot of money because they're convinced that there is a free lunch. We know this is largely about power, that it's an adults only, no limit game. We kind of agree with Mao that political power comes largely from the barrel of a gun. And we get it that if you want a friend, you should get a dog." Bloom is a Harvard grad and former SEIU official with close ties to ACORN who also happens to have spent some years at an investment banking firm. He has lots of experience negotiating deals with big corporations that favor unionized workforces. So is it really possible for somebody with that kind of background to not...
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    Exxon edges out General Electric for Q3 lobbying crown By: Timothy P. Carney 10/21/09 2:35 PM
    Exxon Mobil spent $7.16 million on lobbying in July, August, and September of this year, just edging out second-quarter lobbying king General Electric ($6.94 million) as the company spending the most on 3rd quarter lobbying.

    The single biggest Q3 lobbying entity was the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which shelled out a record $34.7 million, more than any entity has ever spent.

    Here are the top ten lobbying entities for the quarter:

    - U.S Chamber of Commerce: $34.69 million - American Beverage Association: $7.33 million - Exxon Mobil: $7.16 million - General Electric: $6.94 million - Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America: $6.79 million - Nat'l Association of Manufacturers: $5.75 million - AARP: $5.68 million - FedEx: $5.61 million - Pfizer: $5.42 million - UPS: $4.41 million
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    Soda tax spurs lobbying explosion By: Timothy P. Carney 10/21/09 2:18 PM The American Beverage Association spent $7.33 million on lobbying last quarter, according to a new filing, more than the group had spent in 2001 through 2008 combined. Representing soda makers, the lobby ramped up its spending in reaction to proposals for a "fat tax" or "soda tax" to finance health-care reform.
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    Read the bill, stupid By: Barbara Hollingsworth 10/21/09 1:49 PM
    Organizers of a “Read the Bill” petition (http://readthebill.org) were up on Capitol Hill today to hand over more than 21,000 signatures to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader John Boehner, demanding that Congress post bills online for at least 72 hours before voting.

    The group supports bipartisan legislation sponsored by Rep. Brian Baird, D-WA, and Rep. John Culberson, R-TX, but House Resolution 554 – which would require a 72-hour posting of the 1,502-page Baucus health care bill before a vote – has stalled in Congress.

    “The Finance Committee’s original, plain language bill version did a decent job covering the major parts of the legislation,” said Paul Blumenthal, senior writer at the Sunlight Foundation. “What should be most concerning are the provisions that no one is talking about, the enticements inserted for specific states or specific industries that fly under the radar.”
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    How Dede got the nod By: Michael Barone 10/21/09 1:48 PM
    How did the hapless Dede Scozzafava, whose travails my Examiner colleague Mark Tapscott has chronicled, get the Republican nomination in the special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district? Blogger and tea party activist Michael Patrick Leahy has the scoop. It’s an interesting example of how local political stumbling can affect a race of some national significance. Any of the other eight candidates would apparently have received the Conservative party nomination and probably would have won the special without too much trouble. But in a district narrowly carried 51%-47% by George W. Bush in 2004 and 52%-47% by Barack Obama in 2008, Democrat Bill Owens now has a strong chance to capture the district for his party since many Republican voters, turned off by Scozzafava’s support of the Democratic stimulus package and the unions’ card check bill, will vote for Conservative nominee Doug Hoffman.
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    Obama is good for K Street By: Timothy P. Carney 10/21/09 1:46 PM
    From lobbying firm K&L Gates:
    Washington, D.C.— Law firm K&L Gates LLP has launched a Global Government Solutions initiative to assist clients in managing the threats and opportunities presented by government authorities around the world.

    “The economic crisis has transformed the relationship between business and government,” said Peter J. Kalis, K&L Gates Chairman and Global Managing Partner. “Governments around the world are stimulating their economies, reforming areas such as health care, financial services, taxation, and employment, and attempting to prevent future crises through aggressive new regulations and enforcement actions. In the current environment, K&L Gates’ clients are faced with significant challenges – and unprecedented opportunities.”

    “K&L Gates has one of the largest global government-related practices of any law firm,” said Michael J. Missal, co-leader of K&L Gates’ policy and regulatory practice area. “Our Global Government Solutions resources offer a uniquely effective set of capabilities, combining a broad range of legal and industry experience with a geographic reach extending across three continents.”

    Missal continued: “More than 400 of K&L Gates’ lawyers have served in government, many in senior policymaking roles. This enables us to provide clie...
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    Wednesday, August 19, 2009

    What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

    What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

    By:
    Byron York Chief Political Correspondent 08/18/09 11:19 PM EDT

    After my column,
    "For the left, war without Bush is not war at all," appeared Tuesday, I got a note from Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist who was the subject of so much press coverage when she led a protest against the Iraq war outside then-President George W. Bush's ranch in Texas. This is what the note said:

    “I read your column about the "anti-war" movement and I can't believe I am saying this, but I mostly agree with you.

    “The "anti-war" "left" was used by the Democratic Party. I like to call it the "anti-Republican
    War" movement…”


    Read the rest here: What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan responds.

    http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/What-happened-to-the-antiwar-movement--Cindy-Sheehan-responds-53628177.html

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    Tuesday, August 18, 2009

    For the Left war without Bush is not war at all

    For the Left, war without Bush is not war at all By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent August 18, 2009

    Not too long ago, some observers worried that Barack Obama would come under increasing pressure from the Left to leave both Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, it seems those worries were unfounded. For many liberal activists, opposing the war was really about opposing George W. Bush. When Bush disappeared, so did their anti-war passion.

    More: For the Left, war without Bush is not war at all By: Byron York Chief Political Correspondent August 18, 2009

    http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/For-the-Left_-war-without-Bush-is-not-war-at-all-8119694-53506047.html


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    Tuesday, April 14, 2009

    Byron York - The Escalating War Between Obama and Bush


    Washington Examiner Political Digest for April 14 2009

    Byron York - The Escalating War Between Obama and Bush
    Former White House adviser Karl Rove's bare-knuckled response to recent statements by Vice President Joe Biden has brought into public view a growing resentment on the part of Bush administration veterans over what they regard as repeated and unwarranted slams from the Obama White House.

    Read the full story.


    William C. Flook - Activists ready for mass Tea Party protest

    Tax day Tea Parties being held across the country are intended to evoke the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty threw British tea into Boston Harbor as part of a tax protest that helped spark the Revolutionary War.

    Read the full story.


    Sebelius received more money from Kan. abortion doctor than reported
    In a response to questions from the Senate Finance Committee made public last week, Sebelius wrote that she received $12,450 between 1994-2001 from Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.
    But in addition to those campaign donations, records reviewed by The Associated Press show that Tiller gave at least $23,000 more from 2000-2002 to a political action committee Sebelius established while insurance commissioner to raise money for fellow Democrats.

    Read the full story.


    Minnesota court says Franken leading vote-getter for Senate
    A Minnesota court confirmed Monday that Democrat Al Franken won the most votes in his 2008 Senate race against Republican Norm Coleman.

    Read the full story.

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    Wall Street Journal – Pakistani Peace Deal Gives New Clout to Taliban Rebels


    Washington Post -- U.S. Appears Set To Boycott U.N. Session on Racism

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    Wednesday, February 04, 2009

    Byron York joins Examiner as chief political correspondent


    Byron York joins Examiner as chief political correspondent

    Examiner Staff Writer 2/2/09

    Byron York, currently White House correspondent for National Review magazine and National Review Online, is joining The Washington Examiner as chief political correspondent.
    York will write a column twice a week for The Examiner's new Politics page, and will contribute daily to ExaminerPolitics.com on the newspaper's Web site.

    "Byron is one of the leading political analysts in journalism," said Stephen G. Smith, editor of The Washington Examiner. "He's quick to spot big stories, he digs deep in his reporting, and he writes with great clarity and insight."

    "He is a prototype of the modern journalist, equally at home in print, on television, and on the Web," Smith said. "As readers of NRO know, Byron is nearly ubiquitous online. He will be a key contributor as we upgrade our Web site."

    York, who starts at The Examiner next Monday, wrote in a post on NRO today that the decision to switch homes was "extremely difficult.”

    "I'm leaving because The Examiner has given me a great opportunity to play a key role in the start of something new," he said. "They're ramping up their coverage of politics in this new era, and I hope that in the future, in addition to your regular visits here to NRO, you'll stop by the (soon to be new-and-improved) ExaminerPolitics.com, where my writing and reporting will appear daily."

    Read the rest here: Byron York joins Examiner as chief political correspondent

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