before there was the lieberman vote there was the peterson vote. dont remember the peterson vote the link to the original article in the hill no longer works but heres a link to a key blockquote from daily kos coverage rep. collin peterson dminn. was harshly upbraided monday night by house minority whip steny hoyer dmd. rep. george miller dc...... [Show More]
al frankens campaign claimed friday that sen. norm colemans rminn. lead has fallen into the double digits as the state continues its recount of the hotly contested senate race.
the franken camp is using a tally from their election observers which they claim is more accurate than that of minnesotas secretary of state.
the franken team has volunteers stationed at every recoun...... [Show More]
with the polling showing the numbers in the georgia senate race essentially unchanged from what weve seen over the last few months turnout is absolutely essential for the december 2 runoff election. this might be the most important election well see until november 2010. it almost certainly will represent the greatest opportunity for progressives during that time to replace one...... [Show More]
blue dog congressional democrats joined by reactionary gops expressed outrage at their stunning loss of the chair of the powerful energy and commerce committee to progressive icon henry waxman d21st century
particularly upset were the conservative blue dog democrats. one member said they were in orbit they think its a california takeover.
the blue dogs appear t...... [Show More]
i really dont want to be pessimistic about the new obama administration. rather i much preferred my optimistic mood from last night discussing how the house seems to be moving in a more progressive direction and how cutting military spending was a real possibility over the next couple of years . that felt good and i want to keep feeling that way.
however the apparent leading conte...... [Show More]
sen. barbara boxer dcalif. said thursday that she would introduce legislation next year to turn presidentelect barack obamas goals for clean energy and global warming into reality.
read on source ...... [Show More]
susang reported earlier via the washington post that arizonas democratic governor janet napolitano is presidentelect obamas pick to serve as the next head of the department of homeland security.
napolitano is a solid pick on the merits and should be easily confirmed. for party building however the pick is problematic for two reasons.
first napolitano is the frontrunner ...... [Show More]
with a little less than half of the minnesota senate recount completed al franken d has whittled sen. norm colemans rmn lead to only 136 votes
with about 46 percent of the 2.9 million ballots counted by thursday evening the gap between republican incumbent norm coleman and dfl challenger al franken continued to close. coleman was leading by only 136 v...... [Show More]
the word is again that hillary clinton has been offered and will accept the secretary of state job. it might not happen until after thanksgiving officially though because obama announced hes rolling out the economic team first on monday. ny times
some people are a little concerned about who else she might bring to foggy bottom though. washington independent
on that economic te...... [Show More]
just prior to the vote on joe liebermans homeland security chairmanship the washington posts chris cillizza followed with a story that drew considerable notice for this quote asked what it would mean if lieberman kept his chairmanship one senate democratic aide said bluntly the left has been foiled again. they can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into...... [Show More]
minority leader mcconnell writes majority leader reid insisting on a full role for the gop warning of significant unity among republicans otherwise.
letter is signed by all 40 republican senators plus the two incumbents still waiting for final vote results....... [Show More]
let us with prescience practice the patter of those denizens of the am dial the obama deficit.
the obama recession.
can i get me an obama depression
obama deflation and stagflation and freemarket implosion.
obama poverty and unemployment and deflation and stock market crash and housing crisis.
the barack obama bank failures. the barack obama layoffs. the barack obama bankrupt...... [Show More]
trevor blackann a former legislative assistant to sen. kit bond rmo. and rep. roy blount rmo. on thursday pleaded guilty before us district judge richard roberts in dc to making a false statement on his 2003 tax return. he admitted failing to report at least 4100 in illegal gifts that he received from lobbyists connected with jack abramoff including a paid trip to see a ...... [Show More]
minnesota play minnesota public radios senate recount challenged ballots game and judge for yourself. very interesting stuff.
arizona she wont be attorney general but it looks like she will be secretary of the department of homeland security . as such we shouldnt expect governor janet napolitano to challenge john w. mccain in 2010. sena tes ...... [Show More]
with election day not yet a month past the democrats promise of fiscal responsibility has already been ditched. wednesday the hill newspaper reported
even the most ardent deficit hawk among house democratic leaders says the cost of overhauling the nations healthcare system will be heaped on top of the snowballing federal debt at least initially. our objective is going to be to...... [Show More]
guest post by drj
democratic congressional leaders announced today that the possibility of an automaker bailout is on hold until december 2. the automakers were told to use that time to formulate plans to responsibly use government money. no doubt they will also use that time to formulate bankruptcy plans.
speaker nancy pelosi offered this advice to gm ford and chrysler
until ...... [Show More]
time.com swampland
the smackdown between two house chairmen for the energy committee gavel will be decided today. while waxman won the first round dem sources tell me dingell always expected to lose the committee vote and is confident he will win a referendum of the full caucus. not only does he have the endorsement of barney frank which carries a lot of sway with younger members h...... [Show More]
time real clear politics
thats the argument marin cogan makes in her new republic piece . specifically says cogan the supposed effort by democrats to reinstate the fairness doctrine is a manufactured controversy. she writes
to figure out who was causing such agitation i went searching for the proponents of the fairness doctrine. i looked at obamas posi...... [Show More]
we know that hillary john kerry and richard durbin along with countless other dems are in favor of reinstating the fairness doctrine.
its time to re institute the fairness doctrine. richard durbin
well i think the fairness doctrine ought to be there john kerry source
822 1whenever the title of legislation con...... [Show More]
roll call reports that senator majority leader harry reid is giving up on a potential bailout for the big 3 automakers at least for now
senate majority leader harry reid dnev. and minority leader mitch mcconnell rky. said on wednesday that they would try to work out a thursday vote on a house measure that would extend unemployment insurance a move that would signa...... [Show More]
generation y is always being told that were too young to do things.
tell that to vanessa sievers a junior at dartmouth college in new hampshire who ran for treasurer in grafton county and won against the incumbent in november.
the geography and history majors big investment in the campaign was a 51 facebook advertisement which she paid for out of her own pocket. the part...... [Show More]
bengoshi mentioned the importance of the energy and commerce committee power struggle a couple of days ago and this is a clear victory for progressives. waxman wrestles gavel from dingell waxman won 137122 in the secret ballot vote. the dramatic intraparty showdown for the coveted position signals a leftward turn for the democratic agenda. the outcome was a blow to the seniority system ..... [Show More]
mike soraghan the hill
waxman wrestles gavel from dingell rep. henry waxman dcalif. will become the next chairman of the house energy and commerce committee after house democrats voted to replace current chairman john dingell dmich.. waxman won 137122 in the secret ballot vote....... [Show More]
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