Archive for the 'Senate' Category
If I Had Any Senators…
Posted on July 27, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Senate, health care | Leave a Comment
I would be calling them up and saying some not-so-polite things tomorrow morning. This particular version of the legislation is, to put it mildly, utter bullshit. I’m absolutely furious.
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I’m Still Not Stimulated Yet
Posted on February 4, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under Judd Gregg, Obama administration, Senate, stimulus bill | Leave a Comment
I assumed one of the reasons for appointing Senator Gregg to the Commerce Department was to secure the vote of at least one Republican on the stimulus bill. I guess that theory has been shot down.
So how are they planning to get the stimulus through the Senate, and what did they achieve by giving Gregg [...]
Senator Joe Lieberman Is The Least Sucky Of All Senate Democrats
Posted on January 6, 2009 by andrew- Filed Under DC enfranchisement, Senate | 7 Comments
I quote directly from Erik Wemple’s attempted liveblog of the introduction of DC voting rights legislation into the all-new heavily-Democratic 111th Congress:
1:44 pm: Sen. Joseph Lieberman enters statement from Sen. Orrin Hatch into the record. Lieberman talked about how nearly 600,000 Americans who live in the District of Columbia contribute to our society in various [...]
As It Was Meant To Be
Posted on December 16, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Constitution, Netroots, Senate | Leave a Comment
The big names in the liberal blogosphere are mostly upset because Caroline Kennedy is seemingly on the verge of being handed a Senate seat based solely upon her name. Without remarking upon Kennedy’s specific qualifications, I find the general argument (ie, elites shouldn’t be given Senate seats based on who is the elitiest) to be [...]
Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on November 13, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Joe Lieberman, Senate | 1 Comment
(Part twenty-four in an ongoing series)
Joe Lieberman’s standing in the Democratic caucus.
Seriously, my only real preference is that the caucus make the decision which is most likely to allow me to never again have to hear Lieberman talk or hear other people talk about Lieberman.
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Guess Who Won’t Be Reelected Next Week
Posted on October 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, Alaska, Senate, Ted Stevens | Leave a Comment
Ted “Tubes” Stevens guilty on all counts.
Republicans Support Discrimination
Posted on April 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Discrimination, Republican party, Senate, equal pay, gender | Leave a Comment
There is no other way to look at the vote to block legislation that would allow a worker a fair opportunity to sue his or her employer when the worker discovers he or she is being discriminated against. Republicans want to allow your employer to pay you less based on your gender or race. They [...]
