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Video: DeMint Earmark Amendment 2008-03-14 17:32:15 Is it just me, or does this whole thing look orchestrated by the Democrats?
John Tester does not know this much about parliamentary procedure and Senate rules. It’s unfortunate that they didn’t even give this any debate before they killed it, but I guess that sometimes how things go in Washington.
As I mentioned in my previous [...] Read more:Amendment
The DeMint Earmark Amendment - It Fails 2008-03-13 21:38:14 Update: DeMint Earmark Video can be found here.
Well, after many hours of waiting and some creative politicking by those on the left, the DeMint Earmark Amendment
finally made its way to the floor.
In an early surprise, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain all made their way back to the floor to cast their votes.
The [...]
Update: McCain, Obama, and Clinton all on the floor 2008-03-13 21:19:05 Update
: The DeMint Earmark Amendment - It Fails
Despite Harry Reid’s best efforts, all three of the Presidential candidates, John McCain
, Hillary Clinton
and Barack Obama
have returned to the floor to cast their vote for the DeMint Earmark Amendment.
This could get interesting.
Bush Responds to Chinese Counter Attacks 2008-03-13 20:57:50 I made a post a few days ago about Chinese
hackers successfully breaking into some Pentagon computers and the incredible risk that it posed to US security. While I knew that the White House would address this in a timely fashion, I didn’t expect something to come this quickly.
From USA Today:
WASHINGTON — A sudden spike [...] Read more:Counter
Jack Kevorkian for Congress? 2008-03-13 20:44:12 I don’t think that I ever would have saw this one coming:
From USAToday:
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian plans to run for Congress
, complicating a Michigan race that is expected to be among the most competitive in the nation.
The so-called “Dr. Death,” who was released from prison last year and remains on [...]
DeMint Amendment Fails Senate, We’re Still Screwed (Amendment 4328) 2008-03-13 18:36:52 Unfortunately, 57 members of the United States Senate
weren’t OK with the idea of stopping the raid on Social Security. Instead of leaving the funds that go into Social Security in Social Security, the majority of the members of the Senate would rather spend YOUR money on pork barrel projects instead of preserving the retirement [...] Read more:Amendment
, Screwed
Will earmark reform fail in the senate? 2008-03-13 18:21:36 UPDATE: Click Here for Latest On DeMint Amendment Failing
I think that at this point it’s really going to come down to Republicans deciding what is right and wrong. Here are a few articles that I have been reading to get the latest updates about what could happen tonight, or early tomorrow morning.
-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203704.html
Check back every few [...]
Not your typical day for the NRCC 2008-03-13 18:12:55 This morning Roll Call released an article discussing the NRCC and their dilemma that they have been facing with fundraising this election cycle
From Roll Call:
Rep. Tom Cole’s (Okla.) decision to overhaul fundraising operations at the National Republican Congressional Committee appears to be a key factor in the NRCC’s precarious cash position. The changes are expected [...]
extremely sad story, but some questions need to be asked 2008-03-12 20:51:00 I was reading this story
the other day, which I found incredibly sad, but found myself with a few questions
that I thought really needed to be addressed regarding this case.
From CNN:
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Jamiel Shaw was just three doors from his house on March 2. His father told the 17-year-old high school [...]
Fed Cuts Rates, Bear Stearns Sells and Political Opportunities 2008-03-16 21:45:19 Looks like Monday is going to be without a doubt, an interesting day in the global markets, due to an extremely troubling course of events on Sunday that will trip up investor confidence.
The first of this chain of events happened on Sunday evening when the Federal Reserve decided to cut its lending rate by .25% [...] Read more:Bear Stearns
, Opportunities
, Rates
, Stearns
Ben Bernanke: Corporate Welfare Czar? 2008-03-19 19:06:23 Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for having a strong economy and the United States maintaining a global economic advantage. However, one thing that I am opposed to more than anything is the government stepping in and using tax-payer funds to help support companies that seem to be going under. Furthermore, I don’t think that [...] Read more:Bernanke
, Welfare
Obama Plays the Subliminal Race Card 2008-03-19 18:24:36 One day after Barack Obama
’s awesome speech regarding race in America, it appears that he is now starting to bring the race card into the issue.
From CNN:
(CNN) — Barack Obama told CNN Wednesday the recent uproar over his former pastor’s sermons has reminded him of the odds he faces in winning the White House.
“In some [...] Read more:Plays
, Race Card
, Subliminal
Ashley Dupre Girls Gone Wild Tape? 2008-03-19 06:35:51 This girl is really making a name for herself. From spring break to legislative break, Ashley
Dupre (Eliot Spitzer’s prized escort) is making all the right moves to ensure that in the end, she is the only winner.
Not only is Ashley Dupre a star for her encounters with Spitzer, but it turns out that [...] Read more:Girls
FAA now checks safety records, I can’t believe it. 2008-03-18 22:28:13 Call me naive, but as a frequent flyer there are many things that I have just assumed about airline safety and the procedures of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Among these assumptions is the understanding that when I get on to an airplane, one of the many government regulations that will be a part of my [...] Read more:believe
, checks
Jim DeMint, “Senator 2.0″ - Part 1 2008-03-22 00:39:57 While I’ve never been a fan of the well-marketed term “web 2.0,” the concepts and applications that are defining this “second generation” of the internet have completely reshaped the face and perspective of American politics, particularly on the grassroots level.
Understanding the great reach that social networks, wikis, blogs, etc. can have in terms of targeting [...] Read more:Senator
Campaigning all over the world, McCain 08′ World Tour Continues 2008-03-21 21:36:32 Monday Iraq, Wednesday Israel, today England and soon France; all part of the McCain
08′ World Tour
, featuring special guests Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham.
In all seriousness, I have no doubts that this trip is relevant to their positions on the Senate Armed Services Committee, but at the same time this trip has given McCain [...]
This is not what I meant… 2008-03-24 06:39:31 I know that in a previous post I said that Republicans need to start coming up with more humorous approaches for online videos, however this isn’t exactly what I had in mind.
In one respect, I think its great that people of all shapes, sizes and talent levels (emphasis on talent levels) are trying to help [...]
Video: “My Little Bush” 2008-03-23 01:08:37 I’m not sure how many of you have seen this video yet from the people at Comedy Central, but I think this is extremely hilarious. Even though its more satirical than the Obama-girl video, I think that Republicans should start thinking along the lines of using a little humor to push certain messages.
While there is [...]
Meghan McCain’s GQ Interview 2008-03-22 16:29:45 In terms of children of Presidential hopefuls, I’m quite confident that no child has played as significant of a role in their fathers campaign for the White House than Meghan McCain
.
I’ve been to her blog McCainBlogette.com, a few times now and I think the way she’s been able to show a different, more youthful side [...]
Don’t Mess With Chelsea Clinton 2008-03-25 21:04:20 I thought Clinton
’s just lied or changed the subject when they didn’t want to answer questions, but it looks like Chelsea
is rebelling.
From CNN.com:
Chelsea Clinton has fielded a lot of questions as she campaigns for her mother’s presidential bid, but on Tuesday the former first daughter faced a particularly awkward query for the first time.
Campaigning [...]
Nasrallah Says “Israel Can Be Eliminated” 2008-03-25 20:54:49 Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah
on Monday said that his terrorist army’s targeting of Israel
i civilian centers has made it possible for the Jewish state to be “eliminated,” The New York Sun reported. “Can Israel be eliminated?” Nasrallah asked Hizballah supporters during a rally in Beirut. “Yes and a thousand yeses, Israel can be eliminated.” During [...]
Nancy Reagan Endorses John McCain 2008-03-25 20:03:13 From Bloomberg.com:
March 25 (Bloomberg) — Former first lady NancyReagan
endorsed John McCain
’s presidential campaign in a move that might encourage conservative Republicans to rally around the Arizona senator’s bid for the White House.
Reagan called McCain a “good friend for over 30 years” who is well prepared to become commander [...]
Jim DeMint’s finally getting the online props he deserves 2008-03-25 18:03:32 Over the weekend I wrote a post titled “Jim DeMint, Senator 2.0 - Part 1,” where I made the argument that of all the incumbent Senators, Jim DeMint from South Carolina was much further ahead of the game than anyone else at this point in terms of using the internet to reach out to constituents, [...] Read more:online
, props
Obama is a Mac Daddy… 2008-03-28 23:49:53 Direct Quote from Atlah Worldwide:
Obama
is a mac daddy, Obama pimps black women and white women… you didn’t notice him till he brought out those big chested white women with their tight t-shirts and their short pants, that’s what a pimp does.
C’mon, you don’t get your campaign started with a big chested white woman, she [...] Read more:Daddy
You think American Politics is Ugly 2008-03-27 22:07:43 I know that I continually talk about this election being ugly, however at no point am I suggesting that our elections are anywhere near the ugliest in world. Sure, they might be the most expensive, but in following some of the campaign approaches in the Middle East (particularly in Lebanon and PA), our elections seem [...] Read more:American
, think
Obama Supporter Charged in Campaign Finance Probe 2008-03-27 12:44:27 It looks like another fine US export is making its way to the shores of Puerto Rico. No, it’s not food, oil, or machinery, but instead is one of the Nation’s oldest pastimes, campaign corruption!
Even though Puerto Rico isn’t a state (it’s an non incorporated territory), it sure seems that their political problems are reflecting [...] Read more:Campaign
, Charged
, Obama
, Probe
, Supporter
New Obama Girl Video(s) 2008-03-26 22:08:58 Looks like the people at BarelyPolitical have come up with a new Obama
Girl video, however this time there is actually some substance, as opposed to the previously released, overly-sexualized video (though that was extremely effective and I have no complaints).
There aren’t many times that I would say that Obama Girl is making a good [...]
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