Natalie Tootie

A group of 15 to 20 democratic moderates in the senate are forming a loose coalition to focus on deficit reduction and fiscal responsibility. Rachel Maddow is very upset about this, because how dare anyone have a dissenting opinion. Rachel has showed us tonight that everyone has to agree with her or she gets very upset. [...]

Tomorrow (Tuesday) democrats will introduce legislation for the Employee Free Choice Act, or EFCA. This would essentially make it easier for employees to form unions. Right now employers require employees to hold a secret ballot election to form a union. This act would allow the employees to determine the process by which they form a [...]

The republicans in congress are calling for a spending freeze. No reasons why it would help, just a spending freeze. Just, ‘Hey guys, why don’t we freeze spending!” I love how they see no need for logic. It also shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how economies work. I mean, saying the economy is bad is the [...]

Four words Nancy Pelosi uses to describe congress’ initiatives. “We want to have the best scientific basis and the best scientific methods as we go forward to put together this health care reform.” It’s so nice that people are talking about using science and logic and maybe even facts to make laws. Another great quote from Nancy [...]

Obama is now talking about some inspirational people in America. And I can’t help but think about how George W. Bush never uttered a truly inspirational word during his entire presidency. Thank God he’s gone.

I really like what Obama is saying about education. It’s nice to have a president who cares. He’s talking about offering higher education to those that serve our country. As an aside, I wonder who’s sitting in the upper seats along the walls of the room. I think it would be great to be in one [...]