Entries Tagged as 'US Congress'
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
And Whatever Happened to Jan Hammer?
Arlen Specter has been dropping big hints that he will filibuster Barack Obama’s nominee for the Office of Legal Counsel, Dawn Johnsen.
I suppose that this is his perogotive as a Senator, but if he filibusters Phillip Michael Thomas, there will be hell to pay.
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
You Know What Stuart, I Like You
Steve King is warning that the decision of the Iowa Supreme Court will make Iowa in to a Gay “Mecca.” King knows the story, ’cause he read it in a pamphlet that came to his house from Pueblo, Colorado. The underground homosexual population of Des Moines is ruining the soil to make landing strips for [...]
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Quick Take
They are voiding the conviction of Ted Stevens due to prosecutorial misconduct. No one has actually disputed the allegations of the case, but it seems that the entire Washington establishment has fallen all over themselves feeling sorry for the guy.
I’m wondering if, by this standard, O. J. Simpson was perfectly innocent too.
The Alaska Republican Party [...]
Friday, March 20th, 2009
Failing to See the Beam in One’s Own Eye Department
I heard some audio from the debate over taxing bonuses paid out by companies that recieved TARP money. Dan Lungren of California made the argument that the tax amounted to a “Bill of Attainder,” which would be unconstitutional. Lungren spoke passionately about not enacting laws just designed to go after one group of people just [...]
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Not So Wild About Harry Today
I went over the roll call vote on the bill to impose a 90% tax on bonuses employees of companies taking stimulus money. It goes without saying that this was in reaction to the huge bonuses being given to the employees of AIG Financial Products, who, if anything, should be giving back their bonuses, business [...]
Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Truth Is Out of Style
I’m sure you’ve all heard it: the Democrats want to build one of them magnetic levitation trains from Hollyweird up to a Las Vegas brothel. Specifics change: could be a brothel, could be a casino. It might be Hollywood, it might be Disneyland. But it has those elements that you need to rile up your [...]
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Lazy Posting: National Journal Liberal/Conservative Ratings (Part II)
As promised, here are the liberal ratings for our two senators, according to National Journal. Check them out after the jump:
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Lazy Posting: National Journal Liberal/Conservative Ratings
The National Journal has released their 2008 Vote Ratings. The results are really no surprise, but after the jump are the ratings for the Arizona delegation, broken up by “issue categories”. I’ll post the Senate ratings later.
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Sign that Another Once Hip Phrase Has Bitten the Dust
Michelle Bachmann yesterday at CPAC:
Michael Steele! You be da man! You be da man.
