‘What Legislation’s All About’: Reid Defends Deals to Get to 60 Votes

“There are 100 senators here and I don’t know that there’s a senator that doesn’t have something in this bill that isn’t important to them. If they don’t have something in it important to them then it doesn’t speak well of them.”

Rock the Vote on Health Care!

Question: What would you withhold from someone who opposes health care reform? Cookies, a Christmas gift, sex?
Eva Amurri from Californication and Zach Gilford from Friday Night Lights show us how it’s done and rock the vote on health care in the process.

Nelson: Not ‘Fun’ Being 60th Vote!

“If you think it's fun having both sides on an issue mad at you when you're trying to do something in good faith, just think, it's like going home and getting bit by the family dog. So - who enjoys that?”

Citadel Broadcasting files for bankruptcy!

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Citadel Broadcasting Corp., the nation's third-largest radio broadcasting company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday in an effort to restructure its hefty debt load as it continues to face declining advertising revenue.

Citadel owns and operates 224 radio stations, including KABC-AM in Los Angeles, WLS-AM in Chicago, WABC-AM and WPLJ-FM in New York and KGO-AM in San Francisco. Citadel's WABC is home to several syndicated hosts, including Don Imus, Rush Limbaugh, Joe Scarborough and Mark Levin.

"Our business will continue as usual and the company will work to emerge from the restructuring process as quickly as possible," CEO Farid Suleman said in a statement. Citadel has retained turnaround specialist Alvarez & Marsal North America LLC as its restructuring adviser.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/dec/21/citadel-broadcasting-seeks-chapter-11-protection/

Scarborough predicts that Rahm Emanuel will be fired ‘over the next year’!

On BBC radio Scarborough says: "The Obama administration is in trouble because Obama promised that he would not have lobbyists work in his White House"!

Harry Reid freudian slip- AAA"C"P?

Harry Reid makes freudian slip to Obama during late night healthcare cloture vote.

Tom Coburn: "People ought to pray" that a senator can't show up and vote!

Dick Durbin is "troubled" by this statement.

It seems that whenever "prayer" or "God" are mentioned, the "libs" are sent into a tizzy!
While you were sleeping:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test in the pre-dawn hours early Monday, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all but assures its passage by Christmas.
"Let's make history," said Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, shortly before the bill's supporters demonstrated their command of the Senate floor in an extraordinary holiday season showdown.