Paul Reeves for Congress – Nevada Congressional District 2

Here is how the vote of the Republicans went on the Sotomayor vote for her elevation to the United States Supreme Court.

The clerk called out the name of

Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.). “No by proxy,” responded Sen. Jeff Sessions (Ala.), the ranking Republican.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.)? “No by proxy,” said Sessions.

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)? “No by proxy,” said Sessions.

Kyl, Cornyn and Coburn didn’t have enough respect to appear and vote in person.

Not a very bright move by the Republican Party. They’re going to need the Hispanic vote to win elections. This kind of snub isn’t going to help. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham was the sole Republican vote for Sotomayor. [Washington Post]

The National Council of La Raza is not too pleased that top Republican leaders turned down invitations to speak at the group’s national meeting:

This one won’t help the GOP’s minority outreach efforts.
The National Council of La Raza, a top Latino civil rights group, is taking a shot at RNC chair Michael Steele and several prominent GOP figures for skipping its ongoing annual conference, saying it raises questions about the GOP’s interest in wooing Latinos.
NCLR spokesperson Marie Watteau confirms to me that Steele, along with three Republican governors, were all invited to its conference, which is concluding today with a big speech by DNC chair Tim Kaine. But Steele and the three governors — Mississippi’s Haley Barbour, Minnesota’s Tim Pawlenty, and Puerto Rico’s Luis Fortuno — all declined the invitations through the RNC, Watteau says.

Yep, the Republican Party knows how to cut off it’s nose to spite it’s face. George Bush even snubbed the NAACP when he was running President. Republicans just don’t like Hispanics or Blacks.

Yesterday I posted an item to this blog with the headline Members of Congress supporting Obama’s healthcare reform. It has drawn several comments thus far. One of those comments was from a Daria Novak, who is running for Congress in Connecticut.

Photo of Mrs. Novak with Newt Gingrich at a GOP dinner.

Mrs. Novak’s comment reads:

Pg. 59, Lines 21-24 of House Bill – Govt will have direct access to your bank accounts for electronic funds transfer

Pg. 58 – Govt will have real time access to individuals’ finances, and a National ID Healthcard will be issued! [Read more →]

Desert Beacon, one the best, if not the best blogger in Nevada, has written a post about the stances of the three Nevada Representatives in Congress, Dean Heller, Dina Titus and Shelley Berkley with respect to healthcare reform.

You should read it.