Veto Days and Jedi Knights
In a press release yesterday, Rep.
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Obama is Wounded, but Clinton Must Prove He Can’t Win
Clinton, a New York Senator born in Illinois, and Barack Obama, an Illinois Senator “who seems to have been born in a manger.”
Conyers Seeks Testimony on Torture From Bush Officials
“New and troubling allegations suggest that the decisions on torture came from the highest levels of government,” said Conyers in a statement.
Oh, About That Promise
the inequities inherent in the private financing of our elections,” the Public Campaign Action Fund wrote in a petition it said was signed by “thousands of concern citizens.”
GOP Hopefuls Hurt by Flaws
National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole’s (Okla.) refusal to throw the NRCC’s weight around in GOP primaries could be coming home to roost in the way of flawed Republican general
Byrd Returns to Senate but Speculation on Health Continues
Even Byrd’s reappearance was shrouded in mystery.
House Crafts New FISA Plan
The House’s refusal to bow to Senate and White House demands to include immunity for telecommunications companies that provided information to the federal government in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist
Home for Two Weeks, Both Sides to Talk Economy
A case in point for Democrats from the past three weeks will be the Senate Republicans’ refusal to allow the consideration of a bill aimed at the housing crisis.
Telecom Donations Rankling the GOP
With the House Democrats’ refusal to grant retroactive immunity to phone companies — stalling the rewrite of the warrantless wiretapping program — GOP leadership aides are grumbling that their party isn
After Break, the Brawl Resumes
The political theater over a long-term expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act included a House GOP walkout and other protests over Democratic leaders’ refusal to allow a vote on the
Democrats Trip Over Spy Bill
The extremely rare defeat of a House bill on the floor came on a 229-191 vote, after Republicans spent much of the day forcing parliamentary votes to protest House leaders’ refusal to allow a vote
Berryman Cartoons Capture Past Political Campaigns
The cartoon, called “Drawing the Line in Mississippi,” was inspired by Theodore Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot an old, haggard bear during a hunting trip.
Obama Gives $300K to Other Races
Lost in that back and forth, however, is the fact that Obama’s PAC giving made him one of the largest benefactors of House and Senate Democrats in 2007.
Mukasey, Panel Still at Odds Over Torture
over contempt citations in the U.S. attorneys scandal.
Remembering Congress’ Jewel Named Julia
She had two little kids she preferred to rear in Indianapolis, doing well by her kids by doing good for her country.
A Few Complications Await on Omnibus, Other Bills
Indeed, House Democrats may have to rely on GOP votes in order to secure passage of the final omnibus.
Paul Still a Loner on Hill
The reception has been much better [lately] than in the 30 years I’ve been in politics. It’s not that they endorse my views. I think they listen more carefully now.”
Endgame a Tale of Two Chairmen
The result has been frustration on both sides of the Capitol as Democrats endeavored for the first time in nearly two decades to craft a year-end omnibus spending bill — with Senate Democrats, in
Budget Gridlock Is a Shameful Legacy for Bush and Many Others
instance of bad politics crowding out policy in the national interest.
GOP Plans a ‘Butcher Shop’ to Chop Earmarks
the Woodstock museum in New York.