Great News: Joe Donnelly’s In In Indiana!
Democratic Congressman Joe Donnelly has entered the Senate race in Indiana, where he’s expected to take on the winner of the brutal Republican primary between Sen. Richard Lugar and Richard Mourdock. Mourdock’s been busy attacking Lugar as insufficiently conservative, and Lugar’s hitting back. This one’s getting interesting. Full Article »

We’ve Got a Candidate Deep in the Heart of Texas
In Texas – you read that right – we’ve got a great candidate in retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, who grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and is one of the highest-ranking Hispanics in U.S. Army history. “I believe Texas needs a strong, independent voice to address the enormous challenges we are facing — leadership that focuses on results rather than politics,” he said. Full Article »

Scott Brown: Don’t Believe Everything on the Internet
The embarrassing fallout continues for Sen. Scott Brown, who said he’d seen photos of a dead bin Laden in an official Senate briefing only to backtrack later and have a staffer admit that what Brown had actually seen were hoax photos – probably the same ones making the rounds on the Internet. Ouch. Full Article »

Petition: Stop the GOP from Subsidizing Big Oil
In the past three months, the biggest of the Big Oil companies earned $36 billion – with a “B” – in profits. Yet Republicans still demand that they receive huge tax breaks. We don’t think that taxpayers should be hit twice – once at the pump, and the other in their paychecks. Join the more than 66,000 people who’ve signed our petition by clicking here.

Attention Nevada “Hobos”: Heller’s Now Your Senator
Appointed Sen. Dean Heller was sworn in, to take the place of embattled former Sen. John Ensign, who resigned. In honor of the occasion, here are a few of Heller’s top hits, including his assertions that unemployment benefits create “hobos.” Full Article »

That Vote We Took? Let’s Pretend It Never Happened
This is pathetic: House Republicans first vote to kill Medicare, then beg Democrats not to attack them for it. All we can say is actions have consequences, and we’re, rightfully, holding you accountable. Full Article »

Reason No. 437 Why We Need a Democratic Senate
One last clip: Here’s an important reminder of why it’s so important for Democrats to keep our Senate majority. As Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, said: “A few years ago, Republican senators argued that filibusters of judicial nominees were unconstitutional. … Well, of course they said that with a Republican president. Now suddenly things have changed.” Full Article »