Posts from the ‘Congress’ category

At The Risk of Having Senator-Elect Thinskin’s Plumbers Mining My Highschool Report Cards for Dirt

Our angry little Senator-Elect is at it again, with another ill-considered, ill-tempered diatribe about President Bush.  Might I suggest that the portly little man cool it…

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I couldn’t have said it better myself

Jim Young at Skeptical Observer dismantles the Raising Kaine call for the South Dakota Governor (who is a Republican) to appoint a Democrat should Sen. Tim…

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Sen. Johnson remains in critical condition

Here is the latest on the condition of Senator Tim Johnson Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was in critical condition recovering from emergency brain surgery Thursday, creating…

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Dems’ New Intell Chairman Has Some Homework To Do

It seems that incoming House Intelligence Cmte. Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.) has some homework to do after flunking an easy quiz on matters that will be…

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Fans of STRIPES will be glad to know…

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1472, to designate the facility of the United States Postal…

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Rangel to introduce bill to bring back the draft

We told you so.  Now that Democrats are back in control of Congress, they want to bring back the draft.  In fact, U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel…

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Boehner Wins Minority Leader Post

THIS JUST IN…. Boehner Defeats Pence, 168-27 House Majority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has turned back a challenge from Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ariz.) for the post of…

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Government Reform or MLB Reform

Perhaps Rep. Tom Davis is angling for a job other than U.S. Senator. . . Could he have his eyes on Baseball Commissioner? First steroids now…

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Blunt to remain Maj. Whip — Cantor’s chance to move up stalled

Roy Blunt’s staff has confirmed he will remain as Maj. Whip for the remainder of the 109th Congress. This stalls Eric Cantor as Dep. Maj. Whip.…

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U.S. House Majority Leader goes to a second ballot — UPDATE: Boehner Wins!!!

Hotline on Call is reporting: Rep. Roy Blunt (MO) led in the first round of votes for majority leader, but failed to win the magic 117,…

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