Today, Senate Democrats need to hang in there and force Republicans to filibuster the Disclose Act … Call your member of Congress and tell them to let Republicans Filibuster all legislation from this point forward until the November elections because everything waiting to be voted on will likely get the stall and block treatment. Despite the hot and heavy reporting on the wikileaks, most folks in the news expect the war-funding bill to pass.
The Disclose Act is important to level the campaign field and as Chuck Schumer stated, “It is the right thing to do”. We all know Republicans are big spenders when it comes to big Corporations, Campaigns are no different, and since Justice, Roberts changed the definition of of equality. The Campaign finance reform did not get a lot of discussion in the news and we all know that members on both sides of the aisle would def prefer to have more money to spend to get their word out there. Republicans, the Party of No will continue to treat Americans as a pawn to taking down President Obama. It would be great to not only show Americans just exactly what side these folks are on finally it will and could wear somebody down to then acknowledge their chances to actually make change to the current ruined system. If anyone watched, their member of Congress vote against progress and the obvious decision would be to change Political Parties.
In the News, we are two days away from the implementation of SB1070, the people on the Gulf Coast have been stalled and apparently blocked from getting their money from BP. Americans have important legislation on the table and will continue to as we move into the November election cycle. We need Senate and Democrats in the House to be strong and push though comprehensive legislation we do not seem to be getting there on one vote –we have started getting the change we need but those changes will need to be adjusted as we go into this President’s 2nd term.
The airwaves were heavy with voice of Bernie Sanders this morning calling a spade a spade. Then moved on to talk about the people this President has surrounding him, specifically the larry summers types…etc. The first thing that came to mind was if Senator Sanders remembers that words to matter. Though knowing he definitely is old, enough to know that the saying has all kinds of negative racial connotations it was a comment that had me wondering exactly where he was going with it. He continued on with his personal disappointment then stated he hopes that elizabeth warren will be the consumer agency head to possibly balance the others in that group. It is clear that Senator Sanders and progressives are obviously furious with the President because he has people connected to Wall Street in his circle. My question is do progressives feel what the President has accomplished is small, have they forgotten that progress usually requires everyone to take part in and that is not happening because of the 60 vote rules in the Senate. It is disappointing to hear Senator Sanders make such negative comments, it is hard maybe offensive to hear progressives on TV or the airwaves starting to make threats about the office of President based on one or two issues because that can confuse the viewer. In a time when supporters of this President, not that people don’t understand or know that the progressives you see on TV are pundits and TV personalities that on occasion feel they have power to make comments that can be persuasive and possibly change a vote or two. These pundits, cable heads and talking heads are not there to sway the viewer to vote a certain way they are suppose to deliver the news and it goes without saying they all give their opinions. The fact we all need to remember is fact v opinion. I appreciate challenging the President but hearing them put out threats to this President about the elections because they are not seeing the change they voted for is beyond offensive and should not be completely tolerated by our party. I am a Mom, a Democrat, person of colour and worked my ass off to get this President elected. I don’t hear much News from progressives these days but a smidgen of the News laced with negative comments and how bad this or that will be because as Senator Sanders so offensively put it…Progressives worked the hardest to get this President elected. I am not a progressive, thought i was but I am not of the mind to throw my presidential candidate under the bus because he is not acting the way i want. I believe actions speak louder than words and while the words of Senator Sanders clearly have made me upset his view are important. The Democratic Party has a huge tent of varying views attitudes and votes. It is disappointing that we do not tend to rally around an issue and press hard as the Republicans do because they all agree that they want to be in control and are willing to do whatever they need…even if that means bringing down their constituents down into poverty do get back in control.
Other News …
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Ron Johnson, an avid drilling proponent, has received scrutiny for retaining over $100,000 in BP stock. Two weeks after he told reporters that he would get rid of the stock, Johnson backtracked yesterday, saying that he hasn’t yet decided what to do.TP
House leaders are “rushing to hold a vote on a critical war-financing bill,” fearing they could lose liberal votes in the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosure. Meanwhile, Gen. James N. Mattis, nominated as the next commander of Central Command, will likely have to answer questions on the matter today during his confirmation hearings in the Senate.TP
The Senate is expected to vote on the DISCLOSE Act today, and President Obama yesterday “pre-emptively” criticized Republicans for opposing the campaign finance measure. He said blocking it would be “nothing less than a vote to allow corporate and special-interest takeovers of our elections.” The Senate is expected to fall short of the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster.TP
Yesterday marked the official launch of OutServe, an “organization of gay and lesbian active-duty service members” who will work with the Pentagon to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Starting on Facebook last October, OutServe now has 450 members who help the organization “bring information and statements to the Pentagon while preserving members’ anonymity.”TP
C-SPAN …
White House Briefing
Pres. Obama on Campaign Finance
Briefing & Panels: From Earlier
Gulf Coast Tourism Industry Expected to be Hard-Hit by Spill
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is in session and assessing the impact of the oil spill on tourism along the Gulf Coast. Committee members are exploring the damages suffered by the region’s tourism industry as well as the process by which the independent Gulf Coast Claims Facility will evaluate tourism-related claims.
Tourism today is the region’s second-largest industry, behind only oil and gas exploration and processing. According to one report, about 46 percent of the Gulf economy, or more than $100 billion a year, comes from tourism dollars.
Tourism executives from the region and Kenneth Feinberg, President Obama’s designee to oversee the $20 billion BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill compensation fund are testifying. The Senate Small Business Committee holds a hearing to probe the impact of the temporary federal moratorium on Gulf drilling. Panels will provide a broad economic analysis of the moratorium and will include small business owners discussing its impact on their businesses.
LAT: Spill may cost Gulf $22.7 billion in tourism
AP: Group Seeks $500M for Gulf Tourism
House Energy Hearing: NOW on c-span.org
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