Monday, July 11, 2011

House GOP balks at defense cuts - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

House GOP balks at defense cuts - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

"..After months of tough talk, House Republicans ran away from defense cuts last week –and that spells more trouble now for deficit reduction talks at the White House, already beset by differences over taxes.

In three days of floor debate, even modest reductions at the expense of military bands or the Pentagon’s sponsorship of NASCAR races to promote recruitment were opposed by the majority of GOP lawmakers. And the $649.2 billion appropriations bill, including $118.6 billion for wars overseas, sailed through Friday with only a dozen Republicans in opposition."



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/58661.html#ixzz1RpZ645BQ

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Fox News takes on Media Matters - Keach Hagey - POLITICO.com

Fox News takes on Media Matters - Keach Hagey - POLITICO.com
Of course Fox "news" wants to get to David Brock, he points all the lies they tell everyday. He doesn't just give his OPINION that what they are saying is untrue he gives specific factual references that reveal they are lying. Media Matters is an important organization in this country. After all it takes a full time staff just to keep up with the daily lies told on Fox "news".