• Republican National Committee

    The Republican National Committe Chairmanship Race – January 28 AM Edition

    January 28, 2009 /
    RNC-Chairman-January-28

    The breakdown for the pledged votes is here.

    Looks like the race continues to be close and no first ballot win by incumbent Chairman Mike Duncan.But, in developments yesterday:

    • Ken Blackwell picks up three RNC members from Guam
    • Newt Gingrich endorses Michael Steele (Newt is not a RNC member and cannot vote) 

    The Winter RNC meeting begins Wednesday, January 28.

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  • Barack Obama,  Mike Pence

    Mike Pence: Overwhelming NO – GOP Support for Obama Stimulus Bill – But Melt The Phones Anyway

    January 28, 2009 /
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    House vote later today on President Obama’s version of a $825 billion economic recovery bill.

    Mike Pence, R-IN, House GOP Conference Chairman says GOP Representatives will overwhelmingly vote no on the bill. He knows of NO GOP member of the House that supports it.

    Remember Operation Melt the Phones anyway (List from M/M):

    • Abercrombie, Neil HI 1st 225-2726 1502
    • Ackerman, Gary L. NY 5th 225-2601 2243
    • Aderholt, Robert B. AL 4th 225-4876 1433
    • Adler, John H. NJ 3rd 225-4765 1223
    • Akin, W. Todd MO 2nd 225-2561 117
    • Alexander, Rodney LA 5th 225-8490 316
    • Altmire, Jason PA 4th 225-2565 332
    • Andrews, Robert E. NJ 1st 225-6501 2265
    • Arcuri, Michael A. NY 24th 225-3665 127
    • Austria, Steve OH 7th 225-4324 1641
    • Baca, Joe CA 43rd 225-6161 2245
    • Bachmann, Michele MN 6th 225-2331 107
    • Bachus, Spencer AL 6th 225-4921 2246
    • Baird, Brian WA 3rd 225-3536 2350
    • Baldwin, Tammy WI 2nd 225-2906 2446
    • Barrett, J. Gresham SC 3rd 225-5301 439
    • Barrow, John GA 12th 225-2823 213
    • Bartlett, Roscoe G. MD 6th 225-2721 2412
    • Barton, Joe TX 6th 225-2002 2109
    • Bean, Melissa L. IL 8th 225-3711 432
    • Becerra, Xavier CA 31st 225-6235 1119
    • Berkley, Shelley NV 1st 225-5965 405
    • Berman, Howard L. CA 28th 225-4695 2221
    • Berry, Marion AR 1st 225-4076 2305
    • Biggert, Judy IL 13th 225-3515 1034
    • Bilbray, Brian P. CA 50th 225-0508 2348
    • Bilirakis, Gus M. FL 9th 225-5755 1124
    • Bishop, Rob UT 1st 225-0453 123
    • Bishop, Sanford D. Jr. GA 2nd 225-3631 2429
    • Bishop, Timothy H. NY 1st 225-3826 306
    • Blackburn, Marsha TN 7th 225-2811 217
    • Blumenauer, Earl OR 3rd 225-4811 2267
    • Blunt, Roy MO 7th 225-6536 2229
    • Boccieri, John A. OH 16th 225-3876 1516
    • Boehner, John A. OH 8th 225-6205 1011
    • Bonner, Jo AL 1st 225-4931 2236
    • Bono Mack, Mary CA 45th 225-5330 104
    • Boozman, John AR 3rd 225-4301 1519
    • Bordallo, Madeleine Z. GU Delegate 225-1188 427
    • Boren, Dan OK 2nd 225-2701 216
    • Boswell, Leonard L. IA 3rd 225-3806 1427
    • Boucher, Rick VA 9th 225-3861 2187
    • Boustany, Charles W. Jr. LA 7th 225-2031 1117
    • Boyd, Allen FL 2nd 225-5235 1227
    • Brady, Kevin TX 8th 225-4901 301
    • Brady, Robert A. PA 1st 225-4731 206
    • Braley, Bruce L. IA 1st 225-2911 1019
    • Bright, Bobby AL 2nd 225-2901 1205
    • Broun, Paul C. GA 10th 225-4101 325
    • Brown, Corrine FL 3rd 225-0123 2336
    • Brown, Henry E. Jr. SC 1st 225-3176 103
    • Brown-Waite, Ginny FL 5th 225-1002 414
    • Buchanan, Vern FL 13th 225-5015 218
    • Burgess, Michael C. TX 26th 225-7772 229
    • Burton, Dan IN 5th 225-2276 2308
    • Butterfield, G. K. NC 1st 225-3101 413
    • Buyer, Steve IN 4th 225-5037 2230
    • Calvert, Ken CA 44th 225-1986 2201
    • Camp, Dave MI 4th 225-3561 341
    • Campbell, John CA 48th 225-5611 1507
    • Cantor, Eric VA 7th 225-2815 329
    • Cao, Anh “Joseph” LA 2nd 225-6636 2113
    • Capito, Shelley Moore WV 2nd 225-2711 2443
    • Capps, Lois CA 23rd 225-3601 1110
    • Capuano, Michael E. MA 8th 225-5111 1414
    • Cardoza, Dennis A. CA 18th 225-6131 1224
    • Carnahan, Russ MO 3rd 225-2671 1710
    • Carney, Christopher P. PA 10th 225-3731 416
    • Carson, André IN 7th 225-4011 425
    • Carter, John R. TX 31st 225-3864 409
    • Cassidy, Bill LA 6th 225-3901 506
    • Castle, Michael N. DE At Large 225-4165 1233
    • Castor, Kathy FL 11th 225-3376 317
    • Chaffetz, Jason UT 3rd 225-7751 1032
    • Chandler, Ben KY 6th 225-4706 1504
    • Childers, Travis W. MS 1st 225-4306 1708
    • Christensen, Donna M. VI Delegate 225-1790 1510
    • Clarke, Yvette D. NY 11th 225-6231 1029
    • Clay, Wm. Lacy MO 1st 225-2406 2418
    • Cleaver, Emanuel MO 5th 225-4535 1027
    • Clyburn, James E. SC 6th 225-3315 2135
    • Coble, Howard NC 6th 225-3065 2468
    • Coffman, Mike CO 6th 225-7882 1508
    • Cohen, Steve TN 9th 225-3265 1005
    • Cole, Tom OK 4th 225-6165 2458
    • Conaway, K. Michael TX 11th 225-3605 1527
    • Connolly, Gerald E. VA 11th 225-1492 327
    • Conyers, John Jr. MI 14th 225-5126 2426
    • Cooper, Jim TN 5th 225-4311 1536
    • Costa, Jim CA 20th 225-3341 1314
    • Costello, Jerry F. IL 12th 225-5661 2408
    • Courtney, Joe CT 2nd 225-2076 215
    • Crenshaw, Ander FL 4th 225-2501 440
    • Crowley, Joseph NY 7th 225-3965 2404
    • Cuellar, Henry TX 28th 225-1640 336
    • Culberson, John Abney TX 7th 225-2571 1514
    • Cummings, Elijah E. MD 7th 225-4741 2235
    • Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. PA 3rd 225-5406 516
    • Davis, Artur AL 7th 225-2665 208
    • Davis, Danny K. IL 7th 225-5006 2159
    • Davis, Geoff KY 4th 225-3465 1108
    • Davis, Lincoln TN 4th 225-6831 410
    • Davis, Susan A. CA 53rd 225-2040 1526
    • Deal, Nathan GA 9th 225-5211 2133
    • DeFazio, Peter A. OR 4th 225-6416 2134
    • DeGette, Diana CO 1st 225-4431 2335
    • Delahunt, William D. MA 10th 225-3111 2454
    • DeLauro, Rosa L. CT 3rd 225-3661 2413
    • Dent, Charles W. PA 15th 225-6411 1009
    • Diaz-Balart, Lincoln FL 21st 225-4211 2244
    • Diaz-Balart, Mario FL 25th 225-2778 328
    • Dicks, Norman D. WA 6th 225-5916 2467
    • Dingell, John D. MI 15th 225-4071 2328
    • Doggett, Lloyd TX 25th 225-4865 201
    • Donnelly, Joe IN 2nd 225-3915 1530
    • Doyle, Michael F. PA 14th 225-2135 401
    • Dreier, David CA 26th 225-2305 233
    • Driehaus, Steve OH 1st 225-2216 408
    • Duncan, John J. Jr. TN 2nd 225-5435 2207
    • Edwards, Chet TX 17th 225-6105 2369
    • Edwards, Donna F. MD 4th 225-8699 318
    • Ehlers, Vernon J. MI 3rd 225-3831 2182
    • Ellison, Keith MN 5th 225-4755 1122
    • Ellsworth, Brad IN 8th 225-4636 513
    • [Emanuel, Rahm ] IL 5th 225-4061 1319
    • Emerson, Jo Ann MO 8th 225-4404 2440
    • Engel, Eliot L. NY 17th 225-2464 2161
    • Eshoo, Anna G. CA 14th 225-8104 205
    • Etheridge, Bob NC 2nd 225-4531 1533
    • Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. AS Delegate 225-8577 2422
    • Fallin, Mary OK 5th 225-2132 1432
    • Farr, Sam CA 17th 225-2861 1126
    • Fattah, Chaka PA 2nd 225-4001 2301
    • Filner, Bob CA 51st 225-8045 2428
    • Flake, Jeff AZ 6th 225-2635 240
    • Fleming, John LA 4th 225-2777 1023
    • Forbes, J. Randy VA 4th 225-6365 2438
    • Fortenberry, Jeff NE 1st 225-4806 1535
    • Foster, Bill IL 14th 225-2976 1339
    • Foxx, Virginia NC 5th 225-2071 1230
    • Frank, Barney MA 4th 225-5931 2252
    • Franks, Trent AZ 2nd 225-4576 2435
    • Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. NJ 11th 225-5034 2442
    • Fudge, Marcia L. OH 11th 225-7032 1513
    • Gallegly, Elton CA 24th 225-5811 2309
    • Garrett, Scott NJ 5th 225-4465 137
    • Gerlach, Jim PA 6th 225-4315 308
    • Giffords, Gabrielle AZ 8th 225-2542 1728
    • [Gillibrand, Kirsten E.] NY 20th 225-5614 120
    • Gingrey, Phil GA 11th 225-2931 119
    • Gohmert, Louie TX 1st 225-3035 511
    • Gonzalez, Charles A. TX 20th 225-3236 303
    • Goodlatte, Bob VA 6th 225-5431 2240
    • Gordon, Bart TN 6th 225-4231 2306
    • Granger, Kay TX 12th 225-5071 320
    • Graves, Sam MO 6th 225-7041 1415
    • Grayson, Alan FL 8th 225-2176 1605
    • Green, Al TX 9th 225-7508 236
    • Green, Gene TX 29th 225-1688 2372
    • Griffith, Parker AL 5th 225-4801 417
    • Grijalva, Raúl M. AZ 7th 225-2435 1440
    • Guthrie, Brett KY 2nd 225-3501 510
    • Gutierrez, Luis V. IL 4th 225-8203 2266
    • Hall, John J. NY 19th 225-5441 1217
    • Hall, Ralph M. TX 4th 225-6673 2405
    • Halvorson, Deborah L. IL 11th 225-3635 1541
    • Hare, Phil IL 17th 225-5905 428
    • Harman, Jane CA 36th 225-8220 2400
    • Harper, Gregg MS 3rd 225-5031 307
    • Hastings, Alcee L. FL 23rd 225-1313 2353
    • Hastings, Doc WA 4th 225-5816 1203
    • Heinrich, Martin NM 1st 225-6316 1505
    • Heller, Dean NV 2nd 225-6155 125
    • Hensarling, Jeb TX 5th 225-3484 129
    • Herger, Wally CA 2nd 225-3076 242
    • Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie SD At Large 225-2801 331
    • Higgins, Brian NY 27th 225-3306 431
    • Hill, Baron P. IN 9th 225-5315 223
    • Himes, James A. CT 4th 225-5541 214
    • Hinchey, Maurice D. NY 22nd 225-6335 2431
    • Hinojosa, Rubén TX 15th 225-2531 2463
    • Hirono, Mazie K. HI 2nd 225-4906 1524
    • Hodes, Paul W. NH 2nd 225-5206 1317
    • Hoekstra, Peter MI 2nd 225-4401 2234
    • Holden, Tim PA 17th 225-5546 2417
    • Holt, Rush D. NJ 12th 225-5801 1214
    • Honda, Michael M. CA 15th 225-2631 1713
    • Hoyer, Steny H. MD 5th 225-4131 1705
    • Hunter, Duncan CA 52nd 225-5672 1429
    • Inglis, Bob SC 4th 225-6030 100
    • Inslee, Jay WA 1st 225-6311 403
    • Israel, Steve NY 2nd 225-3335 2457
    • Issa, Darrell E. CA 49th 225-3906 2347
    • Jackson, Jesse L. Jr. IL 2nd 225-0773 2419
    • Jackson-Lee, Sheila TX 18th 225-3816 2160
    • Jenkins, Lynn KS 2nd 225-6601 130
    • Johnson, Eddie Bernice TX 30th 225-8885 1511
    • Johnson, Henry C. “Hank” Jr. GA 4th 225-1605 1133
    • Johnson, Sam TX 3rd 225-4201 1211
    • Johnson, Timothy V. IL 15th 225-2371 1207
    • Jones, Walter B. NC 3rd 225-3415 2333
    • Jordan, Jim OH 4th 225-2676 515
    • Kagen, Steve WI 8th 225-5665 1232
    • Kanjorski, Paul E. PA 11th 225-6511 2188
    • Kaptur, Marcy OH 9th 225-4146 2186
    • Kennedy, Patrick J. RI 1st 225-4911 407
    • Kildee, Dale E. MI 5th 225-3611 2107
    • Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. MI 13th 225-2261 2264
    • Kilroy, Mary Jo OH 15th 225-2015 1237
    • Kind, Ron WI 3rd 225-5506 1406
    • King, Peter T. NY 3rd 225-7896 339
    • King, Steve IA 5th 225-4426 1131
    • Kingston, Jack GA 1st 225-5831 2368
    • Kirk, Mark Steven IL 10th 225-4835 1030
    • Kirkpatrick, Ann AZ 1st 225-2315 1123
    • Kissell, Larry NC 8th 225-3715 512
    • Klein, Ron FL 22nd 225-3026 313
    • Kline, John MN 2nd 225-2271 1210
    • Kosmas, Suzanne M. FL 24th 225-2706 238
    • Kratovil, Frank Jr. MD 1st 225-5311 314
    • Kucinich, Dennis J. OH 10th 225-5871 2445
    • Lamborn, Doug CO 5th 225-4422 437
    • Lance, Leonard NJ 7th 225-5361 114
    • Langevin, James R. RI 2nd 225-2735 109
    • Larsen, Rick WA 2nd 225-2605 108
    • Larson, John B. CT 1st 225-2265 106
    • Latham, Tom IA 4th 225-5476 2217
    • LaTourette, Steven C. OH 14th 225-5731 2371
    • Latta, Robert E. OH 5th 225-6405 1531
    • Lee, Barbara CA 9th 225-2661 2444
    • Lee, Christopher John NY 26th 225-5265 1711
    • Levin, Sander M. MI 12th 225-4961 1236
    • Lewis, Jerry CA 41st 225-5861 2112
    • Lewis, John GA 5th 225-3801 343
    • Linder, John GA 7th 225-4272 1026
    • Lipinski, Daniel IL 3rd 225-5701 1717
    • LoBiondo, Frank A. NJ 2nd 225-6572 2427
    • Loebsack, David IA 2nd 225-6576 1221
    • Lofgren, Zoe CA 16th 225-3072 102
    • Lowey, Nita M. NY 18th 225-6506 2329
    • Lucas, Frank D. OK 3rd 225-5565 2311
    • Luetkemeyer, Blaine MO 9th 225-2956 1118
    • Luján, Ben Ray NM 3rd 225-6190 502
    • Lummis, Cynthia M. WY At Large 225-2311 1004
    • Lungren, Daniel E. CA 3rd 225-5716 2262
    • Lynch, Stephen F. MA 9th 225-8273 221
    • McCarthy, Carolyn NY 4th 225-5516 2346
    • McCarthy, Kevin CA 22nd 225-2915 1523
    • McCaul, Michael T. TX 10th 225-2401 131
    • McClintock, Tom CA 4th 225-2511 508
    • McCollum, Betty MN 4th 225-6631 1714
    • McCotter, Thaddeus G. MI 11th 225-8171 1632
    • McDermott, Jim WA 7th 225-3106 1035
    • McGovern, James P. MA 3rd 225-6101 438
    • McHenry, Patrick T. NC 10th 225-2576 224
    • McHugh, John M. NY 23rd 225-4611 2366
    • McIntyre, Mike NC 7th 225-2731 2437
    • McKeon, Howard P. “Buck” CA 25th 225-1956 2184
    • McMahon, Michael E. NY 13th 225-3371 323
    • McMorris Rodgers, Cathy WA 5th 225-2006 1323
    • McNerney, Jerry CA 11th 225-1947 312
    • Mack, Connie FL 14th 225-2536 115
    • Maffei, Daniel B. NY 25th 225-3701 1630
    • Maloney, Carolyn B. NY 14th 225-7944 2332
    • Manzullo, Donald A. IL 16th 225-5676 2228
    • Marchant, Kenny TX 24th 225-6605 227
    • Markey, Betsy CO 4th 225-4676 1229
    • Markey, Edward J. MA 7th 225-2836 2108
    • Marshall, Jim GA 8th 225-6531 504
    • Massa, Eric J. J. NY 29th 225-3161 1208
    • Matheson, Jim UT 2nd 225-3011 2434
    • Matsui, Doris O. CA 5th 225-7163 222
    • Meek, Kendrick B. FL 17th 225-4506 1039
    • Meeks, Gregory W. NY 6th 225-3461 2342
    • Melancon, Charlie LA 3rd 225-4031 404
    • Mica, John L. FL 7th 225-4035 2313
    • Michaud, Michael H. ME 2nd 225-6306 1724
    • Miller, Brad NC 13th 225-3032 1127
    • Miller, Candice S. MI 10th 225-2106 228
    • Miller, Gary G. CA 42nd 225-3201 2349
    • Miller, George CA 7th 225-2095 2205
    • Miller, Jeff FL 1st 225-4136 2439
    • Minnick, Walt ID 1st 225-6611 1517
    • Mitchell, Harry E. AZ 5th 225-2190 1410
    • Mollohan, Alan B. WV 1st 225-4172 2302
    • Moore, Dennis KS 3rd 225-2865 1727
    • Moore, Gwen WI 4th 225-4572 1239
    • Moran, James P. VA 8th 225-4376 2239
    • Moran, Jerry KS 1st 225-2715 2202
    • Murphy, Christopher S. CT 5th 225-4476 412
    • Murphy, Patrick J. PA 8th 225-4276 1609
    • Murphy, Tim PA 18th 225-2301 322
    • Murtha, John P. PA 12th 225-2065 2423
    • Myrick, Sue Wilkins NC 9th 225-1976 230
    • Nadler, Jerrold NY 8th 225-5635 2334
    • Napolitano, Grace F. CA 38th 225-5256 1610
    • Neal, Richard E. MA 2nd 225-5601 2208
    • Neugebauer, Randy TX 19th 225-4005 1424
    • Norton, Eleanor Holmes DC Delegate 225-8050 2136
    • Nunes, Devin CA 21st 225-2523 1013
    • Nye, Glenn C. VA 2nd 225-4215 116
    • Oberstar, James L. MN 8th 225-6211 2365
    • Obey, David R. WI 7th 225-3365 2314
    • Olson, Pete TX 22nd 225-5951 514
    • Olver, John W. MA 1st 225-5335 1111
    • Ortiz, Solomon P. TX 27th 225-7742 2110
    • Pallone, Frank Jr. NJ 6th 225-4671 237
    • Pascrell, Bill Jr. NJ 8th 225-5751 2464
    • Pastor, Ed AZ 4th 225-4065 2465
    • Paul, Ron TX 14th 225-2831 203
    • Paulsen, Erik MN 3rd 225-2871 126
    • Payne, Donald M. NJ 10th 225-3436 2310
    • Pelosi, Nancy CA 8th 225-4965 235
    • Pence, Mike IN 6th 225-3021 1431
    • Perlmutter, Ed CO 7th 225-2645 415
    • Perriello, Thomas S. P. VA 5th 225-4711 1520
    • Peters, Gary C. MI 9th 225-5802 1130
    • Peterson, Collin C. MN 7th 225-2165 2211
    • Petri, Thomas E. WI 6th 225-2476 2462
    • Pierluisi, Pedro R. PR Resident
    • Commissioner 225-2615 1218
    • Pingree, Chellie ME 1st 225-6116 1037
    • Pitts, Joseph R. PA 16th 225-2411 420
    • Platts, Todd Russell PA 19th 225-5836 2455
    • Poe, Ted TX 2nd 225-6565 430
    • Polis, Jared CO 2nd 225-2161 501
    • Pomeroy, Earl ND At Large 225-2611 1501
    • Posey, Bill FL 15th 225-3671 132
    • Price, David E. NC 4th 225-1784 2162
    • Price, Tom GA 6th 225-4501 424
    • Putnam, Adam H. FL 12th 225-1252 442
    • Radanovich, George CA 19th 225-4540 2410
    • Rahall, Nick J. II WV 3rd 225-3452 2307
    • Rangel, Charles B. NY 15th 225-4365 2354
    • Rehberg, Denny MT At Large 225-3211 2448
    • Reichert, David G. WA 8th 225-7761 1730
    • Reyes, Silvestre TX 16th 225-4831 2433
    • Richardson, Laura CA 37th 225-7924 1725
    • Rodriguez, Ciro D. TX 23rd 225-4511 2351
    • Roe, David P. TN 1st 225-6356 419
    • Rogers, Harold KY 5th 225-4601 2406
    • Rogers, Mike MI 8th 225-4872 133
    • Rogers, Mike AL 3rd 225-3261 324
    • Rohrabacher, Dana CA 46th 225-2415 2300
    • Rooney, Thomas J. FL 16th 225-5792 1529
    • Roskam, Peter J. IL 6th 225-4561 507
    • Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana FL 18th 225-3931 2470
    • Ross, Mike AR 4th 225-3772 2436
    • Rothman, Steven R. NJ 9th 225-5061 2303
    • Roybal-Allard, Lucille CA 34th 225-1766 2330
    • Royce, Edward R. CA 40th 225-4111 2185
    • Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch MD 2nd 225-3061 2453
    • Rush, Bobby L. IL 1st 225-4372 2416
    • Ryan, Paul WI 1st 225-3031 1113
    • Ryan, Tim OH 17th 225-5261 1421
    • Sablan, Gregorio MP Delegate 225-2646 423
    • Salazar, John T. CO 3rd 225-4761 326
    • Sánchez, Linda T. CA 39th 225-6676 1222
    • Sanchez, Loretta CA 47th 225-2965 1114
    • Sarbanes, John P. MD 3rd 225-4016 426
    • Scalise, Steve LA 1st 225-3015 429
    • Schakowsky, Janice D. IL 9th 225-2111 2367
    • Schauer, Mark H. MI 7th 225-6276 1408
    • Schiff, Adam B. CA 29th 225-4176 2447
    • Schmidt, Jean OH 2nd 225-3164 418
    • Schock, Aaron IL 18th 225-6201 509
    • Schrader, Kurt OR 5th 225-5711 1419
    • Schwartz, Allyson Y. PA 13th 225-6111 330
    • Scott, David GA 13th 225-2939 225
    • Scott, Robert C. “Bobby” VA 3rd 225-8351 1201
    • Sensenbrenner, F. James Jr. WI 5th 225-5101 2449
    • Serrano, José E. NY 16th 225-4361 2227
    • Sessions, Pete TX 32nd 225-2231 2233
    • Sestak, Joe PA 7th 225-2011 1022
    • Shadegg, John B. AZ 3rd 225-3361 436
    • Shea-Porter, Carol NH 1st 225-5456 1330
    • Sherman, Brad CA 27th 225-5911 2242
    • Shimkus, John IL 19th 225-5271 2452
    • Shuler, Heath NC 11th 225-6401 422
    • Shuster, Bill PA 9th 225-2431 204
    • Simpson, Michael K. ID 2nd 225-5531 2312
    • Sires, Albio NJ 13th 225-7919 1024
    • Skelton, Ike MO 4th 225-2876 2206
    • Slaughter, Louise McIntosh NY 28th 225-3615 2469
    • Smith, Adam WA 9th 225-8901 2402
    • Smith, Adrian NE 3rd 225-6435 503
    • Smith, Christopher H. NJ 4th 225-3765 2373
    • Smith, Lamar TX 21st 225-4236 2409
    • Snyder, Vic AR 2nd 225-2506 2210
    • Solis, Hilda L. CA 32nd 225-5464 2421
    • Souder, Mark E. IN 3rd 225-4436 2231
    • Space, Zachary T. OH 18th 225-6265 315
    • Speier, Jackie CA 12th 225-3531 211
    • Spratt, John M. Jr. SC 5th 225-5501 1401
    • Stark, Fortney Pete CA 13th 225-5065 239
    • Stearns, Cliff FL 6th 225-5744 2370
    • Stupak, Bart MI 1st 225-4735 2268
    • Sullivan, John OK 1st 225-2211 434
    • Sutton, Betty OH 13th 225-3401 1721
    • Tanner, John S. TN 8th 225-4714 1226
    • Tauscher, Ellen O. CA 10th 225-1880 2459
    • Taylor, Gene MS 4th 225-5772 2269
    • Teague, Harry NM 2nd 225-2365 1007
    • Terry, Lee NE 2nd 225-4155 2331
    • Thompson, Bennie G. MS 2nd 225-5876 2432
    • Thompson, Glenn PA 5th 225-5121 124
    • Thompson, Mike CA 1st 225-3311 231
    • Thornberry, Mac TX 13th 225-3706 2209
    • Tiahrt, Todd KS 4th 225-6216 2441
    • Tiberi, Patrick J. OH 12th 225-5355 113
    • Tierney, John F. MA 6th 225-8020 2238
    • Titus, Dina NV 3rd 225-3252 319
    • Tonko, Paul NY 21st 225-5076 128
    • Towns, Edolphus NY 10th 225-5936 2232
    • Tsongas, Niki MA 5th 225-3411 1607
    • Turner, Michael R. OH 3rd 225-6465 1740
    • Upton, Fred MI 6th 225-3761 2183
    • Van Hollen, Chris MD 8th 225-5341 1707
    • Velázquez, Nydia M. NY 12th 225-2361 2466
    • Visclosky, Peter J. IN 1st 225-2461 2256
    • Walden, Greg OR 2nd 225-6730 2352
    • Walz, Timothy J. MN 1st 225-2472 1722
    • Wamp, Zach TN 3rd 225-3271 1436
    • Wasserman Schultz, Debbie FL 20th 225-7931 118
    • Waters, Maxine CA 35th 225-2201 2344
    • Watson, Diane E. CA 33rd 225-7084 2430
    • Watt, Melvin L. NC 12th 225-1510 2304
    • Waxman, Henry A. CA 30th 225-3976 2204
    • Weiner, Anthony D. NY 9th 225-6616 2104
    • Welch, Peter VT At Large 225-4115 1404
    • Westmoreland, Lynn A. GA 3rd 225-5901 1213
    • Wexler, Robert FL 19th 225-3001 2241
    • Whitfield, Ed KY 1st 225-3115 2411
    • Wilson, Charles A. OH 6th 225-5705 226
    • Wilson, Joe SC 2nd 225-2452 212
    • Wittman, Robert J. VA 1st 225-4261 1318
    • Wolf, Frank R. VA 10th 225-5136 241
    • Woolsey, Lynn C. CA 6th 225-5161 2263
    • Wu, David OR 1st 225-0855 2338
    • Yarmuth, John A. KY 3rd 225-5401 435
    • Young, C. W. Bill FL 10th 225-5961 2407
    • Young, Don AK At Large 225-5765 2111

    Call your represntative in Congress. Tell them to vote NO!

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  • Barack Obama,  Day By Day,  MSNBC,  NBC News

    Day By Day by Chris Muir January 28, 2009 – Jackpot

    January 28, 2009 /
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    Day By Day by Chris Muir

    Chris, Flap is surprised that Jan had an exclusive interview with President Obama. She doesn’t represent an Arab/Islamic based media outlet, does she?

    President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters “all too often the United States starts by dictating.”

    Obama taped the interview with the Dubai-based network Monday as his envoy to the Middle East, former Sen. George J. Mitchell, set out for an eight-day trip to the region and elsewhere. The interview complemented the new administration’s first efforts to reach out to Arab leaders in the region, who have been wary at best of U.S. efforts to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

    Or is daddy, a media MOGUL with NBC News, maybe MSNBC?

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    January 28, 2009 /
    • Barack Obama Appeals: Family planning money may be dropped from Stim Bill -If House Dems Agree
      House Democrats are likely to jettison family planning funds for the low-income from an $825 billion economic stimulus bill, officials said late Monday, following a personal appeal from President Barack Obama at a time the administration is courting Republican critics of the legislation.

      Several officials said a final decision was expected on Tuesday, coinciding with Obama's scheduled visit to the Capitol for separate meetings with House and Senate Republicans.

      The provision has emerged as a point of contention among Republicans, who criticize it as an example of wasteful spending that would neither create jobs nor otherwise improve the economy.
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      Well, after Nancy Pelosi's gaffe yesterday, who can blame Obama.

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    • Shocking: Obama gives first TV interview to Arabic network AND Not to MSNBC
      President Barack Obama gave his first formal television interview as president to an Arabic cable TV network, telling Al-Arabiya that when it comes to Middle East matters "all too often the United States starts by dictating."

      Obama taped the interview with the Dubai-based network Monday as his envoy to the Middle East, former Sen. George J. Mitchell, set out for an eight-day trip to the region and elsewhere. The interview complemented the new administration's first efforts to reach out to Arab leaders in the region, who have been wary at best of U.S. efforts to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
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      Not to Olby? or Matthews? Or Maddow? Well, this is just shocking.

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  • Barack Obama,  Phil Gingrey,  Rush Limbaugh

    Rush Limbaugh Fundraising for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – Criticized By GOP House Member

    January 27, 2009 /
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    Certainly not the first time that the “EVIL” RUSH” has been used as a foil for Democratic Party pleas to replenish their political coffers.

    Here is the audio/video:

    But, what is interesting this time is that the President of the United States Barack Obama invokes Rush by brow beating members of the GOP leadership.

    President Obama warned Republicans on Capitol Hill today that they need to quit listening to radio king Rush Limbaugh if they want to get along with Democrats and the new administration.

    “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” he told top GOP leaders, whom he had invited to the White House to discuss his nearly $1 trillion stimulus package.

    But, at least one GOP House member has taken the hint from the President and has criticized the talk show king – but for different reasons.

    Rush Limbaugh may command a large following, but his caustic comments Monday about the GOP’s congressional leadership have at least one Republican House member defending his colleagues and offering an unusually candid critique of the talk radio powerhouse and his fellow commentators.

    Responding to President Obama’s recommendation to Republican congressional leaders last week that they not follow Limbaugh’s lead, the conservative talkmeister said on his show that Obama is “obviously more frightened of me than he is Mitch McConnell. He’s more frightened of me, than he is of, say, John Boehner, which doesn’t say much about our party.”

    Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga., did not take kindly to this assessment in an interview with Politico Tuesday.

    “I think that our leadership, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, are taking the right approach,” Gingrey said. “I mean, it’s easy if you’re Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh or even sometimes Newt Gingrich to stand back and throw bricks. You don’t have to try to do what’s best for your people and your party. You know you’re just on these talk shows and you’re living well and plus you stir up a bit of controversy and gin the base and that sort of that thing. But when it comes to true leadership, not that these people couldn’t be or wouldn’t be good leaders, they’re not in that position of John Boehner or Mitch McConnell.”

    Rush never hesitant to respond, offers this reply to Rep. Gingrey:

    Asked to respond to Gingrey, Limbaugh, in an email to Politico, wrote: “I’m sure he is doing his best but it does not appear to be good enough. He may not have noticed that the number of Republican colleagues he has in the House has dwindled. And they will dwindle more if he and his friends don’t show more leadership and effectiveness in battling the most left-wing agenda in modern history. And they won’t continue to lose because of me, but because of their relationship with the grassroots, which is hurting. Conservatives want leadership from those who claim to represent them. And we’ll know it when we see it.”

    Exit Question: Who does Rush Limbaugh influence more the Democrats or the Republicans?

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  • David Paterson,  Michael Bloomberg,  Rudy Giuliani

    Poll Watch: New York Governor David Paterson Loses 2010 Race Lead to Bloomberg and Giuliani

    January 27, 2009 /
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    New York Governor David Paterson and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani

    Not a good week for New York Governor David Paterson. He appoints Blue Dog Democrat Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to Hillary Clinton’s U.S. Senate seat and trashes Caroline Kennedy in the process. The LEFT and the Kennedy Klan are pissed and may gun for him at Democrat Primary time.

    Now, the latest Marist poll has him losing to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and tied with Rudy Giuliani in a 2010 race for re-election as New York Governor.

    If the 2010 election for governor were held today, Paterson would lose when matched against New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  47% say they would rather vote for Bloomberg compared with 41% who say they would cast their ballot for the incumbent governor.  Bloomberg has consistently been a formidable potential opponent.  While Paterson edged out Bloomberg by four percentage points in Marist’s November survey, Bloomberg outpaced Paterson by 11 percentage points in October.  Paterson has also lost ground when matched up against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.  In Marist’s previous polls, Paterson repeatedly distanced himself from the Republican.  His hypothetical lead in November was 10 percentage points.  Currently, Paterson and Giuliani are in a statistical dead heat.  Paterson receives 46% of voters’ support while Giuliani garners 47%.

    The New York Democrat Party is not stupid and David Paterson is a sure loser to Bloomberg or Giuliani in 2010. The Dems will convince Paterson to accept some federal appointment from Obama and run Andrew Cuomo, Jr. as their Governor nominee.

    If not, the next Governor of New York will be Bloomberg or Rudy.

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  • Sarah Palin

    Sarah Palin’s New Political Action Committee – SARAHPAC.COM

    January 27, 2009 /
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    The Sarah Palin PAC front page

    The ‘Cuda is ramping up her NATIONAL political operation.

    She’s also launching her national political action committee. Registered in Virginia, patterned after Hillary’s HillPac, Sarahpac.com is to support ideas and candidates who share the Palin vision that energy independence is this country’s future.

    Is Sarah Palin shooting for a 2012 bid for President?

    You betcha…….

    Next stop, the Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington – Saturday.

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  • Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage War: California “Prop 8 — The Musical” Set for Broadway

    January 27, 2009 /
    California Proposition 8 – The Musical – A star studded video against Prop 8

    Variety reports the fundraising efforts for the gay marriage promoting folks. Since it is unlikely that the California Supreme Court will overturn the vote of California voters which with Proposition 8 re-established the traditional definition of marriage (one man and one woman) homosexual marriage activists are obviously gearing up for another electoral battle – perhaps in 2010.

    Marc Shaiman’s online tuner “Prop 8 — The Musical” gets a Broadway bow next month as part of “Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert.”

    One-night-only benefit will feature perfs by “Hairspray” composer Shaiman, “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz, playwright Douglas Carter Beane and thesps Harvey Fierstein, Lynda Carter, John Gallagher Jr., Jonathan Groff, Cheyenne Jackson, Adriane Lenox and Rue McClanahan, among others. Also on the bill are the casts of Rialto tuners including “Jersey Boys,” “The Lion King” and “Wicked.”

    Concert will be helmed by Schele Williams and Anthony Galde and produced by 4Good Prods.

    Event benefits equal-rights orgs Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality and the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force.

    Show will play Feb. 23 at the Gershwin Theater, currently home to “Wicked.”

    Flap supposes the “industry” will turn out or be compelled to turn out and they will raise some money for the Prop. 8 redux. But, the skit falls flat and is full of demeaning/ridiculing Christian lies that will appear in the TV ads during their next campaign to legalize gay marriage.

    Good luck with their production and who will be taking OPPO video for the Yes on 8 folks?

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  • Barack Obama,  Guantanamo Bay,  Karl Rove

    Poll Watch: Obama’s Decision to Close GITMO Met With Mixed Reviews by American Voters

    January 27, 2009 /
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    President Barack Obama’s decision to close GITMO has met with mixed reviews by American voters.

    U.S. voters are closely divided over whether the government should close the terrorist prison camp at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba.

    Forty-four percent (44%) agree with President Obama’s decision to close the camp within the next year, while 42% disagree in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure which is the best course to follow.

    Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters, however, still say safety is more important to them than fairness in determining where the terrorist suspects should be imprisoned. Just 19% put more emphasis on fairness, while 13% are not sure which is more important. These numbers are virtually unchanged from the findings in November.

    Sixty-nine percent (69%) say the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo should not be given all the rights of U.S. citizens. Only 16% disagree, and 15% are not sure.

    Just 26% say the suspected terrorists should be tried in U.S. courts. Fifty-nine percent (59%) support the Bush Administration position that they should be tried by military tribunals. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided.

    Again, the responses to both these questions are almost identical to those in a survey last July.

    Looks like Karl Rove’s comments the other day are not too far off the mark.

    The “campaign architect,” as he is commonly called, built a case against President Barack Obama’s order to close Guantanamo, an overseas CIA detention center where terrorists and other “enemy combatants” are held. Obama’s order could enable terrorists to be tried in U.S. courts, to be given undeserved rights afforded American citizens and could cause damaging long-term effects, Rove said.

    “One year from now, Gitmo won’t be closed,” Rove said. “If it is, there will be an uproar in the U.S. about where to put these people.”

    In one of President Barack Obama’s first acts as President, it looks like a change of Bush Administration policy that does NOT enjoy the overwhelming support of the American people. Well, Obama has left himself a year to decide how to close GITMO.

    The closing of Guantanamo Bay = symbolism over substance.

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  • John Conyers,  Karl Rove

    Karl Rove Subpoenaed By House Democrats – What About a Frog-March?

    January 27, 2009 /
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    The LEFT never did see the above – Karl Rove Frog-Marched out of the White House

    Left Wing democrats never realized their dream while Karl Rove worked in The White House for President Bush. But, with Bush out of office, they are making up for lost time.

    House Democrats renewed their effort to force former White House aide Karl Rove to testify in a probe into Justice Department controversies, presenting a challenge to President Barack Obama, who will have to decide whether to defend his predecessor’s legal arguments.

    Michigan Rep. John Conyers, Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, on Monday issued a subpoena to Mr. Rove, seeking his appearance at a deposition Feb. 2. Mr. Conyers wants the former aide to President George W. Bush to answer questions on the Justice Department’s firings of U.S. attorneys in 2006, among other matters.

    For more than a year, the Bush administration blocked congressional demands for testimony from Mr. Rove and other Bush aides. The White House’s assertion of executive privilege prompted the aides to refuse even to show up for a hearing. A judge last year, in a limited ruling, said the privilege didn’t protect the aides from having to appear, even if they refused to answer questions.

    “Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it,” Mr. Conyers said. “After two years of stonewalling, it’s time for him to talk.”

    Will Obama let this proceed?

    For a while but the President knows: What goes around, comes around. After Obama leaves office, it might be his own staff that are subpoenaed by a Congressional committee.

    President’s jealously guard their “executive privilege” and Obama would be smart to have Nancy Pelosi smack Conyers down.

    And, no frog-march for Rove.

    Stay tuned……

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