From Jesse’s Cafe …
~~~~ ” Senator Chris Dodd made an interesting proposal this afternoon, and on thinking further it seems to be one of the most reasonable and practical suggestions that we’ve heard during this crisis.
The Senator proposed that whatever givebacks, restrictions, haircuts, penalties, oversight, pay cuts and equity arrangements that are written into the b...... [Show More]
Saxby Chambliss’ flattening of Jim Martin, 57-43, Tuesday night in Georgia ensured the Democrats cannot get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the senate, but what else did it do?
It changed the cost-benefit analysis for Democratic senators on jumping into the fray for Al Franken, whose close battle with Norm Coleman is meeting with mixed results in the courts, leading to speculation th...... [Show More]
Although it started with mortgage problems, the present economic crisis is much bigger than that. Jobs are being affected, and that means it’s going to be hard to pay bills. And then what?
Well, if credit card bills don’t get paid, I’m thinking we’ll see a lot of credit card rates shooting up. A missed payment can trigger a shift to the “ default rate, ” whic...... [Show More]
Al Franken’s (D) campaign said "that as many as 1,000 absentee ballots were improperly disqualified in Minnesota’s senate race, and that it may appeal to courts or the U.S. senate to order that those ballots be counted," according to The Hill .
The U.S. Constitution allows each congressional chamber to be the "Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifica...... [Show More]
Who: You
What: Phone bank for Jim Martin from your house via my.barackobama.com or at a phone bank
When: Over the next 4 days
Why: HUGELY IMPORTANT senate runoff in Georgia on 12/2 .
That’s right y’all, the election ain’t over.
There’s a critical senate runoff happening in Georgia on Tuesday between Democratic challenger Jim Martin and Republican incumbent S...... [Show More]
(H/T - Dad29 )
Scott at Power Line reports that the Al Franken campaign, with the blessing of senate Democratic (and Majority) leader Harry Reid, is contemplating taking their case to count absentee ballots rejected on Election Day thwart a legal election victory by Norm Coleman to the senate. Their “jus tification ” is that Article I Section 5 of the Constitution g...... [Show More]
By engaging in bailout after bailout, government bureaucrats in both parties perpetuate the system that is not working: special interest groups getting special treatment.
Follow the consequences! By subsidizing failed but well-connected losers with a bailout we collectively are confiscating the necessary resources from productive and successful companies and tax paying members of the econ...... [Show More]
Hank Williams Jr. says he plans to run for the senate in 2010. I’m picturing a pro- pot , pro- vigilante , pro- pro football platform -- and maybe, down the road, a Brooks/Sumner -style showdown with Al Franken on the senate floor. Bonus links: Hank , meet Millie Jackson ....... [Show More]
If you’ve been thinking about going to the inaugural ceremony of the 44th President of the United States , wait in line. A week or two ago, scalpers were trying to sell tickets to the inauguration on sites like StubHub and eBay for thousands of dollars. No one told the prospective buyers that tickets hadn’t even been issued yet! In fact, no one has tickets to sell in the first place b...... [Show More]
Contact your senator and tell them you want them to support senate Bill 3683. Our constitution is supposed to protect us from this kind of government action and intervention. Keep our democracy working the way it ought to: By the People, For the People. Also: Senator Inhofe speaks to Michael Savage on the Savage Nation about Paulson and the bailout. We don’t even know how much of ...... [Show More]
Hoy en lo medios de comunicación dijeron que Barak Obama viajaria a apoyar a Leonardo farkas si se presenta como candidato a Presidente el 2009, mañana Farkas va a presentarse a las 11 de la mañana en TVN y el va a anunciar su decisión de si se prresenta como candidato o si por el contrario el postpone su decisión, pero al parecer ya ha recibido muchos llamados, incluso de políticos de izquierda y...... [Show More]
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 House meets at 10:00 a.m. for Legislative Business No votes are expected Members are advised that following the Pledge of Allegiance, the House is expected to recess subject to the Call of the Chair awaiting further action from the senate. **Additional information regardin...... [Show More]
This really doesn’t augur well for the passage of the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement:
A session of Iraq’s Parliament collapsed in chaos on Wednesday, as a discussion among lawmakers about a three-year security agreement with the Americans boiled over into shouting and physical confrontation.
The New York Times has an almost baroque portrayal of the Preston-Br ooks-on-Ch arles...... [Show More]
Th ese Inauguration Day tickets have taken on a life of their own. It’s like some Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Golden Ticket madness up in here.
A virtual friend of mine (we met through a blog—so millennial!) wrote a heartfelt letter to her senators requesting inauguration tickets… and received a pair, on the spot! That’s an impossibility today, though, because every s...... [Show More]
...ing in touch.
Very truly yours,
Saxby Chambliss
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Following your statements regarding the initial 700 billion dollar
bailout, which now is not going for the purpose which it was supposed to,
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I am a frequent visitor of AutoBlog and while reading some stories there yesterday I came across a posting of a video that on YouTube by GM .
After watching the video I was outraged at the skewed perspective they used to make it seem like America would come to and end if they had to file for bankruptcy. The truth is the majority of Americans (like my self) are sick and tired of CEOs bei...... [Show More]
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