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Connecticut Democrats to change Senate vacancy law

Saturday, February 16, 2008

A few weeks ago I heard through the grapevine that there might, in fact, be some legislative movement on an issue I’ve been writing about a bit. Turns out that the rumours were true. Today’s Courant reports that the State Democrats are, indeed, going to try to change state law to allow we the people […]

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Democrats don’t blink

Friday, February 15, 2008

The House Democrats have had a spine implant. After the craven performance of the Senate they have redeemed their party and the nation, at least temporarily, by telling Bush to shove it on FISA. to the surprise of the White House, they didn’t “blink”, as they’ve done so often in the past. Now they’re going […]

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Good news

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Donna Edwards wins her primary in Maryland. This may convince a few Congressional Democrats that there’s a price to be paid for becoming a captive to corporate interests..

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Why should I care whether Roger Clemens took steroids?

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Every Red Sox fan knows that there is no worm more low than a former member of the Boston Red Sox who voluntarily plays for the Yankees. Besides that, even when he was on the team, Roger Clemens was a gold plated [your choice of private body part here]. So, I have very little sympathy […]

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Something happening here

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

It has been much remarked in the blogosphere, though not so much in the mainstream media, that turnout among Democrats has been extra high this year. A case in point is our fair town of Groton, where the votes cast for the top candidates are as follows. (All figures courtesy of the Courant, Dems here, […]

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New rules in the Senate

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Harry Reid teams up with Mitch McConnell to lecture Chris Dodd: only Republicans get to declare filibuster and win. Democrats, members of the majority party, members of Reid’s own party, have to actually filibuster. New rules: it takes 60 votes to get something Democrats want; it takes only 51 to get something Republicans want, and […]

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Barack buys into Reagan worship (No he didn’t)

Thursday, January 17, 2008

THE FOLLOWING POST WAS WRITTEN BASED ON A REPORT WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN SHOWN TO BE UNTRUE. I’m leaving it up as proof of my fallibility. Obama apparently did not make the statement that was attributed to him. The title to the post has been changed to reflect reality. Every time I find myself feeling […]

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Connecticut Democrats vote right

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

All four Connecticut Democrats voted against funding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with no strings attached. Here are the Democrats who didn’t cave: Abercrombie, Ackerman, Allen, Andrews, Arcuri, Baca, Baldwin, Becerra, Bishop (NY), Blumenauer, Boswell, Brady (PA), Braley (IA), Butterfield, Capps, Capuano, Cardoza, Carnahan, Castor, Clarke, Clay, Cleaver, Cohen, Conyers, Costello, Courtney, Crowley, Cummings, Davis […]

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Reid caves

Friday, December 14, 2007

This is too depressing. Harry Reid says he is totally powerless to stop a Republican, whack job Tom Coburn, from holding up a bill that would fund a Justice Department Inquiry into civil rights era murders. Why? Because Coburn put a hold on the bill, and there’s simply nothing Reid can do. On the other […]

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Dem candidates urge Reid to reject telecom immunity

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Harry Reid has a choice. He can do the right thing, or cave to George Bush and go against the wishes of the likely next (Democratic President). Finally, the Democratic candidates (those in the Senate, anyway) join in an attempt to stop something horrible from happening: Dear Majority Leader Reid: We understand that the Senate […]

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