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From the trial of Ted Stevens: “He bought that chair as a gift, but I refused it as a gift,” Stevens explained. “He put it there and said it was my chair. I told him I would not accept it as a gift.” “Where is that chair now?” “In our house,” Stevens repeated. “We have [...]
The big news of the day is that Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor and his advanced age and medical condition is going to hamper treating it. The “unspeakable” result is that Ted Kennedy is looking at his inevitable end being not far from the hospital bed in which he now lies. I have [...]
I have to give you the whole story: Trying to embarrass Senator Barack Obama during this afternoon’s budget fight, Senator Wayne Allard, Republican of Colorado, offered an amendment that purported to total up all of Mr. Obama’s favored initiatives to the tune of $1.4 trillion, which would be added to the budget. The message, of [...]
The House of Representatives found Harriet Myers and Josh Bolten in Contempt of Congress today: The House voted 223-32 in favor of the citations, the first against the executive branch since the Reagan administration. The vote came after a morning of tense partisan fights over procedural motions and bickering over parliamentary rules, capped off by [...]
I’ve been thinking about the “Republican Revolution” of 1994. It was historic because: 1) Republicans gained control of the House for the first time in 40 years; and 2) Democrats lost 54 (net) seats, including 34 incumbents. But the historic is much less impressive if we deconstruct it a bit. In only one state did [...]
Mark Siljander, a former Republican Congressman from Michigan, was indicted today for helping fund a terrorist organization: The indictment charges IARA with sending approximately $130,000 to help Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, whom the United States has designated as a global terrorist. The money, sent to bank accounts in Peshawar, Pakistan in 2003 and 2004, was masked as [...]
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell proves today, in one foul statement, that he both doesn’t know what’s going on in Iraq and doesn’t care. His comment at a constituent meeting: “Unfortunately, most of our friends on the other isle are having a hard time admitting things are getting better; some days I almost think [...]
Dick Cheney is seen here feeding on retrieving the soul of former Congressman Henry Hyde – who passed away today. Word is that Hyde will be escorted to the pits of Hell where he will spend eternity staring into the eyes of all the women his anti-abortion fanaticism hurt. Technorati Tags: Dick Cheney, Henry Hyde [...]
