Pawlenty focuses on health care in Iowa speech
Des Moines (AP) - As Congress begins voting on Health Care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power. Pawlenty singled out President Barack Obama at a big Republican fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his first visit to the state since the 2008 Elections. "On the night that he won the Iowa caucuses, he promised to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass needed...

Pawlenty Delivers Keynote Speech at GOP Dinner in Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa -- As Congress begins voting on Health Care reform , Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power. Pawlenty singled out President Barack Obama at a big Republican fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his first visit to the state since the 2008 Elections. "On the night that he won the Iowa caucuses, he promised to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass a...

Pawlenty Delivers Keynote Speech at GOP Dinner in Iowa
Minn. Gov. Tim Pawlenty singled out President Obama during a Republican fundraiser in Iowa as many see Pawlenty as a possible 2012 presidential candidate. Des Moines, Iowa -- As Congress begins voting on Health Care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power. Pawlenty singled out President Barack Obama at a big Republican fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his first visit...

Iowa: Pawlenty rails against 'anti-freedom' health bill
Des Moines -- As Congress begins voting on Health Care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power. Pawlenty singled out President Barack Obama at a big Republican fundraiser at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, his first visit to the state since the 2008 Elections. "On the night that he won the Iowa caucuses, he promised to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass needed...

Pawlenty Rallies GOP Party in Iowa: PHOTO
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) -- As Congress begins voting on Health Care reform, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty urged Republican activists on Saturday to use public anger over the issue as the linchpin of their battle to return to power.

80% of House Democrats Who Voted Against Health Care Were In McCain-Winning Districts
80% of House Democrats Who Voted Against Health Care Were In McCain-Winning Districts That's neat. 31 of the 39 Democratic representatives who didn't vote for the Health Care bill are in districts that had more McCain voters than Obama voters last year. Mmm hmm! Also, twelve of them are former Republicans of formerly Republican districts. (And to be noted: 1 of the 39 was Dennis Kucinich, who voted against the bill because it was too friendly to Insurance companies.) — Choire...

Health reform: Senate showdown
Democrats exchanged high-fives on the floor of the House of Representatives after narrowly passing a Health-care reform bill over the weekend. But Republicans vowed to continue

Tim Pawlenty Criticizes Health-Care Legislation in Iowa Speech
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlentycriticized Health Care legislation in Congress as he appeared inwhat may be an early audition for a 2012 presidential bid. “It's rare for Congress to work on weekends, but evenrarer that a bill this anti-freedom comes along,” he said inremarks prepared for delivery. “It's anti-freedom because itraises taxes,” he said. “It's anti-freedom because it explodesbureaucracy. And it's anti-freedom because it puts government incharge...

Gov. Pawlenty in Iowa
ST. PAUL, Minn - Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate.

Pawlenty Heads to Iowa, Stokes Speculation on 2012 Presidential Run
The Minnesota Governor was lined up for a keynote speech Saturday at the GOP's annual "Leadership for Iowa" dinner. Republican Tim Pawlenty is off on his first trip to Iowa as a probable but not-yet-declared presidential candidate. The Minnesota Governor was lined up for a keynote speech Saturday at the GOP's annual "Leadership for Iowa" dinner. Pawlenty has been making all the moves of a presidential candidate. He's raising money to distribute to other Republicans, stumping for candidates far...

Palin Gives New Life to 'Death Panels'
--> ABC News' Rick Klein reports: Sarah Palin is bringing "death panels" back to life. Three months after creating a firestorm with a widely debunked claim that President Obama's plans could leave her son with Down Syndrome's fate decided by a "death panel," Palin is again raising the specter of "death panels" in arguing against Democrats' Health Care plans. In a posting on her Facebook page late Saturday, Palin, R-Alaska, said the fact that the House...

Pelosi Jeopardized Vulnerable Democrats With Healthcare Vote
By Linda Killian, Thomas Jefferson Street blog In all of the celebratory remarks by President Barack Obama and other Democrats about making history with this weekend's House vote in favor of healthcare reform nobody is really talking much about the fact that the Democrats did it by the skin of their teeth. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the measure which passed 220-215. Shortly after the vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic leadership team gathered before reporters to take a...

Palin, Huckabee, Romney Dominate GOP 2012 Field: PHOTO
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers To all the budding Republican superstars looking at the 2012 presidential race—that would include Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty—your time might be running out. In a party that allows for only a handful of big names in the primaries and favors those making a second try, the room is getting full. "We already have a relatively mature field," says GOP pollster Bill McInturff. And...

2010 elections: Democratic fears, Republican hopes - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm Elections . It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governors' races in a cross-country Democratic wave. Now, with most states under their control and comfortable majorities in Congress, Democrats must protect far more seats than Republicans: 19 governors' mansions, 17 Senate seats and as many as...

Health bill faces roadblocks in Senate
Hours after House Democrats narrowly advanced legislation to reshape the country's Health Care system, Republicans and a key independent in the Senate on Sunday vowed to kill the measure unless it is radically altered.

Seven warning signs for Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election: PHOTO
There are at least seven reasons why Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) should worry about her re-election chances. 1. She is the incumbent. Having served as a U.S. Senator for three terms, and with the voters in an angry mood, even California Democrats can’t be counted on to get Boxer over the finish line. Before her 17 years in the Senate, Boxer served 10 years in the House. She has never faced a serious challenger, and the Republicans are fielding strong, wealthy, female, former CEOs, as...

2010 elections: Democratic fears, GOP hopes: PHOTO
Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm Elections.

Ohio Democrats, GOP prepare '10 ammunition
COLUMBUS - Democratic stronghold New Jersey ousted its incumbent Governor. Virginia, a state Barack Obama turned "blue" last year, repainted the Governor's mansion "red." Toledo rejected the endorsed Democrat for mayor in favor of an independent, and, in a stunner, Dayton threw out a two-term mayor and standard-bearer of a local Democratic political dynasty. Don't read too much into Tuesday, cautioned Ohio Democrats and Gov. Ted Strickland, as they look ahead to 2010 when the Governor, all...

Bernie Sanders Pledges to Hang Tough for Strong Public-Option
With a pronounced independent streak to match his political alignment, Bernie Sanders of Vermont may be another headache for Democrats trying to cobble together 60 votes for healthcare reform in the coming weeks. At a time when most attention is being paid to the Senate's other, more well-known Independent, Connecticut's Joe Lieberman, it is Sanders who could end up playing spoiler for Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). As Reid struggles to find 60 votes that will unite on procedural votes,...

Cao jolts the House
The Louisiana congressman hands Democrats their only Republican vote on Health Care reform. More: continued here Posted November 9th, 2009 Filed Politics No Comments Leave a Comment Click here to cancel reply. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del...

MoveOn Attacks Dems Who Voted Against Health Care
--> ABC News' Rick Klein reports: The backlash has begun. MoveOn.org is launching a round of TV ads this week targeting Democratic House members who voted against the Health Care bill over the weekend. Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the bill, though MoveOn is starting by targeting only six fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats: Rep. Mike Ross, R-Ala.; Rep. Jason Atlmire, D-Pa.; Rep. Glenn Nye, D-Va.; Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va.; Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C..; and Rep. Heath...

Rep. Scott Garrett Opposes Health Bill: PHOTO
MYFOXNY.COM - Congressman Scott Garrett is one of several Republicans opposed to the Health Care for America Act. The bill passed the House of Representatives on Saturday. It's now up to the U.S. Senate to vote on the bill. Rep. Garrett explained why he's against the bill. Thousands of Americans, particularly seniors, have a lot to lose, says Rep. Garrett. "If you're a senior citizen" you could lose your current coverage. The vote on Saturday is the "most profound change in U.S. history.. this...

Cao Casts Lone GOP Vote for Health Care
Washington Post: Louisiana Republican Surprised Colleagues on Both Sides of the Aisle With Vote for Dems' Health Care Bill

Pawlenty to the House -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez: PHOTO
Bloomberg on his Iowa speech tonight:  Minnesota Governor  Tim Pawlenty  criticized Health Care legislation in Congress as he appeared in what may be an early audition for a 2012 presidential bid. “It’s rare for Congress to work on weekends, but even rarer that a bill this anti-freedom comes along,” he said in remarks prepared for delivery. “It’s anti-freedom because it raises taxes,” he said. “It’s anti-freedom because it explodes...

Gobernador de Minnesota pospone viaje a MÃ
SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP)