Cassandra posted these questions from John Hawkins survey of rightwing bloggers at Villainous Company earlier and though I’d add my two cents. 1) Do you think the GOP will gain or lose seats in the House in 2010? They’ll pick up a handful of seats. 2) Do you think the GOP will gain or lose […]
Senate
Rep. Joe Sestak to Chalenge Arlen Specter
TPM is reporting that Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) is privately telling supports that he intends to challenge newly minted Democratic incumbent Arlen Specter: “He intends to get in the race,” says Meg Infantino, the Congressman’s sister, who works at Sestak for Congress. “In the not too distant future, he will sit down with his wife […]
CIA Says Pelosi Was Briefed on Use of ‘Enhanced Interrogations’
The Washington Post and ABC News are reporting that Speaker Nancy Pelosi was briefed on Enhanced Interrogations Techniques and their use on on Abu Zubaydah. From the Washington Post: Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was briefed in September 2002 about the use of harsh interrogation tactics against […]
Mortgage Cramdown Bill Dies in Senate
Barack Obama’s economic policy suffered a setback yesterday when a bill that would have allowed bankruptcy judges to force lenders to adjust the principal on mortgages failed in the Senate. The bill received 45 votes, 6 short of the 51 needed for passage… A dozen Democrats joined Republicans in opposing it: For the second time […]
Arlen Specter Switching Parties Today
Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter is leaving the Republican Party today and I can’t say I’m sad to see him go… Specter, was one of three Republicans to vote from Pres. Obama’s pork laden stimulus plan and was expected to face a tough primary challenge from Pat Toomey next year. Here’s Specter statement: I have been […]
Chris Dodd Taps Wall Street for Campaign Cash
I wrote about Sen. Dodd’s dismal in-state campaign fund raising efforts on Friday, today, thanks to the Associated Press we know much more those efforts. Sen. Dodd raised a total of $608,995 from individuals during the first quarter, only $4,250 came from Connecticut residents. The other $604,745 came from executives at companies such as Citigroup, […]
Only 5 Connecticut Residents Donated to Dodd
Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he’s apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash… Only $4,250 of $604,745 raised during the first three months of 2009 by Chris Dodd for 2010 his re-election campaign came from Connecticut residents: Sen. Chris Dodd appears to […]
Chris Dodd’s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows
The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)… The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd’s new 33 percent rating, a dip from 49 percent […]
Senate Reviewing How College Football Picks No. 1
Apparently Sen. Orrin Hatch doesn’t have enough real work to do so he’s convinced the Senate Judiciary’s subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights to hold hearings on how college football selects the number1 team: WASHINGTON (AP) — Everyone from President Barack Obama on down to fans has criticized how college football determines its […]
Chris Dodd’s Wife Paid by AIG Subsidiary???
Chris Dodd had an Op Ed in “Dodd: Setting the record straight” in this morning’s News Times… Unfortunately, the piece doesn’t seem to be on their web site so I can’t link to it… Regardless the timing couldn’t have been worse since Sen. Dodd is likely to face new questions about his wife’s involvement with […]
The last Grownup: John Kyl Puts the Breaks on Rush to Tax AIG Bonuses
We got into this mess because Congress and the administration rushed through the Stimulus bill without sufficient time for legislators to review and debate the bill. Now Congress is trying to compound one set of mistakes with another by rushing through a bill to tax the retention bonuses paid to AIG employees. Fortunately there’s at […]
Oh Happy Day, Dodd Trails Simmons
From the Politico: Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) looks like he’s in serious trouble for reelection if he faces former GOP congressman Rob Simmons, according to a newly released Quinnipiac poll. Dodd trails Simmons by one point, 43 to 42 percent. In a head-to-head matchup with CNBC host Larry Kudlow, Dodd leads 46 to 34 […]
Evan Bayh: Senate Should Reject $410 Billion Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Some of you may have noticed this page has been rather quite for the last couple of days while I’ve been working on a few things behind the scenes. Anyway let’s get back to it shall we… Democratic Senator Evan Bayh had an interesting Op Ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal that I’d suggest reading […]
Whoa: Jim DeMint to Force Vote on Fairness Doctrine
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) plans on forcing a vote on a bill that wuold block the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine next week. The bill which is co-sponspored by Sen. John Thune (R-SD), and 27 others and will be offered as an amendment to the D.C. Voting Rights bill. From Newsmax.com: Sen. […]
Senate Passes Pork Laden Stimulus Bill
The final vote tally is in… The Senate approved the measure 60-38 with three erstwhile Republicans, Alren Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins providing the votes needed for passage. No surprise really we all knew Specter, Collins and Snowe would vote with the Democrats… While I’m not happy about it I’m not going to jump […]