Democratic senators Chuck Schumer and Mark Warner are floating two new compromise to deals for extending the soon-to-expire Bush era tax cuts. From the New York Times: Two Democratic senators on Sunday tried to step into that perceived void. Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York proposed limiting an extension of the Bush tax cuts [...]

The Stupak anti-abortion amendment reaches far beyond what most reports indicate, and could effect tens of millions of people. And still, Americans United For Change is thanking representatives who voted for it. Fortunately, Boxer thinks the Stupak language will not be part of the Senate bill. The House vote on health care has already become an [...]

The Washington Times has a story about Mark Warner addressing one of the biggest unspoken problems in the health care reform debate. “I wish the president would have started the debate by explaining to the American people that our current health care system is not financially sustainable, for even another decade,” Mr. Warner said. “Driving [...]

Ok that makes two (Mark Warner and Jim Webb) of the “big three” (Warner, Webb and Tim Kaine) in Virginia who have decided that the VP is a no go (or they found out it wasn’t going to be–and preemptively struck).

Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner is the Democratic nominee and heavy favorite to pick up retiring Senator John Warner’s (no relation) open seat. He left the governor’s mansion with some polls showing him with up to an 80% approval rating, as he solved an ongoing budget crisis that was caused by–naturally–the guy who now also wants to occupy that senate seat–former Governor Jim Gilmore:Democrat Mark Warner has widened his lead against