March 13, 2014 – 7:18 am
One of them is that because you drove a fossil fueled vehicle, it’s really cold in Minnesota, as she writes in an opinion piece for the Huffington Post Second, every state in the U.S. is already experiencing the effects of climate change. During the all-night session, it was fascinating to listen to my Senate colleagues […]
March 12, 2014 – 2:41 pm
Well, I’m sure by now you know that Nancy Pelosi compatriot Alex Sink lost (Forbes) The national media this morning are calling Democrat Alex Sink’s surprise defeat in a bellwether special Congressional election yesterday a foreboding referendum on Obamacare. Perhaps this is so, but only slightly less noteworthy is Sink supporters’ failed attempt to turn […]
March 12, 2014 – 9:02 am
It works out to around $238,000 per hour (NRSC) How much does it cost to rent the Senate floor (and 30 United States Senators) for 24 hours? By the looks of it, more than $100 million. Â Last night, the majority of Democrats engaged in a so-called, “talk-a-thon” to protest climate change and advocate for policies […]
March 12, 2014 – 8:43 am
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? (NY Times) President Obama this week will seek to force American businesses to pay more overtime to millions of workers, the latest move by his administration to confront corporations that have had soaring profits even as wages have stagnated. On Thursday, the president will direct the […]
March 11, 2014 – 9:33 am
So, as we all know, Senate Democrats had a sleepover to yammer on about “climate change” Monday night, which was mostly about fundraising and exciting the base, since they had no legislation to offer, and Democrats control the Senate. The biggest thing to come out of the sleepover? The Lorax (The Hill) Sens. Ed Markey […]
March 10, 2014 – 4:12 pm
By “anaemic” I mean on life support (WRAL) State Democratic Party leaders attending a meeting in Greensboro on Sunday were told the party might move out of its iconic Raleigh headquarters, the Goodwin House, due to anemic fundraising. An Executive Council member who attended the meeting said embattled party Chairman Randy Voller told members the […]
March 8, 2014 – 10:47 am
Funny that they’ve waited till now to do this, rather than during the very cold and snowy previous two months (WSJ) Most of the Senate’s recent late-nighters have been courtesy of Republicans, with GOP lawmakers seizing the floor to talk about unmanned drones or the new health law, to name two topics that claimed a […]
March 8, 2014 – 8:27 am
If your foreign policy is one of weakness, of inattention, of fantasy, what do you think will happen? (Washington Post) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is taking advantage of the rift between Russia and the United States over Ukraine to press ahead with plans to crush the rebellion against his rule and secure his reelection for […]
March 7, 2014 – 11:07 am
CNN is heavily focused on whether or not Obama will take a long weekend vacation, without mentioning that the Ocean Reef Club is meant for the uber-rich which Obama demonizes, and works hard to say “hey, the guy deserves it!!!!!” But there are two other nuggets in the article which are wee more important (CNN)Â At […]
March 6, 2014 – 3:49 pm
Consider "We have been mobilizing the international community to condemn this violation of international law" —Obama on the situation in #Ukraine — White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 6, 2014 President Obama: "We have taken steps to reaffirm our commitment to the security and democracy of our allies in Eastern Europe." #Ukraine — WH Live (Archived) […]
