If Rep. Betsy Markey (D-Colo.) gets confronted by Tea Party Patriots next week, she’ll counter with a patriot of her own.
Markey’s staff will be handing out a copy of George Washington’s “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior” to everyone at her public events.
It’s her effort to cool down the boiling debate, with a deliberate nod [...]
US President Barack Obama on Friday blamed headline-hungry television networks for enflaming an ugly backlash by foes of his top priority effort to offer health care to all Americans.
A combative Obama also accused health insurance firms of holding sick Americans “hostage” as he launched a weekend tour of mountain west states Montana, Colorado and Arizona [...]
Don’t strain the system. Don’t add to the national stress level. Don’t pierce when you can envelop. Don’t show even understandable indignation when you can show legitimate regard. Realize that the ties that bind still bind but have grown dryer and more worn with time. They need to be strengthened, not strained.
Govern knowing we are [...]
President Barack Obama will defend his healthcare plan at two more town hall meetings this week as his administration argues the contentious gatherings are not indicative of the general public’s opinion on reform.
Obama departs for Bozeman, Mont., on Friday, where he will hold his second town hall of the week, this one with Senate Finance [...]
A Texas congressman, worried about disruptions at his town halls, wants to weed out people who want to attend but don’t live in his district.
Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) has announced on his website that he will require attendees to show photo identification to get into his town halls to prove that they’re his constituents. He [...]
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