Waiting on Mr. Write…
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Waiting on Mr. Write…
Unfortunately for Democrats, the country’s mood isn’t likely to improve anytime soon, even if Sen. Harry Reid finally manages to write his version of reform. "Americans resent being ignored by arrogant politicians who think they know better how to run our lives than we do," columnist Connie Hair wrote on the Human Events website. As it turns out, even politicians resent being ignored by other arrogant politicians. Last month, eight Democrats sent the Majority Leader a formal letter demanding that the Senate–and public–have access to the bill for at least 72 hours prior to its first vote. Initially, Sen. Reid agreed. According to Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), "he promised ‘days–not a day or two’ for lawmakers to review the yet-to-be-seen bill before attempting to clear a 60-vote procedural hurdle needed to bring the legislation to the Senate floor." Yet already the leadership is weighing a vote on the motion to proceed in the next two days–without even releasing the bill text! If you ask Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), he thinks the chamber should have at least as long to review the bill as liberals had to write it. But Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the second highest ranking Democrat, essentially said yesterday that the Senate will be lucky to have 72 hours, let alone six weeks! Supposedly, a partial Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on the concept that Sen. Reid sent them was delivered yesterday and could be presented as early as this afternoon. FRC will be watching the process closely and keeping our eyes peeled for any move to dump the Stupak amendment. So will the American people–61% of whom oppose taxpayer-funded abortion, according to a new CNN poll. It’s the ENDA the World as We Know It
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A Fact a Day Keeps H.R. 3962 Away…
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Senate Democrats seem like the picture of self-sacrifice these days. More than a few have talked about their willingness to stay in Washington through next week to work on health care reform, cutting into what is traditionally a nice long Thanksgiving break. While they may seem driven to overhaul the system, the real motivation for hanging around may be slightly less noble. Staying in D.C. helps to insulate them from angry constituents back home. Plenty of Senators would be happy to spend their holiday as far away as possible from their states, where outrage over both plans has reached its boiling point. 
In an announcement that took both sides by surprise, today’s mark-up of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) was cancelled. We’ll be on the lookout for ENDA to crop up later in the year, since it’s a crucial step in moving forward with the broader homosexual agenda. But don’t take it from us. Take it from the highest ranking homosexual serving in the Obama administration, John Berry, who is the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. Check out my new 
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President Obama says: Eat your vegetables! Believe it or not, Section 2572 of the House bill orders the federal government to regulate vending machines with nutrition labels on items in plain sight before people purchase their food. The measure would also mandate retail food establishments "part of a chain with 20 or more locations" to list calorie counts "on the menu board–including a drive-thru board." 
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