Barbara Lee

California Democrats Push Bad Minimum Wage Ideas

Zachary Faria writes for the Washington Examiner about the latest bad ideas emerging from the West Coast. If you ever wonder what terrible direction Democrats want to take the country,…

Panning California’s Latest U.S. Senator

Editors at National Review Online criticize California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s selection for the Golden State’s newest U.S. senator. No one on the right had high expectations for California governor Gavin…

Teacher union bloggers attack Truitt as Mangrum campaign falters

The race is a dead heat even though Mangrum maintained a 6-to-1 fundraising advantage thanks to hefty contributions from the North Carolina Democratic Party, Lillian’s List, and the NCAE PAC.…

National Review editors side with Paul Ryan on poverty

National Review editors stick up for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan in his efforts to identify a more successful government approach to fighting poverty. What Paul Ryan understands, and what [New…

The prostitution-global warming link: a new twist on the effects of prosperity

Several House Democrats are calling on Congress to recognize that climate change is hurting women more than men, and could even drive poor women to “transactional sex” for survival. This…

Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, August 13, 2012

• Gov. Bev Perdue and Craven County Democrats pick two people to complete the unfinished term of state Rep. William Wainwright. Perdue’s choice, Barbara Lee, will get the nod.  …

U.S. Reps. Lee, Schakowsky caught in Rush Limbaugh hypocrisy

Politicians say the silliest things

You may recall that Obama recently blamed labor-saving technology for high unemployment. Another politician, Rep. Barbara Lee, uttered the same stupid idea a few days ago and Don Boudreaux has…

Mel Watt caucusing with the Socialist Party caucus?

The Socialist Party of America has released a list of 70 members of Congress that it says are members of the party’s Congressional causus. They include Rep. Mel Watt, D-NC.…

UPDATE: Hagan and Shuler will keep their Rangel money

The Washington Examiner has a list of 52 Democrats in the House and Senate who say they will keep the contributions they have received from ethically challenged Charlie Rangel‘s political-action…

Mel Watt among only 15 to vote against blocking pay raise

It’s nice to see U.S. Rep. Mel Watt of North Carolina wants to share the pain of the dire economy. While giving lip service to the little people who are…

No N.C. congressmen in the GLBT Caucus

Fifty Democratic members of Congress and two Republicans have joined together to form the House Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus, but no North Carolinians appear in the group. Even…