Tag: congress
member name: Carolyn G.
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January 14, 2007 03:57 PM EST --
The other day Senator Josephy Biden questioned the Secretary of State regarding the possibilty that Bush was positioning a carrier group and other military forces in a preparation for an invasion of Iran. . . .
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July 08, 2007 08:33 AM EDT --
According to reports coming out of D.C. things are looking pretty grim for Mr. Bush's surge. Back in January a group of benchmarks were written into the appropriations bill that demanded that both . . .
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June 28, 2007 12:56 PM EDT --
Today in a vote falling 14 votes short of the number required to cut off debate, the Senate effectively killed the amnesty bill that was being pushed so hard by Democrats and the President. Billed as a . . .
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December 08, 2006 03:56 PM EST --
I am disappointed to see that it's politics as usual in D.C. Not only is congress adjourning early leaving rafts of unfinished business, but it is doing so without even performing its main constitutional . . .
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December 14, 2006 10:28 AM EST --
I'm more or less horrified by the response to Senator Johnson's medical problems. Most Republicans bill themselves as compassionate and as good Christians, yet what I see is a feeding frenzy of . . .
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January 09, 2007 10:30 AM EST --
One of the new congress's promises was that they would remain in session five days a week rather than the 109th congresses three day average. Democrats were in power perhaps four days before they broke . . .
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January 20, 2007 01:26 PM EST --
This morning Hillary Clinton declared her intention to run for President. While she's entitled of course, I think this was a very bad decision and might possibly be the only Democratic decision that . . .
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March 28, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
The President should be ashamed of himself for complaining about all the Democratic pork in the supplemental spending bill this year when he's not previously complained about the billions wasted yearly . . .
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April 25, 2007 04:44 PM EDT --
The House Judiciary committee that is investigating the Federal Attorney firings last night voted to grant immunity to Monica Goodling. The vote was 32 to 8, which is more than sufficient to grant a witness . . .
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May 20, 2007 06:22 PM EDT --
Monday or Tuesday congress is proposing a no confidence vote in both houses against Roberto Gonzales. There are reports coming from the usual "unnamed sources" in Washington that he will resign . . .
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May 28, 2007 05:09 PM EDT --
I've been reading a lot on Gather today and something struck me. I'm not sure if it's funny or just plain weird. Democrats, as we all know, took control of both houses of congress last November . . .
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June 09, 2007 01:38 AM EDT --
After having read the mess of an immigration reform bill that recently died in congress, it was my impression that anyone could do better. So I decided to try. The results are a series of steps that would . . .
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July 08, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
I have a legitimate political question that's been bugging me for quite some time. When did breaking the law or indulging in bad behavior (even if it's not illegal) become a relative thing rather . . .
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July 31, 2007 04:13 PM EDT --
The House today overwhelmingly passed an ethics reform bill that begins the process of bringing some sort of clarity to the ethics process in Congress. Some hail it as a huge step forward, while others . . .
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February 16, 2007 10:35 AM EST --
The following post appeared on the blog of a friend of mine; I felt it worth passing on, if only to demonstrate neocon panic tactics at work. I had heard the story, and could not imagine any business would . . .
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March 26, 2007 04:06 PM EDT --
While running numerous errands today I was listening to a local talk show host interviewing a woman about the proposed new comprehensive immigration plan. Some of it I liked, and some of it I found totally . . .
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June 11, 2007 11:02 AM EDT --
If you want any indication about what part of this massive mess of an immigration bill that Mr. Bush is most concerned about, just read the content of his last two speeches. He plays lip service only (and . . .
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July 16, 2007 12:09 PM EDT --
Today yet another senior Republican has broken ranks with the White House over Iraq. Senator George Voinovich (I have never heard of him either) says he advised Karl Rove that Mr. Bush has got to come . . .
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July 31, 2007 06:06 PM EDT --
A member of congress is going to responsor as a separate bill, a portion of the justifiably defeated horror called comprehensive immigration reform. This is called the Dream bill. What it does is allow . . .
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February 15, 2007 08:54 PM EST --
Some of the original planning for the Iraq war has been revealed under the freedom of information act. Were it not that this type of delusional thinking has resulted in over 3,000 American deaths and nobody . . .
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