Tag: senate

The House has just approved a one month extension on the Patriot Act without debate. Of course this means the bill will have to go back to Senate to once again get voted on. This is getting crazy.

Two weeks ago tomorrow was when Democrats shut down senate in order to get answers about the intelligence committees phase two report. That is the second part of the report that looks into the intelligence leading up to the war in Iraq. During that closed session, it was agreed upon that a committee be formed […]

Rasmussen polling has a new poll out that is putting Bush at a 46% approval rating. This of course is sending the pundits into a glory spin.Newsmax has already picked up on this poll and is calling it Bush’s rebound. So why does Rasmussen put Bush so high. Well let’s look at the break down […]

Harry Reid and the Democrats have made a strong stand today in the halls of Senate and the Senate has now gone to closed door meetings to discuss the indictment of Scooter Libby and the failure of intelligence for the war in Iraq. Reid, speaking to Senate prior to this late afternoon development barked at […]

A NBC/Wall Street Journal poll release tonight shows that a majority want a Democrat led congress now by a margin of 48% to 39%. This should lead to even more problems the Republican’s are facing with attempts to find viable candidates for 2006. The New York Times has an interesting article in which they discuss […]

Senate passed with a 90-9 vote an amendment to the defense bill which would limit torture of suspects in United States custody. This high rate of passage should send a shock to the White House, where Bush has already promised a veto. Only problem now is that Senate has enough votes to overturn Bush’s veto. […]

John Roberts has been confirmed by Senate and is now sworn in to take the seat of Chief Justice. Only 22 Senators voted against Roberts, making him the 17th person to serve as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court. Now there is talk that the second nominee to fill Sandra Day O’Connors seat could come […]

We keep hearing horror stories coming from the front lines of Katrina’s aftermath. One that has been echoed numerous times is the lack of helicopters to help the people. This is an alarming issue you think the government would be working hard to correct, but think again. Think Progress picked up on an important point […]

In 1998 Bill Clinton made an appointment to the United Nations. He appointed Richard Holbrooke to be the diplomatic voice of the United States. For 14 months the Republicans in Senate continued to block Holbrooke’s appointment in what became “partisan bickering” Holbrooke was offered the recess appointment during this time, however he declined it. Holbrooke […]

In a sad farewell to diplomacy, today George Bush did what he promised. He has installed John Bolton as our ambassador to the UN. The man who not only lied to Senate but also has unquestionably been abusive to subordinates is now our man sitting at the head of diplomacy. Bush has taken the stance […]