Posts Tagged ‘Senator’
New Illinois law prohibits employers from checking credit history
On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that prohibits Illinois employers from discriminating based on a job seeker or employee’s credit history. On Tuesday, August 10, 2010, Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill into law that prohibits [Read More]
President Obama The Birthday Boy heads to Chitown
Happy Birthday President Barack Obama! President Barack Obama, the First African American president heads home to Chicago today as he celebrates his 49th birthday today. The president's birthday celebration is not all cake and ice cream; he has a very busy [Read More]
Tennessee GOP Staffer depicts President Obama as a Golliwog
Sherri Goforth depicts President Obama as a Golliwog Sherri Goforth, a staffer in the office of Tennessee Grand Old Party (GOP) state senator Diane Black emailed a picture of the American presidents. The problem is the slot representing the 44th president, President Obama, [Read More]
Sen. Ensign a hypocrite, calls President Obama Irresponsible
The Republican Senator of Nevada, John Ensign, criticized President Barack Obama by saying it was "irresponsible" for President Obama to have been seen "laughing and joking" with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas on Friday. [Read More]
Jim Crow, Roland Burris and the 111th Congress
By Charles Mombo Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris With an uncomfortable resemblance of scenes from the Jim Crow era, the Illinois Senate appointee Roland Burris, who is an African American was escorted out of the Capitol in the rain after being turned away when he [Read More]
Blagojevich expected to appoint Obama replacement
Roland Burris, Illinois' Former Attorney General As the Illinois House of Representative moved to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges before he appoints a replacement to Obama senator’s seat, Gov. Rod Blagojevich has planned a press conference today [Read More]
It Pays to be a Convicted Senator
Convicted Felon Sen. Ted StevensUnited States Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska and the most senior Republican in the Senate, is now a convicted felon. A jury on Monday found Stevens, 84-years-old, guilty on seven counts of trying to hide more than $250,000 in free home [Read More]
Why is McCain lying about Obama’s records?
George Bush and John McCainAt a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Friday September 19, 2008, Sen. John McCain made the following statement about Sen. Barack Obama: "He said he won’t raise taxes for most people, but he’s voted 94 times in his short [Read More]
Former GOP Sen. Chafee calls Palin a cocky wacko
Former GOP Sen. Lincoln ChafeeLincoln Chafee, the former Republican Senator from Rhode Island referred to the McCain’s vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, as "cocky wacko." He told a Washington think tank earlier this week. Chafee, the lone Senate [Read More]
Is John Edwards endorsement of Obama too late?
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Former Democratic presidential nominee John Edwards endorsed his former Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama today at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Senator Edwards dropped out of the Democratic race in January 30 after poor showings in the early contests, in [Read More]
