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Tag Archives: Senate
Senate Fails to Break Filibuster and Repeal DADT
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 This afternoon by a vote of 56-43, Senate Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass a defense spending bill. Attached to it was legislation repealing the 17-year old Clinton-era policy known as “Don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Don't Ask Don't Tell, LGBT, News, Politics, Senate
Tagged Don't Ask Don't Tell, LGBT Rights, News, Politics, Senate
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41 Obama White House Aides Owe the IRS $831,000 in Back Taxes
Friday, September 10, 2010 According to the Los Angeles Times, the Obama White House is awash with tax cheats. Confirming the widely held view among us regular folks that Washington DC and its population of opportunistic Federal transients who see … Continue reading
Posted in News, Obama Administration, Senate, Treasury, U.S. House
Tagged Department of Justice, News, Obama Administration, Senate, Treasury, U.S. House
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Final Massachusetts Poll Chart
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 A big shout out to Chris Bowers at Open Left for putting together this polling chart of what is probably the final Massachusetts snapshot of the smackdown between Martha Coakley and Scott Brown. Unless you believe … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts, News, Politics, Polls, Scott Brown, Senate, U.S. Economy
Tagged Economy, Jobs, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts, News, Politics, Scott Brown, Senate
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Pelosi: DOMA Repeal Not a Top Priority
Friday, April 17, 2009 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told the Bay Area Reporter on Wednesday, that repealing the viciously homophobic, Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is not a top priority of hers right now. The Speaker said that her two … Continue reading
The Gang of 18
Friday, December 12, 2008 These 18 senate Republican douchebags voted in favor of the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street crooks and criminals, but against the $14 billion emergency bridge loan package to keep the ailing U.S. auto industry from … Continue reading
Posted in Bailout, Politics, Republican Hypocrites
Tagged Bailout, Republican Douchebags, Republican Hypocrites, Senate, U.S. Economy
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Quote of the Day
Friday, December 5, 2008 “The country has bailed out people who take showers before work. Doesn’t it owe the same to people who shower after they’ve done their jobs?” – Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Caroline Kennedy to Replace Hillary?
Friday, December 5, 2008 The speculation about Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat is heating up. A Democrat in the know tells ABC News that New York governor David Paterson has talked to Caroline Kennedy about taking the seat, which was once … Continue reading
Posted in Hillary Clinton, Politics, Senate
Tagged Caroline Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Senate
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Tweety Is Running
Friday, November 28, 2008 I reported Wednesday that Chris Matthews, AKA, Tweety, was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by the ancient Republican Arlen Specter. Well, the super-reliable website FiveThirtyEight confirms Chris Matthews will run in … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Politics, Senate
Tagged Chris Matthews, Democrats, Politics, Senate, Tweety
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Senator Seeks to Halt Second Portion of Wall St. Rescue
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Following the news Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may have given some or all of the first portion of the Wall Street bailout to friends, one U.S. Senator said he will introduce a bill to stop the … Continue reading
Posted in Bailout, Bush Administration, Independents, Senate
Tagged Bailout, Bush, Independents, Senate
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Welcome Back, Teddy!
Monday, November 17, 2008 Sen. Ted Kennedy returned to Capitol Hill today looking fit and acting jovial. He was accompanied by his wife, Vicki, and their two Portuguese Water Dogs, Splash and Sunny. Other than the assist of a walking … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
Tagged Democrats, Liberals, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Senate
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It’s Raining Pork
Thursday, October 2, 2008 The nation’s economic gloom and doom gave way to a Congressional pork fest last night as the senate stuffed the $700 billion dollar bailout deal with an orgy of special interest “sweetners” designed to lure fence-sitting … Continue reading
Posted in Bailout, Democrats, Republicans, Senate
Tagged Bailout, Democrats, Politics, Pork, Republicans, Senate
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Quote of the Day
Thursday, October 2, 2008 “This bill does not deal with the absurdity of having the fox guarding the hen house. Maybe I’m the only person in America who thinks so, but I have a hard time understanding why we are … Continue reading
BREAKING: Senate Passes FISA
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 The Senate committed the unconscionable act of passing The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act this Wednesday afternoon by a final vote of 69-28. The bill’s passage comes after three proposed amendments were defeated earlier … Continue reading
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