“Dick Durbin” on The Daily Caller

“If we outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns.” ~ old bumper sticker (more)

The shocking mass murder visited upon Tucson a week ago Saturday by a lunatic loner provided the nasty Left with another opportunity to show that they haven’t a shred of decency. The Associated Press led the yellow hoard with minute-by-minute accusations before the victims of this horrific tragedy were even evacuated to the hospital. The so-called mainstream media coverage went something like this: “Most people believe there is a Tea Party and Sarah Palin connection to all of this.” That was before the name of the shooter was even known. (more)

Fifteen years ago, on January 23, 1996, President Clinton delivered his State of the Union speech. A little more than a year before, President Clinton and congressional Democrats had experienced a shellacking in the 1994 congressional elections, when the Republicans took over control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 42 years and also won control of the U.S. Senate. (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 Senate voted Thursday to table a measure that in part would give children of undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship if they seek an education or join the military. Reid said he will take up the proposal “later this month,” giving it one final chance to make it to the president’s desk. (more)

With the clock ticking toward the end of the 111th Congress, Democrats are making a final push to advance a measure that would extend a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States by their parents. (more)

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday that Democrats and Republicans are headed toward a deal to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for all income tax brackets, possibly before the cuts expire at the year’s end. (more)

President Obama’s debt commission Friday received support from 11 of 18 members, falling short of the 14 votes needed for what would have been more of a symbolic passage than anything else. (more)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has pushed four different versions of the controversial immigration bill known as the DREAM Act without a hearing on any of them, drawing outrage from the top Republican on the committee that would have handled the package. (more)

The Senate will debate the Food Safety Modernization Act on this coming Monday, deciding whether to give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to recall food products it suspects are infected. (more)

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is vowing to bring the immigration-related “DREAM Act” to the Senate floor and some Senate Republicans are sounding the alarm bells, highlighting that it would offer amnesty to an estimated 2.1 million illegal aliens. (more)

A plan to cut the federal deficit and reduce the debt that was released Wednesday by the co-chairs of President Obama’s debt commission was blasted by the left, with labor unions leading the way in decrying its cuts, and received only a noncommittal response from the White House. (more)

President Obama has invited the Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress to the White House on Nov. 18 for a meeting and then a dinner in the residence. (more)

The Democrats are in trouble in the United States Senate come November. (more)

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Sunday that he “appreciates” high estimates for the number of seats the GOP may win Tuesday, but that he’s more focused on hitting the mark of 39 seats to take back the majority in the House of Representatives. (more)

President Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission will have a difficult time reaching any kind of consensus on how to reduce the deficit, according to Democratic Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who serves on the commission. (more)

Last week, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) rejected Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) idea that the Senate could pass controversial energy legislation, like a federal renewable energy standard, during a lame-duck session after the election. “There are many choices and most of them are controversial, so to think that we could do them quickly in a lame-duck is a long shot,” said Senator Durbin. (more)

Am I the only one who saw weakness when President Obama and his departing chief of staff Rahm Emanuel gave each other big, fat, full-bore hug following their speeches at the resignation event in the White House’s East Room on Friday? (more)

Paul Kengor is the author of the new book, “DUPES: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century.” The political science professor and executive director of the Center for Vision and Values at Grove City College has previously authored such books as “God and Ronald Reagan” and “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.” (more)

The current session of Congress is winding down.  Nancy Pelosi has indicated that she wants to adjourn and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) has floated the idea of Congress passing a continuing resolution to keep the government running through the election.  Now less than six weeks away from what the pundits are calling a political tsunami, we are finally ready to close the book on Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco). (more)