Intoxination

Tag: united states senate

Jul 11
2013

IOKIYAR – Filibuster Edition

Politics

Harry Reid is preparing to go nuclear on the constant filibustering Republicans have engaged in when it comes to President Obama’s nominees. Ole’ Mitch McConnell isn’t happy about that: Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell warned Harry Reid on Thursday that the Democratic majority leader’s “tombstone” will say he “presided over the end of the Senate” […]

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Oct 21
2011

Matt Drudge’s Ultimate Spin

Politics

Appearing on Drudge’s site today: What a way to make it sound like Democrats are against the Obama jobs bill. But facts mean nothing to the merchant of lies and spin. Here’s the real facts from the article Drudge linked: The 50-50 vote fell 10 short of the 60 votes needed to advance the bill, […]

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Jun 3
2011

A Tale Of Two Johns And The Affairs They Had

Politics

The news is a buzz with word that former Senator John Edwards could face indictment today for funneling campaign cash to his mistress: Criminal charges are expected to be filed Friday against two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, the result of an investigation into campaign cash allegedly funneled to the woman he had an out-of-wedlock […]

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Jan 25
2011

New Rule: Those Who Can’t Follow Rules Can’t Be Supreme Court Justices

Politics

Justice Clarence Thomas has been breaking the rules of the court for 13 years by not reporting his wife’s income. That income shows a direct conflict of interest with cases Thomas has ruled on, including Citizens United. As Jonathon Turley points out: For many, the incident will be cited as evidence of how toothless these […]

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Feb 1
2010
obliberalsmall

Unity Won’t Happen If Republicans Keep Lying

Politics

Yesterday on Meet the Press John Boehner continued the same old line that President Obama was the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate. He also seems to be throwing out the idea of ever working together: MR. GREGORY:  Does he have a point? REP. BOEHNER:  No.  If, if you think about what I said, […]

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Dec 18
2009

Yup, Exactly

Science

Here’s why the White House will go after Howard Dean but not the actual people who are derailing health care reform: People wondering why the White House does tough, public pushback against Howard Dean but not against the likes of Ben Nelson or Joe Lieberman ought to take a deep breath and consider that Nelson […]

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Dec 15
2009

Howard Dean: Kill The Senate Bill

Science

Dean was supporting the bill with the Medicare buy-in but that has changed now: In a blow to the bill grinding through the Senate, Howard Dean bluntly called for the bill to be killed in a pre-recorded interview set to air later this afternoon, denouncing it as “the collapse of health care reform in the […]

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Dec 5
2009

Saturday Morning Funny

Politics

This opinion piece by Jim Jenkins about Lindsey Graham is hilarious: We archconservatives thought he was “one of ours.” Yessir, ol’ Lindsey Graham, who succeeded ol’ Strom Thurmond in the United States Senate, seemed to have all the credentials: high ratings from the American Conservative Union (90 out of 100, a solid “A” most places) […]

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Oct 7
2009

Franken Works To Bring The Hammer Down On Contractors

Misc

Al Franken had his first amendment pass the Senate since being sworn in, and it is a good one: On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Democrat got his first piece of legislation passed by the United States Senate via roll call vote. The amendment stopped federal funding for those defense contractors who used mandatory arbitration clauses […]

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Dec 9
2008

Stretching It

Misc

The Huffington Post’s Jason Linkin does his best to become a Matt Drudge. Referring to this exchange from Sunday’s MTP when Obama was asked about New York’s open Senate Seat: MR. BROKAW: You still have some appointments to make coming up, and there’s also a good deal of consideration here in Illinois about who will […]

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