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Currently, the Senate has 51 Democrats, 47 Republicans, and 2 Independents, both of whom caucus with the Democrats. The House has 242 Republicans and 192 Democrats (1 vacancy).

In brief, here are the congressional numbers under Bush 43:

In total, Bush’s GOP controlled both the House and Senate concurrently for roughly four years and five months. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats ever had a veto-proof majority in either house during Bush’s presidency.

Senate:

Republicans held the Senate from January thru May 2001, with a 50-50 makeup (VP Cheney cast tie-breaking votes).

Effective June 6, 2001, Sen. James Jeffords (VT) switched from the Republican to Democratic Party, handing the Senate majority to the Democrats thru 2002 (49 R; 51 D).

From 2003-2006, Republicans controlled the Senate (2003-2004: 51 D; 48 R; 1 Ind.) (2005-2006: 55 R; 44 D; 1 Ind.)

From 2007-2008, Democrats controlled the Senate, since two Independents broke the 49-49 split by caucusing with the Democrats (49 R; 49 D; 2 Ind.)

House:

2001-2006: Republicans controlled the House.

2007-2008: Democrats controlled the House.

Courtesy, Infoplease.com

The following articles have been referenced on RLL during 2011. Richard mentioned them during a summer institute on the theology of work & economics.

• FDA to breast cancer patients: Shut up and die
• Pain And Suffering
• Death Panels And Job Losses
• Where’s Our Waiver?
• The False Advertising Of ObamaCare
• ObamaCare Can’t Be Reconciled
• The CBO’s Fuzzy ObamaCare Math
• ObamaCare’s Reality Deficit

Also,

• The Lancet: Principles for allocation of scarce medical interventions (PDF) - by (Ezekiel) Emanuel (Rahm’s brother)
• The Hastings Center Report: Where Civic Republicanism and Deliberative Democracy Meet (PDF) - by Emanuel

Join us on air on Saturday January 28 as we broadcast live from the SBC offices on Capitol Hill.

Likely fodder…

• ERLC Legislative Agenda 2011
• The Trouble with High-Speed Rail - Policy Review

This was an historic election by any objective standard. It promises to change the country’s political landscape for at least a decade.

American voters punished the Democrats, but did not embrace the Republicans. Instead, they have decided to give the Republicans one more chance to rein in spending, repeal ObamaCare and lessen the role of government intrusion in their lives. The Republicans had best remember they are on probation…

Continue to the complete column at The Hill

There has been some misinformation and distortion of Dr. Richard Land’s work in some online reports recently. This document is an attempt to set the record straight.

Click through the break for the complete post…

What is the significance of Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28? You really had to be there (and I was) to fully appreciate the nature of the gathering. If I were pressed to describe it, I would say it best resembled a peculiar blend of church picnic and 4th of July block party… (continued…)

ERLC Fact Sheet on Kagan nomination (320 KB PDF) - ERLC.com

The articles below will provide an in-depth and accurate account of Richard Land’s position on illegal immigration and immigration reform.

• “DRAFT A White Paper: Principles for Just Immigration Reform”:http://erlc.com/article/a-white-paper-principles-for-just-immigration-reform/ - ERLC.com, May 12, 2010
• “A moral and just response to the immigration crisis”:http://erlc.com/article/a-moral-and-just-response-to-the-immigration-crisis/ - ERLC.com, May 12, 2010
• “Evangelical Leaders Unite on Just Assimilation Immigration Policy”:http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14100&PRID=937 - Liberty Counsel Press Release, May 11, 2010
• “Illegals and health care–who should be covered?”:http://erlc.com/article/illegals-and-health-carewho-should-be-covered/ - ERLC.com, Sept 22, 2009
• “Immigration reform and Southern Baptists: A cautionary tale”:http://erlc.com/article/statement-by-richard-land-on-truly-comprehensive-immigration-reform - A BP ‘First Person’, Apr 3, 2007
• “Land clarifies immigration reform stance”:http://erlc.com/article/land-clarifies-immigration-reform-stance - Baptist Press, Apr 3, 2007
• “Land: Moral solution needed for immigration”:http://erlc.com/article/land-moral-solution-needed-for-immigration - Baptist Press, Mar 30, 2007
• “2006 SBC Resolution - On the Crisis of Illegal Immigration”:http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/amResolution.asp?ID=1157 - June 2006

• “Immigration crisis requires biblical response”:http://erlc.com/article/immigration-crisis-requires-biblical-response - A BP ‘First Person’ April, 27 2006

• “More reading”:http://erlc.com/topics/C55/ from the ERLC on immigration reform

It is no exaggeration to call this gendercide. Women are missing in their millions—aborted, killed, neglected to death. In 1990 an Indian economist, Amartya Sen, put the number at 100m; the toll is higher now. The crumb of comfort is that countries can mitigate the hurt, and that one, South Korea, has shown the worst can be avoided. Others need to learn from it if they are to stop the carnage.

Financing the Health Care Bill

• Obamacare: Truth vs. Propaganda - The O-Reilly Factor
• CBO: National Deficit to Hit Nearly $10 Trillion Over Upcoming Decade - Associated Press
• Paul Ryan v. the President - Wall Street Journal
• Dissecting the Real Cost of ObamaCare - Wall Street Journal (subscription required)
• Back to the ObamaCare Future - Wall Street Journal
• Rebirth of a Nation - Newsweek
• Obama tops Bush at ducking reporters - The Washington Times
• What a Disaster Looks Like - Peggy Noonan
• Fifteen Principles for Successful Health Care Reform - ERLC