Category Archive: Washington

Jun
01
2008

Raucous Dischord…

Sometimes, the best entertainment is completely free. For the last several months, I’ve been able to sit back and watch as the Democrat party has just imploded upon itself. Yesterday, it culminated in a deal which pretty much guarantees Barack H. Obama’s status as the presumptive nominee of the Dems. As a result, the Hillary …

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Nov
17
2007

Thoughts on the Last Democrat Debate…

I was finally able to watch the Vegas Debate that the Democrat candidates had the other night thanks to my Tivo. I had this feeling of being sick to my stomach after the debate and, I’m not sure, but I think it’s because I subjected myself to seeing Hillary Clinton in high-definition. No one should …

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Dec
09
2006

Democrat Introduces Bill to Impeach Bush…

There’s one word missing from the headline/link below… MSNBC.com | Politics | Dem introduces bill to impeach Bush That word is “symbolic.” Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) introduced a bill today calling for the impeachment of President George W. Bush. It is a bill that has absolutely no chance of passing. Much like McKinney’s tenure in Congress, …

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Oct
07
2006

The First Hundred Hours…

What does Nancy Pelosi want to do in her first week if she is the new Speaker of the House? Day One: Put new rules in place to “break the link between lobbyists and legislation.” Day Two: Enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Time …

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Jul
20
2006

Here’s a Question for You…

If the 1965 Voting Rights Act is such “important legislation” as the President told the NAACP today, then why does it have an expiration date?!?! Yahoo! News | Senate renews 1965 Voting Rights Act The 1965 Voting Rights Act, which opened voting booths to millions of black Americans, won a 25-year extension from Congress Thursday …

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Jul
18
2006

Snow Smackdown of the Hobbit, Part Deux…

Helen Thomas just doesn’t get it. Tony Snow is not going to put up with her BS, plain and simple. In today’s White House press briefing, the Hobbit (Thomas) seems to be advocating the view of Hezbollah: HOBBIT: The United States is not that helpless. It could have stopped the bombardments of Lebanon. We have …

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