One year later, former Congressman Bart Stupak is still feeling the effects of the critical role he played in healthcare reform. In an interview with ‘The Atlantic,’ Stupak said he still gets “accosted” by angry citizens. (more)
The 2010 campaign provided enough memorable moments to fill out a list all by itself. Christine O’Donnell, Joe Manchin shooting the cap and trade bill, Aqua Buddha: It was that kind of year. (more)
The list hasn’t been finalized, but it’s almost as if Washington’s battles for the next two years have already been determined. From fetishistic scenarios in which California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa uses his new-found investigatory powers to topple the White House, to hemming and hawing about the fate of Obamacare, the drastic power shift in the House means Washington has a new, GOP-oriented agenda. (more)
Voters who are considering supporting moderates in November might want to ask themselves: Do they want to be “Stupaked”? From coast to coast and from Mike to Mike, meaning Mike Castle (R-DE) and Mike Bennet (D-CO), congressional incumbents are running on moderate, middle-of-the-road platforms. These folks and all other moderates need to be studied and questioned now more than ever. Remember the health care debate earlier this year, when Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) bamboozled all of his supporters who believed he would protect the right to life during the House debate on the bill? Stupak said that he was committed to protecting life by making sure government funds never went to pay for abortions. In fact, Stupak is the co-chair of the House of Representatives’ pro-life caucus. But that didn’t stop him from voting for a federal health care bill that doesn’t restrict federal funding of abortion. That the health care bill passed — without a provision restricting government funding of abortion — is entirely thanks to the leadership of Stupak, since he led and supplied the health care bill’s winning margin in the House of Representatives. (more)
Voters head to the polls for primaries in three states tomorrow — Michigan, Missouri and Kansas — and here are the biggest races to watch: (more)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion foes have won a round in the first test of how President Barack Obama’s health care law will be applied to the politically charged issue. (more)
The National Right to Life Committee reported that Pennyslvania’s high-risk health insurance program will offer citizens the first batch of Obamacare’s federal funding that can be used to pay for abortions, providing final confirmation that President Obama’s executive order to supposedly prevent this occurrence wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on. (more)
A senior Republican senator on Thursday said he shares some concerns expressed by Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican who caused a furor on Capitol Hill and a quick rebuke from the White House by apologizing to a BP executive. (more)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It is an overlooked danger in oil spill crisis: The crude gushing from the well contains vast amounts of natural gas that could pose a serious threat to the Gulf of Mexico’s fragile ecosystem. (more)
A group of people who had never been in a campaign have made history. Rand Paul, son of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is now a candidate himself. While many wait and wonder what this means for the Republican Party, it is the party themselves which should be reacting. With the citizen-run organization that is the Tea Party now having their stamp on one of our electoral candidates, we have a choice: Follow the new or continue the old. (more)
Will Tea Partiers be able to oust tax-and-spend incumbents in the House and replace them with fiscal conservatives in November? (more)
Editor’s Note: Daily Caller High is a group of young writers cutting their teeth in the world of political punditry. This week, the authors’ reflect on events of the past few days. (more)
How loud do Americans have to scream before their government hears them? The nation’s debt keeps spinning out of control, yet all we hear on the whispering winds is that the value-added tax is on its way. What the hell? I’ve checked my bank account, I’m tapped. At the bottom of my purse might be an old lint-covered Life Saver and a state quarter, but I need that for my collection. The quarter, not the Life Saver. (more)
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) plans to annnounce his retirement today, Democrats briefed on his decision said. Stupak, the leader of a pro-life faction within his party, had received death threats and was under intense political pressure after he agreed to support the Democratic health care reform legislation, even though pro-life groups insisted that it would allow federal funds to be used for abortion. (more)
The Tea Party Express is predicting large crowds for five events Thursday and Friday aimed at unseating U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan. (more)
Michigan liberals want a probe of the Michigan Republican party following [intlink id="768594" type="post"]Wednesday’s report[/intlink] from The Daily Caller on a fundraising deal between the state party and the Republican National Committee that was allegedly intended to circumvent campaign finance laws and inflate the RNC’s 2009 fundraising numbers. (more)
Sorta? Kinda? Judge for yourself based on this short message Rep. Bart Stupak spokeswoman Michelle Begnoche sent to Jon Ward: (more)
WASHINGTON — First it was the owner of the red brick townhouse on 133 C Street SE that drew a group’s ire. Now it’s the Congressmen who actually stayed there. (more)
The Tea Party Express has raised more than $50,000 over the past few days to target Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak, whose last minute deal over abortion language in President Obama’s health-care bill allowed the legislation to pass, the Daily Caller has learned. (more)
