Archive for the 'Democrats' Category
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
Reid to Keep Senate in Session to Prevent Recess Appointments
By Erin P. Billings
Roll Call Staff
Friday, Nov. 16, 2007; 12:35 pm
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has decided to keep the chamber in session over the Thanksgiving break to block President Bush from making any unsavory recess appointments while Senators are out of town.
In a statement […]
Posted in Bush, Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Harry Reid |
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Chuck has a very short memory so he’ll trust Mukasey to do the right thing. Meanwhile, Diane would probably not be a senator had it not been for someone purchasing a package of Twinkies in November, 1978.
November 3, 2007
New York Times
Justice Nominee Gets 2 Key Votes From Democrats
By PHILIP SHENON and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
WASHINGTON, Nov. […]
Posted in Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Charles Schumer, Alito, 1920s, John Roberts, Judge Mukasey, Diane Feinstein |
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Now that most Democrats have proven their contempt for the Constitution, the American people who put them in office and especially–for courage, it is time to praise Harry Reid and Jay Rockefeller for their concerns about the Rule of Law. Next to Reid, Nancy Pelosi is Jeanne D’Arc.
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TPMuckraker…
Today’s Must Read
By Spencer Ackerman - October […]
Posted in Business, administration, Constitution, Bush, Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Communications, Nancy Pelosi, Nader, Department of Justice, Technology, Harry Reid, Sleaze, Telephone, Jay Rockefeller |
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Oops. I forgot. He paid into a health plan with earnings from his second job as a preacher against violence. I’ll bet he never uttered the term “compassionate conservative” in Aramaic or Texan.
White House Embraces Right-Wing Blog That Called For ‘Destroying’ Graeme Frost
Much of far right’s smear campaign against 12-year old SCHIP recipient Graeme […]
Posted in Republicans, Bush, Society, Health, Democrats, Neo-Romanovs, Mitch McConnell, Holier Than Thouists-Conservative Evangelical Arm |
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Please Keep Those Calls And Letters Going…
By Christy Hardin Smith on Fri Oct 12, 2007 at 07:54 am
Yesterday, Spencer Ackerman did a process piece about the contacts that we’ve been pushing on FISA via the ACLU and others. What Spencer didn’t know, because I wasn’t contacted, was that I got the tip from Liz […]
Posted in Bill of Rights, Democrats, ACLU, Communications, Wrestling, Intelligence |
Monday, October 1st, 2007
Justice Thomas Lashes Out in Memoir
Book Attacks Liberals and the Media, Breaks Near-Silence on Anita Hill
By Robert Barnes, Michael A. Fletcher and Kevin Merida
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 29, 2007; Page A01
Justice Clarence Thomas settles scores in an angry and vivid forthcoming memoir, scathingly condemning the media, the Democratic senators who opposed his nomination to […]
Posted in Society, Supreme Court, Democrats, Books, Cong-SENATE, Racial Matters, Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill |
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Fugitive Political Fund-Raiser Arrested in Colorado
By CAROLYN MARSHALL
Published: September 7, 2007
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Norman Hsu, with Hillary Clinton at a 2005 fund-raiser,
said he will stop raising money until his legal issues are resolved.
(stephen schwartz photo) via boston.com;
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 — Norman Hsu, the wealthy political donor who has twice been a fugitive from justice, most recently skipping […]
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Courts, Democrats, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Sleaze, Norman Hsu |
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
Max Follmer
The Huffington Post
Utah Mine Owner Will Skip Congressional Hearing
September 4, 2007 02:31 PM
stumbleupon :Utah Mine Owner Will Skip Congressional Hearing
The owner of the Crandall Canyon mine in Utah where six workers were trapped by a cave-in a month ago will not be appearing at a Senate hearing on mine safety Wednesday in Washington.
A witness […]
Posted in Business, Energy, Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Labor, Harry Reid |
Monday, August 20th, 2007
An insider’s guide to the upcoming week
Monday, August 20, 2007; Page A02
The Dog Ate My Subpoena
Today at 2:30 p.m., the clock runs out on the latest deadline for the White House to turn over materials regarding the National Security Agency’s eavesdropping program to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The White House is likely to miss that deadline, […]
Posted in Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Harry Reid, White House |
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
PAGE ONE
U.S. to Expand
Domestic Use
Of Spy Satellites
By ROBERT BLOCK
August 15, 2007; Page A1
The U.S.’s top intelligence official has greatly expanded the range of federal and local authorities who can get access to information from the nation’s vast network of spy satellites in the U.S.
The decision, made three months ago by Director of National Intelligence Michael […]
Posted in Congress, Bill of Rights, administration, Democrats |
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
The party that rolls over to the likes of Dick, W ‘n L’il Torquey
deserves Lieberman!
Thomas B Edsall
The Huffington Post
Sitting Pretty, Lieberman Thumbs His Nose At Dems
August 15, 2007 09:32 AM
Seven years ago, Joe Lieberman, hungry for the vice presidency and determined to remove any roadblocks to his nomination as Al Gore’s running mate, renounced his […]
Posted in Republicans, Lieberman, Democrats, Cong-SENATE, Sleaze |
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Rove’s Blind Spot
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By Harold Meyerson
Wednesday, August 15, 2007; Page A11
Decades from now, historians will have trouble fathoming why Karl Rove’s contemporaries hailed him as a genius. An expert practitioner of wedge politics, in the tradition of Lee Atwater? Sure. But architect of an enduring Republican majority? The great realigner? What were the pundits of 2002 […]
Posted in administration, Republicans, Bush, Democrats, Rove |
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
The first question summed up the party…
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1. Which of the following issues is the most important to you? Please rank from 1-10 with “1″ being the most important to you
___Improving public education
___Protecting the environment
___Iraq war
___Economics/tax policy
___Reproductive freedom
___Social Security reform
___Ethics in Government
___Health care affordability
___National energy policy
___Stem cell research
___Other
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The next twelve questions dealt with topics of […]
Posted in Democrats |
