Tag Archives: Congress

Democratic Leaders Call for Official Censure Of Rep. Joe Wilson

Top Democrats are calling for an official censure of Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) after his unprecedented heckling of President Obama during a nationally televised speech to the joint chambers of Congress. Joe Wilson’s flat refusal to apologize to the entire House for heckling President Barack Obama rekindled a push by some top Democrats to introduce a censure resolution — despite …

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Olbermann’s Special Comment On Wilson

Another classic rant from the king of these things.

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Rep. Joe Wilson’s Dem Opponent Raises Over $100K Overnight

In less that 12 hours since SC GOP Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst, his 2010 Democratic opponent, a young former Marine named Rob Miller, saw over $100,000 flood into his Act Blue donations account. About half of that money came from Daily Kos readers alone. UPDATE: Holy crap! The donations have soared to $375,000!

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Mr. Unpopular

Rep. Joe Wilson is the most unpopular guy on both sides of the aisle right now, judging by this story in South Carolina’s The State. Democrats and Republicans alike are denouncing Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting “You lie” at President Barack Obama during his speech to Congress, an extraordinary breach of decorum for which the South Carolina Republican swiftly apologized. …

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THAT Was The Dude I Voted For

Seriously. Fantastic speech. But we need to put a WORLD of hurt on GOP South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson for screaming “YOU LIE!” at the President of the United States during a nationally televised speech before Congress. That has never happened, to my memory. Not even when Dubya was announcing the invasion of Iraq. Rep. Joe Wilson 803-939-0041 UPDATE: Sen. …

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Is The Public Option Dead Again?

Politico reports today that White House aides have revealed that President Obama does indeed plan to back away from the public option portion of his health care reform plan when Congress returns from its summer recess today Obama’s willingness to forgo the public option is sure to anger his party’s liberal base. But some administration officials welcome a showdown with …

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Quote Of The Day – Michele Bachmann

“What we have to do today is make a covenant, to slit our wrists, be blood brothers on this thing. This will not pass. We will do whatever it takes to make sure this doesn’t pass. Right now, we are looking at reaching down the throat and ripping the guts out of freedom. And we may never be able to …

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The Great White Dope

Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) used the phrase “great white hope” when describing the search for the next GOP superstar. Uh, whooops!

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Maloney Won’t Challenge Gillibrand

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-UES, my Congressperson) has backed out of her plan to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2010 election. “The right decision for me and the people I represent is to stay in the House of Representatives and use the leadership positions I hold, including Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, to get things done. I make this …

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DUI Locks May Be Coming Soon

The federal government is considering legislation that would make the installation of anti-DUI devices mandatory for the vehicles of anybody convicted of drunk driving. The driver must blow into the tube and register a legal level for the vehicle to start. The current version of a federal transportation funding bill, which could be debated by Congress this fall, requires all …

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Sen. Chuck Schumer Introduces National Bill To Ban Texting While Driving

As only 14 states presently ban texting while driving, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today introduced a bill which would ban the practice nationwide. The bill would force states to write laws to prohibit messaging in vehicles or risk losing 25 percent of their annual federal highway money. Federal lawmakers have used similar strategies to force states to curb speeding and …

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Proposed DOMA Repeal Would Force Full Faith And Credit Issue

A proposed repeal of DOMA floated by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) would not include federal rights for couples in domestic partnerships and civil unions, but would force states to recognize same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions. The Bay Area Reporter: Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-New York), in an exclusive interview with the B.A.R. while attending the annual Human Rights Campaign gala in …

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Maddow: The Brawliamentary Process

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Birthers On The Hill

Firedoglake blogger Mike Stark tries to pin down GOP Congressmen about their position on Obama’s nationality. Most dodge the question.

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Senate Approves Final Hate Crimes Bill

Last night the Senate approved their final version of defense appropriations bill to which the Matthew Shepard Act is attached. During the August recess, staffers from the House and Senate will meet in a conference committee to hammer out the differences between their two versions. In September we should see a vote by both chambers on the compromise bill. Fingers …

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Sen. John “Defender Of Marriage” Ensign Losing Staff, Still Running For Re-Election

And the mysterious C Street House story gets better and better.

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McCain Mad About Hate Crimes Act

And he finds a sympathetic audience in the Fox hosts. Of course.

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The Best Little Whorehouse On C Street

Yet another affair among the GOP reps that have lived in the cult-like Christian “C Street House” in DC. This time, the wife is suing. The estranged wife of former Rep. Chip Pickering (R-Miss.), who served 12 years in Congress before retiring in January, has filed a lawsuit against his alleged mistress, claiming their adulterous relationship ruined the Pickerings’ marriage …

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Sotomayor Grilled On Same-Sex Marriage

Sonia Sotomayor says she will look at same-sex marriage “with a completely open mind” and seemed to take offense at any implication that she’s already decided on the issue. NOTE: Argh. I’m trying to transcribe Sotomayor’s comments and this C-SPAN player is the pits. This post replaces a previous post that went kerfluey with these C-SPAN players. Let’s try again. …

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Sotomayor Asked About Marriage

In the third day of her confirmation hearings, Sonia Sotomayor was finally asked about same-sex marriage. But the SCOTUS nominee said she couldn’t answer. The subject was raised indirectly by Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa). Grassley did not mention same-sex marriage directly, but that was the implication when he asked Sonia Sotomayor about a court ruling that said Minnesota could …

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