The full Senate must now approve retired Lt. Gen. James Clapper to be the fourth director of national intelligence.?
Doing some research for a book project, I came across this gem from Joe Biden, speaking on the floor of the Senate on March 21, 2002. ? It bears repeating: We must stay the course in Afghanistan—the whole world is watching. ? Friends and enemies alike want to know whether we’ll follow through in Afghanistan, and if we fail to follow through here, how can we ever convince them that we’ll follow through in Yemen, the Philippines, or Indonesia—let alone Iraq. Biden’s right of course. ? Afghanistan is not just about…
A Senate Democrat says that as many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could be misidentified because managers there didn’t do their job properly.?
Charlie Crist had “no reaction” to the Arizona judge yesterday: The kind of leadership voice you can expect from Charlie Crist in the Senate?
Illinois jury decides whether the impeached governor tried to sell Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain | LIVESHOT: Trial’s Final Drama
Rod Blagojevich’s fate was in the hands of jurors Wednesday as they prepared to begin deciding whether the impeached Illinois governor tried to sell a nomination to President Barack Obama’s former Senate seat and schemed to use his political power for personal gain.
Wisconsin senate candidate Ron Johnson says he’ll sell his BP stock … as soon as it regains its value . Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Senate – United States – Government – Wisconsin
I suppose something the keeps Chuck Shumer or Dick Durbin out the majority leader’s spot isn’t all bad. Hey, I’m trying to find the pony in the pile of crap here. While Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is barely ahead…
Back in 2005, when the GOP kept getting frustrated by Democrat filibusters, the GOP came up with what they called the “constitutional option” to end the filibuster. Democrats and the media referred to it as the “nuclear option.” Well, fast forward to today and lefty Ezra Klein is all in favor of the constitutional option. If you can’t manage the 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, you can’t manage the 67 votes to change the rules and end the filibuster. At least in theory. But in practice, there’s another path open to the Senate’s growing ranks of reformers: The…
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Always look under the Astroturf mat. Hide-and-seek hypocrites on the Hill by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2010 You know when a politician starts a sentence with “frankly,” he’s about to lie to your face. The same principle applies to campaign finance legislation dubbed the “DISCLOSE Act.” The voter’s instinctive reaction should be: What are they trying to hide now? …
