Voters 'Don't Want' GOP to Stop Obama-care for Fear of 'Gridlock'
"Republicans
could face some complications as well. You know, President Obama still
has the veto power and he can overrule any attempt to undo his health
care bill. One big question is whether Republicans will try to hack
away at the bill by gumming up the works through the appropriations
process and stopping its provisions from going into effect. That could
result in Washington gridlock, which is exactly what the voters don't
want." - Sheryl Gay Stolberg on the November 3 edition of TimesCast, the paper's daily video news briefing.
Bush's Inspiration 9-11 Bullhorn "Disturbing First Glimpse" of Bush's Priorities
"'Breaking
New Ground: Presenting the George W. Bush Presidential Center,' an
exhibit set to open this weekend on the campus of Southern Methodist
University, prominently features the handgun taken from Saddam Hussein
and the loudspeaker used to address rescue workers at the World Trade
Center in September 2001. The choice of mementos, emphasizing some of
the more controversial foreign policy aspects of the Bush presidency,
has reinvigorated opposition to the center's presence at the
university...The new opening exhibit, some Methodist leaders said,
provides a disturbing first glimpse into the presidential center's
priorities." - Reporter Michael Brick, October 22.
"Radical Right's Anger" Will Target "Gays, Latinos and Muslims"
"That
wave of anger began with the parallel 2008 cataclysms of the economy's
collapse and Barack Obama's ascension. The mood has not subsided since.
But in the final stretch of 2010, the radical right's anger is becoming
less focused, more free-floating - more likely to be aimed at
'government' in general, whatever the location or officials in charge.
The anger is also more likely to claim minorities like gays, Latinos
and Muslims as collateral damage." - Columnist Frank Rich, October 17.
Conservatives Lie About Vote Fraud
"In
2006, conservative activists repeatedly claimed that the problem of
people casting fraudulent votes was so widespread that it was
corrupting the political process and possibly costing their candidates
victories. The accusations turned out to be largely false, but they led
to a heated debate, with voting rights groups claiming that the
accusations were crippling voter registration drives and squelching
turnout." - Reporter Ian Urbina, October 27.
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