GOP and Democrats fire up Congress with accusations as Main St. jumps off Democrat bus

Top story today is the healthcare duel in Congress. So many different stories crossed the desk today. I took the day off because I knew the proceedings would drag out and I preferred not to watch Democrats act like “totalitarians,” as Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) told Sean Hannity Sunday night. I’ll be tuning in throughout the evening and posting mini-stories about the debate.

Blogger says Big Labor helped Pelosi do the whipping on unpopular healthcare bill
Union representatives openly admitted helping with the healthcare bill, and a blogger at a top Democrat supporter website said on Sunday Big Labor helped Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) do the whipping for the votes on healthcare. The blogger wrote, “Just a few members to watch in the final votes. The outcome is now really not in question, but it'll be interesting to see whether Pelosi's continued whipping and labor's continued lobbying, have an effect.”

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Mumbai rampage a grim reminder to the US: War of ideology thrives

NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai in late November. (Photo NATO website)In the U.S. we welcomed family and friends for Thanksgiving, but the usual weekend emphasis on football was usurped by victims of terrorists in Mumbai. For many of us, the parallels to 9/11 were unavoidable. Innocents who decided to have dinner in a restaurant or to board a train were gunned down in cold blood by strangers. Within days a fragile peace between India and Pakistan began to unravel—precisely the outcome the terrorists desire. Both Western and Eastern media suggested responsibility lay with the terror group Lashkar-i-tayyaba (LET). Many media said LET trained in Pakistan. But by Monday, the Taliban was issuing new threats.

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