Friday, March 17, 2006

Republicans Aren't Listening to Americans

>Missouri Republicans have lost their minds, according to the Kansas City Star---- The Missouri House voted Wednesday to ban state funding of contraceptives for low-income women and to prohibit state-funded programs from referring those women to other programs.
Critics jumped on the proposal, saying it would lead to more abortions and more unwanted children on welfare....

>An anti-environmental governor, Dirk Kempthorne, has been picked to replace Gale Norton at the Department of the Interior. The Washington Post is reporting that Bush biking buddy, Kempthorne, has ...fought to open national forests to logging, mining, and oil and gas drilling. They said he worked to weaken water safety and endangered species laws...

>How did your member of the House of Representatives vote on the Sabo amendment? The amendment written by Rep. Sabo was intended to increase port security. The amendment lost by a few votes. To see how your representative feels about port security visit here. You probably should bookmark that voting record for future reference.

>Americans have been doing some serious about the progress being made by the administration. Raw Story reveals the numbers on the latest polls. Here are some excerpts:

A new poll finds that a plurality of Americans favor plans to censure President George W. Bush, while a surprising 42% favor moves to actually impeach the President....
...The poll found fully 43% of voters in favor of actually impeaching the President, with just 50% of voters opposed. While only 18% of Republicans surveyed wanted to see Bush impeached, 61% of Democrats and 47% of Independents reported they wanted to see the House move ahead with the Conyers (D-MI) resolution....