The cloture vote to end debate on Supreme Court nominee Alito just passed, with a final vote of 72 to 25. Well damn. Looks like we’ve lost this battle, and Alito will be confirmed tomorrow with a simple majority in a final Senate vote at 11am.
Of interest, Senator Lieberman (”D” - CT), who earlier said […]
Racists more likely to support Republicans? Who woulda thunkit?
The analysis found that substantial majorities of Americans, liberals and conservatives, found it more difficult to associate black faces with positive concepts than white faces — evidence of implicit bias. But districts that registered higher levels of bias systematically produced more votes for Bush.
“Obviously, such research does […]
The senate is debating on whether or not to confirm Alito today. C-SPAN is reporting the current numbers are 57-36 57-37. The Senators who have not yet signaled their intentions are the following:
Bayh (D)
Dorgan (D)
Landrieu (D)
Menendez (D) (Voted No)
Snowe (R)
Rockefeller (D)
Cantwell (D)
Murray (D)
According to C-SPAN, if cloture passes on the upcoming filibuster (to end it), […]
Apparently, even the official White House photographer, who in past administrations did the job of documenting the President- is being told nowadays to take staged photos. Newspaper and wire service editors are complaining, saying that the tax-paid photographers “have now crossed the line and become public relations photographers for the administration.”
Read the story over at […]
Apparently, according to the President, abstinence is a more viable strategy against AIDS than condom use.
In light of his view, he’s decided to give several billion dollars to conservative Christian organizations, who agree with him. That’s about a quarter of the U.S. AIDS budget. Real good strategy, Mr President. Thanks. Not only does your asumption […]
The ABC World News Tonight co-anchor, a cameraman and an Iraqi soldier were seriously injured by an IED in Iraq today. His condition is said to be ’stable’ but ’serious’. Sad stuff.
His thoughts, after rumors circulated that he opposed filibustering Alito. Some reaction.
For the record, I blog from Chicago IL, and I support Obama largely. I think he made some good points recently.
Expect posting to remain kind of light until Monday. Errands, mostly.
The U.S. Army in Iraq has at least twice seized and jailed the wives of suspected insurgents in hopes of “leveraging” their husbands into surrender, U.S. military documents show.
In one case, a secretive task force locked up the young mother of a nursing baby, a U.S. intelligence officer reported. In the case of a second […]
0. Troutfishing says to call people you know. What do you tell them to do? At the moment, senators voicemail inboxes and email inboxes are reportedly mostly full (of our messages), so they aren’t taking new ones. It’s down to fax.
1. You can very easily fax several key senators for free, by just filling out […]
Democrats are getting an early glimpse of an intraparty rift that could complicate efforts to win back the White House: fiery liberals raising their voices on Web sites and in interest groups vs. elected officials trying to appeal to a much broader audience.
These activists — spearheaded by battle-ready bloggers and making their influence felt through […]
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff gave his client Tyco International an early warning in 2003 that the government was about to suspend Tyco’s federal contracts — inside information he received from a General Services Administration official now under indictment, federal prosecutors alleged yesterday.
David H. Safavian, who has been charged with obstructing the Abramoff corruption investigation, alerted Abramoff […]
Getting to know all about you.
Senator Feingold has added himself to the filibuster list. Here’s the most up to date list I can muster:
D-Senator John Kerry
D-Senator Edward Kennedy
D-Senator Hillary Clinton
D-Senator Russ Feingold
D-Senator John Kerry
D-Senator Ron Wyden
D-Senator Diane Feinstein
D-Senator Dick Durbin
D-Senator Debbie Stabenow
D-Senator Barbara Boxer
D-Senator Harry Reid
You can contact your senators via email or phone, here.
Am I missing anybody? Let me […]
BBC just published an Intruiging/frightening/interesting article yesterday about a declassified document, signed by Rumsfeld in 2003. I reccomend you read it fully, but if you don’t have the time, here’s the real important stuff:
A newly declassified document gives a fascinating glimpse into the US military’s plans for “information operations” - from psychological operations, to attacks […]
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