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Everyone remembers Mark Foley.  Mass media went nuts over his “issues” in 2006.  Some even say Foley single handedly cost Republicans the House.  So, what does the 21st century’s most “disgraced” Congressman do?  He endorses Obama.  Most political pundits are completely ignoring this endorsement.  The Obama campaign hasn’t released any statements on Foley either that [...]

Tags: bad democrat, bad republican, congress of corruption, culture of corruption, extra marital affairs, family values, mark foley, obama, tim mahoney, william jefferson

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A lot is being made of the momentum the Democrats are on.  They’ve picked up quite a few seats in Congress over the last couple of years.  They are starting to get their agenda, to some degree, passed.  And, Nancy Pelosi has pretty much taken over as the queen of all things Congress.  However, this [...]

Tags: approval rating, congress, democrat leadership, democrats, mccain, nancy pelosi, obama, republicans, Senate, unpopular, worst-congress-ever

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Remember that promise of change in 2006?  You know, the one where the Democrats promised to get rid of the cronyism and corruption in DC?  Well, they had a chance to walk the walk yesterday.  There was a bill in the form of an amendment to eliminate earmarks completely.  Here’s a list of the “changelings” [...]

Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Ben Cardin, Ben Casey, Bill Nelson, change, Debbie Stabenow, earmark, Jeff Bingamen, Jim Webb, Jon Tester, Kent Conrad, Maria Cantwell, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown

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The new, kinder, gentler, Nancy Pelosi led Congress.

When the new Democrat controlled Congress took over in January, they got a reprieve, with about a 15% jump in approval ratings just for being there. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid of the Senate came in with guns firing. They passed all kinds of major legislation [...]

Tags: 2006 US Senate Races, 2008 Presidential Race, gallup, harry reid, iraq, nancy pelosi, National Politics, National Security, out-of-iraq-caucus, Politics, Polls, progressive-caucus, The Media, war

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Nancy Pelosi ( yeah, I know, AGAIN! ), lambasted the Republicans for being nothing but crooks.  Her silence on the Democrat Culture of Corruption has been deafening.  This weeks’s scandal?  Dianne Feinstein.
Dianne Feinstein had been on the Military Construction Appropriations committee for six years.  During four of those years, Perini Corporation and URS Corp were [...]

Tags: 2004 Presidential Election, 2006 US Senate Races, 2008 Presidential Race, Ethics, Government, Legislative Process, National Politics, Political Correctness, The Media, US Regional Politics

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From MSNBC:
On a long list of issues, including Iraq and “ethics/corruption,” 23 percent cited the economy as their top concern, up from 17 percent in May.
I have been the firm believer that all politics is local. it’s not my idea, but I sure do believe it. I have said so repeatedly.
I listed those [...]

Tags: anti-war, corruption, district, economic, economics, economy, Ethics, Events, gossip, iraq, it, job, Media, minorities, minority, msnbc, owned, party, pedophile, People, Politics, poll, Polls, republican, republicans, scandal, sex, time, vote, voter, voting, war, washington

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U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike down the National Security Agency€™s program, which she says violates the rights to free speech and privacy.

Not only did she rule on the merits of the case she asked to judge, she went above and beyond the call of duty [...]

Tags: 2006 US Senate Races, 2008 Presidential Race, Fed Policy, Legislative Process, National Politics, National Security, Senate Races

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Crude oil prices fell nearly $1 a barrel Thursday when thwarted attacks on airplanes led many carriers to cancel flights, which could mean lower demand for jet fuel and dented consumer confidence.
The easy speculation to make here is in order for the speculators to make money, a successful attack would have been preferable. The [...]

Tags: 2006 US Senate Races, Comments from the Host, Energy Policy, Events, National Politics, National Security, Oil Policy

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Yeah, I know this isn’t a Senate race, but I need to change that category along with everything else I’ve changed here.  Oh, but hey, Cynthia McKinney is OUT!  Thank you Atlanta!  I had really begun to believe that something was amiss in one of my favorite cities of the world.  Now that’s she’s lost [...]

Tags: 2006 US Senate Races

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I think most the media and public will be keeping their eyes on Connecticut.  It’s a heck of a good race to follow.  However, I personally will be watching Atlanta.

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