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I'm borrowing very liberally from Think Progress for this one. I really don't think this is what voters had in mind when you said you were the Party of Ideas: In September, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Rep.

How low can they go? The desperate Democratic peddlers of a government health care takeover have proclaimed an insurance "holocaust in America" , lambasted conservative health care town hall protesters as "political terrorists" , sent SEIU thugs to demonstrate outside Democratic Sen.

President Obama's 33 minute speech at West Point last night is receiving relatively good reviews from Florida's Congressional delegation, with one notable exception being Orlando area Democrat Alan Grayson, who has not been in Washington long enough to play by the rules generally associated with partisan politics.

Congressman Alan Grayson has risen to national prominence by blasting Republicans and mocking their legislative ideas.

Americans are more divided than ever, and both Democrats and Republicans are to blame.

Two Democratic House members say that the media should not "glorify" the contentious, sometimes-riotous anti-reform protests that have recently occurred at health care debates .

Debate heats up over public option A A Dec. 4: Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., discusses his fight to prove the benefits of having a public option in the health reform bill.

The U.S. House ' lead financial rule-writing panel Wednesday voted to empower government regulators to break up financial firms that threaten the economy, and to expose the Federal Reserve to unprecedented congressional scrutiny.

Currently 60 votes is the magic number to stop debate and end efforts to block legislation.

Republican Armando Gutierrez released a list of his top fund raisers Tuesday, a roster that includes a part owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, the author of Florida's prepaid college tuition program and a former Bush "Pioneer" fund-raiser for President George W. Bush who currently leads the board that runs Orlando International Airport.

Florida Rep. Alan Grayson became the latest Democrat with his own dedicated hostile site, thanks to the recent creation of MyCongressmanIsNuts.com Photo: Courtesy Can't stand a member of Congress and desperately want him or her out of office? There's a blog for that.

"The Evangelist The Hitman & The ACLU", a new documentary from 4DPictures.TV, is a film about a former televangelist ex-con, who went from being in prison for attempted murder to leading a local chapter of the ACLU in a fight with City Hall which set a new First Amendment precedent November 28, 2009 -- 4DPictures.TV is proud to announce the ...

Rep. Alan Grayson, Florida Democrat, is trying to make it easier to prevent Senate filibusters, arguing that President George W. Bush got better treatment than President Obama is getting.

Blue America decided to lead off our endorsements for 2010 with a vote from people who have been donating to our PAC and our candidates for the past four years.

What is so important about H.R. 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the 'Audit the Fed' bill? This bill "To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are ...

Sarah Palin is keeping a tight lid on her political ambitions for 2012, but her influence on other would-be politicians can by seen by the growing number of women she has inspired to seek public office.

Rep. Ron Paul's amendment would allow the Government Accountability Office to conduct audits of the Federal Reserve.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 11:00 p.m. Former Florida Gov.

A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a measure to open the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions to government audits, a surprise blow to the central bank's efforts to shield its independence and a signal of frustration with the central bank.

This sponsors of an amendment to audit the Federal Reserve, Alan Grayson and Ron Paul, are a legislative dream team: a true libertarian who questions whether the Civil War should have been fought and the guy who said that the Republican health care plan is for people to " die quickly ." They have sponsored a bill to allow the first-ever audit of ...