Archive for the 'Specter' Category
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Do we really want him?
Then again, maybe Ricky Santorum will run against him to protect society from men marrying their schnauzers.
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Specter blocks contempt vote.
Think Progress
Following an objection by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), a vote has been postponed on “contempt resolutions against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former presidential political guru Karl Rove for failing to respond to subpoenas” regarding the U.S. attorney scandal. Specter, who asked Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) for a […]
Posted in Bush, Cong-SENATE, Rove, Bolton, Specter |
Monday, July 16th, 2007
Specter leads revolt on stalled nomination
By: Jeanne Cummings
Jul 11, 2007 05:37 PM EST
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Sen. Arlen Specter concedes that Southwick should have been ‘more sensitive’ in a few cases, but he said those are aberrations.Photo by AP
Social conservatives are mobilizing for a new showdown with Democrats over judicial appointments, answering a call to action from an unlikely […]
Posted in Courts, Cong-SENATE, Neo-Romanovs, Specter, Abortion, Holier Than Thouists-Conservative Evangelical Arm |
Sunday, April 8th, 2007
Thank you, Connecticut voters, for electing the Squeaker to the U.S. Senate. Why do I think he really doesn’t represent your hopes for America?
It’s not only his support of this miserable war, but also his backing down from calling real hearings on the Katrina fiasco, that makes the Squeaker roar.
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Image: (Squeaks) thebostonist.com
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Posted in Republicans, Lieberman, Democrats, Cong-HOUSE, Cong-SENATE, Specter, Nancy Pelosi, Syria |
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007
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‘After Sen. Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, mangled the pronunciation of his name, saying “Eng-lis” instead of “Ee-glace-e-as”, Iglesias thanked another senator for getting it right, drawing an icy stare from Specter.’
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Iglesias: Allies betrayed me
Testimony puts Domenici, Wilson on the defensive
By James W. Brosnan (Contact)
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
WASHINGTON — Once they were friends and allies, […]
Posted in Congress, Gonzalez, Specter, Department of Justice |
Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Sunday: “Why I oughta…”
Wednesday: “Anything you say, Mr. President. Should I squeak louder?”
On any given Sunday morning interview program, Senator Specter (R-PA) appears like this to growl at the White House about topics which boil his blood.
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Yet, by Wednesday he transforms into Aunt Bee with a severe agoraphobia affliction.
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Posted in Republicans, Cong-SENATE, Pennsylvania, Specter, William Jefferson |
Wednesday, September 13th, 2006
The Senate Judiciary committee votes along party lines to back the bill proposed by the administration to get around the Supreme Court ruling.
Please find the article here.
Posted in Congress, Bill of Rights, Republicans, Bush, Gonzalez, Specter |
Thursday, September 7th, 2006
Specter has really shown his true colors despite his Sunday morning tv tough-guy images. He’s simply another example of the lack of courage on the Republican side.
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Posted in Congress, FBI, Constitution, Bush, CIA, Cheney, N.S.A., Specter |
Monday, July 24th, 2006
“Surveillance We Can Live With
By Arlen Specter
Monday, July 24, 2006; A19
President Bush’s electronic surveillance program has been a festering sore on our body politic since it was publicly disclosed last December. Civil libertarians, myself included, have insisted that the program must be subject to judicial review to ensure compliance with the Fourth Amendment.”
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Posted in Bill of Rights, administration, N.S.A., Specter |
