Coyote Gulch

Friday, July 29, 2005

Bayh for President?
Oval Office 2008: "Indiana Democratic Senator Evan Bayh has somehow managed to become a declared candidate for president without actually making any formal announcement. I noticed a while back that he had stopped making the usual denials of interest in 2008, and now we have him conducting a full interview with the Indianapolis Star about his plans for the presidential campaign that, it would appear, he is engaged in."
Stygius: "Too weird. After stonewalling, and all kinds of parliamentary tactics to undermine it, suddenly Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist announces his support for the stem cell research bill, Specter-Harkin (also, HR 810). New York Times reports. The Bush Administration has opposed such legislation, and it will put the president in a huge bind if it reaches his desk. The motivations for Frist's switch are unclear. I don't know if he's getting back at the White House for something, he grew genuinely disgusted at what he was doing given his past support of such legislation, or if he expects it to linger and die in conference committee."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
6:30:07 AM

Referendums C and D
Here's a story about support for Referendums C and D from the Cortez Journal. They write, "This year, electors will decide Nov. 1 if a Band-Aid fix to the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights is worth a rebate of a few dollars per year through 2010. A main difference now from two years ago is that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, along with Owens, are mainly in lock-step support for referendums C and D. Legislators making the push in favor of the ballot measures include 59th District Rep. Mark Larson, R-Cortez, and Sen. Jim Isgar, D-Hesperus."
Category: Denver November 2005 Election
6:27:03 AM

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