Posts Tagged ‘senate’

Feb 05

Melt the phones!

Posted at 1:31 pm in Economy & Senate

The Hill reports that Senator Reid has two Republicans voting for the stimulus which means passage of the $900 billion boondoggle.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters Thursday that he has enough votes to pass a more than $900 billion stimulus bill out of the Senate.
Reid said he believes at least two Republicans [...]

Jan 06

The Senate blocks Burris

Posted at 4:50 pm in Politics & Senate

Scandal plagued Governor Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to replace Obama in the Senate. Having previously said he would refuse to seat any appointment by the governor, Harry Reid followed through on his threat. Today the Secretary of the Senate refused to certify Burris.
Roland Burris was denied entry to the U.S. Senate Tuesday morning, when the [...]

Dec 30

What’s that sucking sound?

Posted at 11:35 pm in Politics

That’s Caroline Kennedy’s senate hopes going bye bye.

Dec 28

Caroline Kennedy wants, you know, to be, you know, a senator, you know

Posted at 5:40 pm in Politics

Princess Caroline is about as articulate as a valley girl. Take a look at how many times she says “you know” in one short interview.  It’s a lot, you know. Her comments are riddled with so many “you knows” that it’s almost impossible to discern the points she’s trying to make. Listening to [...]