President Obama has invited one of the more important lobbyists to Congress that the local health care industry has to discuss reforming America's health care system. He won't bring home any bacon for Middle Tennessee, but I bet he does so for Big Medicine. There are indications that he's going to p...

Politico on the fight by New Democrats and Blue Dogs to stop the mortgage relief bill coming to the floor this week: Moderates worry Pelosi is routinely staking very liberal positions to push House versions of big bills as far to the left as possible to enhance their standing in negotiations with th...

The so-called "cramdown" mortgage relief bill has been crammed into next week, as I reported over at Congress Matters earlier today. The House scrapped its original plan to vote on four amendments to the bill and move to final passage before adjournment today. Instead, they held an hour's worth of g...

Looks like there's a new sheriff in town and he doesn't just smile and take it when someone decides to play against the team. This makes me happy. Here's a weird one. Obama agreed to host a "fiscal responsibility summit" because Jim Cooper was pushing for one in December, and it was a way to get Blu...

Donald Lambro: The House's Blue Dog Democrats like to pretend they are the deficit tigers of Congress, determined to stop runaway spending and stamp out waste, fraud and abuse. But when push came to shove, as it did in the pork-crammed $800 billion economic-stimulus bill, most of these tigers mewed ...

The last three weeks have likely proven the old, "be careful what you wish for" adage for President Obama. But the White House is his, as is the wrecked economy. But there's a modicum of hope seen on that front, as his administration and the Congress finally lurched over the finish line with the sti...

2012 doesn't look good for Joe....

This is what the Republicans and Blue Dog Dems are turning their backs on: All over the New Jersey, the welfare lines are getting longer and longer. Victims of the recession are lining up to apply for food stamps and seek help paying for utilities, rent and subsidized health care in numbers that vet...

I couldn't help but notice at the end business last night, Harry Reid still found it in his sweet little heart to heap praise on John McCain. Time for this again. Send those smelling salts to:The Honorable Harry ReidUnited States......

So I just found out that a lot of Senate Dems liked this language: None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for any casino or other gambling establishment, aquarium, zoo, golf course, swim- ming pool, stadium, community park, museum, theater, art center, a...