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Today, the Senate, in a 68-31 vote confirmed the appointment of Associate Justice to the Supreme Court Sonya Sotomayor. Senator Reid voted in the affirmative, and Senator Ensign as expected toed the GOP line and voted against her confirmation. [...] SUMMARY: [...]
Today... President Obama has earned his first Flip-Flop award for flip-flopping on his campaign promise to change how business is done in Washington through vetoing bills with excessive earmarks. Behind closed doors, he signed the $410 billion omnibus budget bill that provides as much as [...] 
Here is a video of Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) speaking in favor of a new commission proposed by Senator Leahy to investigate damage to our democracy resulting from the Bush Administration:
I love this cartoon by Jeff Danziger. We, too, should have such a custom.
Jeff Danziger provides a scathing international take on politics, finance, and everything else you aren't allowed to discuss at the dinner table. Combining spot-on caricatures with razor-sharp writing, this feature will make' [...]
When the Administration finally had to admit that the "fundamentals of our economy" were anything but "sound" ... I remember President Bush saying, "The government is responding with decisive action." Huh? Decisive? He needs to lay off those heavy doses of Prozac he must be taking!
The actions taken [...]
Not only did the Democratic Leadership in the Senate vote to retain Independent, Joe Lieberman's membership in the Democratic Caucus, they voted to allow him to retain his chairmanship of the of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and head of the Armed Services subcommittee that oversees air and' [...]
I used to live in Ohio and voted in Ohio for the 2004 election. Many things went visibily wrong during that election, the most noticeable being the shortage of voting machines in democratic strongholds and the over-abundance of machines in republican strongholds. We all knew something was terribly wrong with [...]
Received in my email:
What if things were switched around? Think about it. Would the country's collective point of view be different? Could racism be the culprit? In the following, all the "what-ifs" are true for the other side.
What if the Obamas had paraded 5 children across the stage, following' [...]I can't believe the Republican Party thinks this woman would make a good VP and potentially a good President should circumstances call for her ascendancy. She took a call from nowhere ... and believed it was the President of France? Didn't they look at the caller-ID? Listen to her goofy [...]
A chemistry professor in a large college had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back, and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what [...]
Looks like the McCain campaign may have done a bit of creative staging that's now beginning to unravel. Upon a bit of investigation, some bloggers have learned that not only is 'Joe' not a licensed plumber, he's never even apprenticed as a 'plumber.' 'Joe' is a member of the Associated [...]
The highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October was Amy Strozzi. Ms. Strozzi, who was nominated for an Emmy award for her makeup work on the television show “So You Think You Can Dance?”, is Gov. Sarah Palin’s traveling makeup artist.
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As I look back across the months (that now seem like years) of this election season, I'm left with an ugly sense of what John McCain is. He kind of reminds me of a vicious gossiper, who continually spreads the most vile detritus he can unearth and attempt to besmirch [...]
While the Constitution may guarantee my freedom 'OF' religion, it's becoming harder and harder to actually experience freedom 'FROM' religion. It seems the zealots are at it again, but this time in Colorado, with Colorado Amendment 48. If they can pass it there to modify Colorado's constitution, you can safely [...]
From Sarah Palin's Wikipedia page: On October 10, 2008, the Republican-dominated Alaska Legislative Council unanimously voted to release the Branchflower investigative report, which found that Sarah Palin unlawfully "abused her power" as governor and violated the state's Ethics Act when her office pressured Monegan to fire Wooten, [...]
He said that as President he would order the Treasury Secretary to "immediately buy up the bad [...]
Dean Heller’s Statement [...]
Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson introduced his "Paulson Plan" (which has already been posted to Wikipedia). If you haven't yet read it, you should. It essentially would give Paulson, an unfettered pot of $700B to spend as he deems appropriate to [...] What was Heller thinking? I'd love to hear his logic for that vote.
HR 6049, the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 (read a summary here), would extend alternative energy tax credits for commercial and residential projects. Gee, with the current energy and economic crises, aren't we trying [...]
Image via Wikipedia On Wednesday, September 10th, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that he had cancelled all work during this administration related to rebidding for an air refueling tanker. In a statement he made before the House Armed Services Committee, he said ""We [...] 
In poker, when a player keeps bidding higher on a nothing-hand, it's called a bluff. In government, when they back two major banks with money they don't have, it's called a bailout. Hello??? With the expenses from an ill-advised pre-emptive war in Iraq, a [...]
"In an unprecedented move, the GOP Convention, at the last minute and for the first time, gave themselves permission to take up calendar reform after the convention. Following the Democrats' [...]
This year, as we step into the ballot box all across the country, we must let our leaders know that the Constitution will be the first thing on our minds. Here's a copy of the pledge:
I Am [...]
In the Words of My Speechwriter . . .
By David McGrath
Thursday, September 4, 2008; WP [...]
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This week's email brought a plea for help from Sen. John Ensign:
Hitting Nevada Budgets: Gas Prices Rise To New Record Levels
As gas prices continue to gouge the bank accounts of Nevadans across our state, I have been fighting for the family budget back in Washington, D.C. I took [...]
