Rockefeller On Health Care Reform: "The Good Guys Versus The Bad Guys"
"There is a very small chance any Republicans will vote for this health-care plan. They were against Medicare and Medicaid [created in the 1960s]. The...
"There is a very small chance any Republicans will vote for this health-care plan. They were against Medicare and Medicaid [created in the 1960s]. The...
Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green
Coal companies would not exist if not for the "corruption" of politicians, Bobby Kennedy, Jr. told me, singling out "family friends of ours forever," like West Virginia Democrats Jay Rockefeller and Robert Byrd.
Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics
In newsrooms and studios, hearts are a-twitter/The sharks begin circling, they've spotted their prey,/There's sweat on your forehead, there's blood in the water,/They're ready to rip into each word you say.
Politico | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who was chairman of the intelligence committee in 2002, is the latest Democrat to seriously question the accuracy of the ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics
Earlier this year, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) speculated that the National Security Agency may have wiretapped him. His statement came at the very...
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics
Barack Obama needs to take one step immediately if he wants to move his health care reform through Congress: Put a muzzle on Democratic Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV.
David Danzig | Posted 02.17.2009 | Politics
We must have an open conversation about the impact the use of these techniques has had on our national security. Too many people believe that the Jack Bauer tactics have "saved American lives."
Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.05.2009 | Media
As expected, the House of Representatives passed the bill to postpone the end of analog television. The Democrats easily got the majority needed to ...
Shelly Palmer | Posted 01.27.2009 | Media
The Senate has approved a delay of the digital Television transition. The approval, supported by President Obama, now schedules the transition for J...
Art Brodsky | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media
Much of the buzz around Washington in telecom circles has been about the selection of Julius Genachowski as the new chairman of the FCC. But he's only at the top of the all-new lineup.
Tom D'Antoni | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
The next time you find yourself getting pissed off at Obama, say these words out loud,"George Bush."
William Bradley | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
To say Panetta is a Clinton retread is to ignore his actual background. He comes out of a tradition which is almost forgotten today, that of the liberal Republican.
Jane Hamsher | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
If there is a better place for someone to start shaking up Washington, I can't think of a better place for Obama to begin than with those currently in high caterwaul about Panetta's appointment.
Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
Placing an inexperienced person like Leon Panetta at CIA for his clean hands and "managerial expertise" will cost lives on the day of the next domestic terrorist attack.
Phil Trounstine | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
Having frozen Panetta out of the California governor's race in 1998 by not deciding whether to run until he had no chance of lining up financial backing, now would be a good time to stand aside and let him rise to the occasion.
John McQuaid | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics
I don't quite understand why Feinstein and Rockefeller are objecting to Obama's pick, Leon Panetta. As objections go, theirs are weak. There is no reason that the CIA director has to be an intelligence expert.
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...
Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics
The Senate Intelligence Committee's 200-page "Phase II" report on how the White House used -- and abused -- pre-war intelligence in the run-up to the war in Iraq is a stinging rebuke.
Russ Wellen | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics
In the past, Rockefeller got into trouble for doing what the administration wants. Recently he got into trouble for doing what his kids want.
Huffington Post | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has apologized for comments he made about Sen. McCain that were reported in the Charleston Gazette: "McCain was a figh...
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics
Since the campaigns of both Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have seemingly taken my advice earlier this week, and are both concentrat...
Matt Browner Hamlin | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics
This is a complicated, shady process with strong adversaries working against Democratic interests. I hope the leadership has the sense to recognize that "Do No Harm" is the best operating principle.
The Hill | Sam Youngman | Posted 02.29.2008 | Politics
Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) endorsed fellow Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) Friday, as Obama continued to weather criticisms from rival Sen. Hillary Rod...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.15.2008 | Politics
It's been a busy week for Democrats, with a lot to cover. There has been good news and bad, but on the whole I'd have to judge the week a success for...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics
I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...
Long before $150,000-gate, Sarah Palin seemed to...
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The Charleston Gazette | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics