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The Democrats have pulled out all the stops to pressure Senate Republicans to hold a vote on President Obama's eventual replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. In particular, they are targeting Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) with vile op-eds in partisan Iowa newspapers and threatening him with a challenge in his re-election bid. Grassley's challenger, former Lt. Governor Patty Judge, said she will focus on Grassley's refusal to cave into the Democrats' wishes hold hearings on Obama's nominee as part of her campaign. Like I said: ALL THE STOPS. Soon-to-be-retired Minority Leader and Chief Obstructor Harry...

COMMENTARY Al Gore's 'Invention' Exposes Anti-War Media By JB Williams Nov 29, 2005 Elected representatives in Washington are intended to be the mouthpieces of the people who elect them. Though they are constitutionally obligated to the will of the people, most Americans feel unrepresented by either political party today. That's because politicians are no longer beholden to the people who elect them. They are instead, beholden only to those who control their power (their money), namely the two major political parties, their respective political platforms and their agendas of division. The press is supposed to be the eyes and ears...

Although the U.S. Senate approved his nomination as a federal judge this week, Republican Ron Clark said he's still concentrating on the race to keep his seat in the Texas House of Representatives. Clark's opponent, Democrat Donnie Jarvis, said Clark should stop campaigning and focus his efforts on getting ready for the federal bench. Jarvis and his campaign staff say Clark became a judge the instant that the Senate confirmed his nomination. They contend that Clark's continuation in the race for a seat he does not intend to keep will cost tax payers additional money in the form of a...