Blagojevich, political corruption and health care reform

(NaturalNews) Thanks to a lone, holdout juror, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich narrowly escaped being found guilty of trying to sell a U.S. Senate seat. He was found guilty on only one charge: Lying. Stop the presses! A politician lied? Say it ain’t so… If that crime were widely prosecuted, there would hardly be a Congressman or Senator left standing in Washington. Not to excuse Blagojevich’s behavior — he was apparently a two-faced political sellout — but who in Washington hasn’t lied? As Ross Perot will tell you, nobody ever got elected telling the voters the truth they don’t want to hear. Especially when it involves the national debt — a topic that’s still off limits during virtually every political campaign. Lying is a matter of course for “successful” politicians, from the day their campaign begins to their last day in office (and often, even continuing far after…) But let’s get to the more serious criminal charge here: That Blagojevich allegedly attempted to sell a U.S. Senate seat. Again, not to excuse Blagojevich’s behavior (which was despicable), …

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may bring 9/11 aid bill to floor

NY Daily News | The leader of the U.S. Senate is weighing whether to bring up the key 9/11 health bill for a full vote after the bill failed in the House.

Sen. DeMint: Ratifying U.N. Children’s Rights Treaty Would Turn Parental Rights ‘Over to International Community’

CNSNews | Senate ratifies the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the precedent would be set to place parental rights under the jurisdiction of the international community.

Senate Passed $600 Million Border Security Bill

Washington Independent | The Senate passed a $600 million border security bill last night by voice vote, just before leaving for August recess.

Dems Want To ‘Make Government Our God’

August 5, 2010 My Way News By: Michael R. Blood Nevada U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle sees her campaign as a battle to stop Democrats in Washington who want to expand entitlement programs and “make government our God.” In an interview with a Christian radio network, Angle describes her effort to oust Majority Leader Harry

Reid Warms to July Climate Vote

By Darren Samuelsohn Senate Democratic leaders are set to roll the dice this month on a comprehensive energy and climate bill, including a cap on greenhouse gases from power plants, even though they don’t yet have the 60 votes needed to move the controversial plan. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) confirmed Tuesday that he would gamble on the high-stakes legislation – much as he undertook health care and Wall Street reform – that for now remains in the rough-draft stage but that will soon be the subject of intense negotiations. Read the rest of this story at Politico.

Senate backs troop funding but rejects money for domestic programs

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US Spy Chief Warns Of Direct Attacks From North Korea

July 22, 2010 BBC News James Clapper told a Senate hearing that Pyongyang might seek “to advance its internal and external political goals through direct attacks”. President Barack Obama chose the retired general and under-secretary of defence to be the new DNI in June. If confirmed, Mr Clapper will replace Adm Dennis Blair, who resigned

Bernanke: Economic Outlook Looks ‘Unusually Uncertain’

July 22, 2010 CNBC By: AP Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday the economic outlook remains “unusually uncertain,” and the central bank is ready to take new steps to keep the recovery alive if the economy worsens. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, Bernanke also said record low interest rates are still

Gulf Oil Spill ‘Crisis’ May Revive Growth-Killing Cap-And-Trade Bill

Climate Change Fraud | Prior to the Gulf disaster, the American Power Act (the Senate version of cap-and- trade) seemed all but dead.

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