August 4, 2006 – 11:25 am
Ahh, the Party of Hypocrites strikes again: A Republican election-year effort to combine a cut in inheritance taxes on multimillion-dollar estates with the first minimum-wage increase in nearly a decade was rejected by the Senate late Thursday. Republicans needed 60 votes to advance their bill, which links a $2.10 increase in the $5.15 federal minimum […]
August 2, 2006 – 12:57 pm
Geez, I reckon today should be Lawsuit Wednesday, rather then White Trash Wednesday. Seems ol' Cynthia McKinney is a wee bit upset about something written about her in the newspapers (via Wizbang) Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) is suing an Atlanta newspaper (the Atlanta Journal Constitution) for libel, after printing comments stemming from her run-in with police […]
July 25, 2006 – 8:04 am
Via Yahoo News: A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush's signing statements said Monday he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue him in federal court. "We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will…authorize the Congress to undertake […]
July 18, 2006 – 10:45 am
There is war in Iraq and Afghanistan. We now have the Israeli/Hezbollah fight. High gas prices. Etc. Yet the Congress is wasting time on minor, trivial legislation. At least that was the cry from the Left when the Congress was debating gay marriage and a Flag Amendment, to name a few. They complained about passage […]
July 14, 2006 – 10:16 am
From the Washington Post: We're not sure which is more comment-worthy: the exploitativeness or the incoherence of the Democrats' new Internet video, "America Needs a New Direction." Two things are clear: To judge by this video, Democrats don't think much of their audience, and they don't have a message beyond, "Vote for us, we're the […]
July 3, 2006 – 9:34 am
Remember when the Democrats were up in arms (a few Republicans too, like Hastert) over the search of William Jeffersons (D-La) office, claiming that it was an abuse of the Separation of Powers? Seems that they don't mind violating said separation when looking the other way Senior Democrats called on Sunday for a broader review […]
July 1, 2006 – 8:03 pm
Breck Girl makes a reappearence (sorry, couldn't resist this political story): Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards, who is mulling over a run for the presidency in 2008, called for withdrawal from Iraq within the next 18 months, and for the U.S. government to launch another war _ on poverty _ in a speech Friday […]
June 30, 2006 – 12:15 pm
While Nance is yammerin' on about Republicans getting nothing done and preparing to recess for the July 4th Holiday, I wonder what she herself has done in 2006? 6. H.RES.687 : Raising a question of the privileges of the House.Sponsor: Rep Pelosi, Nancy [CA-8] (introduced 2/16/2006) 7. H.RES.746 : Raising a question of the privileges […]
June 28, 2006 – 11:58 am
From MSNBC The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld most of the Texas congressional map engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay but threw out part, saying some of the new boundaries failed to protect minority voting rights. The fractured decision was a small victory for Democratic and minority groups who accused Republicans of an […]
June 28, 2006 – 7:33 am
Hey, y'all Jebediah here on a beautiful White Trash Wednesday. Finally might see some Sun here in the Carolinas. Now y'all in them Blue States in the North East get a taste. Bwahahahahaha! Anyhow, looks like the Flag Amendment vote failed again, and, of course the Drive By Media shows their true colors The narrow […]
