Control Congress is a multi-partisan, issue-oriented political forum that brings together the Left, Right, and everyone in between.

Archive for June, 2007

Clinton Slams Fred Thompson’s Cuba Remark

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Hillary demonstrated why she should not be President with this comment! How would Hillary know if a Cuban refugee is a terrorist threat or not? Does she think terrorists could not sneak over here from Cuba?
NPR-Taking a swipe at a potential GOP presidential rival, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday criticized Fred Thompson for […]

Should Washington Lobby Shops have Ethics?

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Have some corporations and lobbyists lost sight of what being an American means? If you agree, what is your solution?
EV-Undercover, under fire, by Ken Silverstein, Commentary, LA Times: Earlier this year, I … headed to downtown Washington for meetings with … prominent lobbyists. I had contacted their firms … pretending to be the representative of […]

‘Sicko’ numbers mostly accurate; more context needed

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

How big of an issue will healthcare be in 08?
(CNN) — Michael Moore’s “Sicko,” which opened nationwide Friday, is filled with horror stories of people who are deprived of medical service because they can’t afford it or haven’t been able to navigate the murky waters of managed care in the United States.
It compares American health […]

Open Blogging Opportunity!

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

I do want to thank all of you for listening to the show and telling your friends!
Our rating book came back and we have grown the show by over 350%!!!!
The program director said he could not believe how fast we have grown!
THANK YOU
Any topic is fair game. Tell us what you think was the biggest […]

Roberts steers court right to Reagan

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Will this be a big issue in 08?
USATODAYWASHINGTON — In a remarkable first full term of the remade Supreme Court, a narrow majority of justices changed the law on race, abortion, free speech and a swath of other issues affecting American life.
Long-standing precedents were discarded or reinterpreted. Government interests prevailed over individual rights. Business won […]

Democrats call for ending tax cuts for rich

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Do you think Democratic Presidential candidates will be able to get away with the “tax the rich” message without dealing with the core problem of outsourcing of jobs to cheap overseas labor markets and illegal immigrants driving wages down?
USATODAY-Democratic presidential candidates Thursday called for ending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans in a debate focusing […]

A New Threat from Communist China

Friday, June 29th, 2007

The Bush administration “National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has not pushed for an immediate recall of these defective products. Instead, it is currently squabbling whether Foreign Tire Sales over whether FTS has the funds to pay for the recall.”
Up to 450,000 of the Hangzhou Chinese tires are on the road and they refuse to help […]

Will Bush Pull Out Troops?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

This was on Town Hall a well respected conservative blog. I think Bush will do this to take the war issue off the table for the 08 election. What will be the key issues be if we are pulling out troops?
If Bush Pulls Out the Troops, It Might Save the GOP
By Dick Morris and Eileen […]

To integrate schools, use income level, instead of race

Friday, June 29th, 2007

This is an interesting tactic, given yesterday’s SCOTUS verdict.
Slate: Today, about 40 school districts across the country use socioeconomic status as a factor in student assignment. (Estimates of the number using race range from a few hundred to nearly 1,000.)
Districts like Wake County shifted to socioeconomic integration in part to produce healthy racial integration […]

Tax evader heroes?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Is Ron Paul correct in labeling Ed & Elaine Brown as “heroes”?
Ed & Elaine Brown press conference
The Brown’s Wikipedia story

Obama: Impeachment is not acceptable

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Does anyone think issues like the border, Gonzales…. rise to an impeachment standard? What should we do to get President Bush to up hold his sworn duty and protect our borders and enforce immigration laws?
USATODAY-Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laid out list of political shortcomings he sees in the Bush administration but said he opposes […]

The State as an Anti-Social Institution

Friday, June 29th, 2007

In the responses to my previous post, the question of whether the State and government are synonymous was asked. The answer is that they are not. The government is necessary to civic life, the absence of which is anarchy. The State, by way of contrast, is a parasite, sapping the power and […]

While you were not looking…

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Congress gave itself a $4400 pay raise. If us lowly working folks in the private sector were liked by only 14% of our customers, would we be able to give ourselves a substantial increase in salary to $170,000?
House accepts $4,400 pay raise
Cost-of-living raise will increase salaries to almost $170,000
By Andrew Taylor
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Despite […]

Justices Limit School Diversity Programs

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Do you support forced-diversity programs?
A half-century after the Supreme Court outlawed segregated schools, sharply divided justices clamped new limits Thursday on local school efforts to make sure children of different races share classrooms.
The court voted 5-4 to strike down school integration plans in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle, a decision that imperiled similar plans that hundreds […]

Clinton vs. Gore?

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Do you think Gore will jump in?
TH-According to a recent poll of New Hampshire likely voters, if Al Gore entered the 2008 presidential contest, he would beat Hillary Clinton 32 to 26percent, as well as easily beat all other Democratic candidates. Rumors are floating around that Gore is seriously considering another run. I […]