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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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Yesterday Bush vetoed the Iraqi pullout bill. In that bill, it had emergency spending for the military as well. That was both expected politically, and I expected it for bigger reasons. Spending will be done one way or another until a proper funding bill is presented. The war won’t stop [...]

Tags: 2008 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, barack obama, barbara-boxer, Barbara-Mikulski, benedict-arnold, Benjamin-Cardin, Benjamin-Nelson, Bernie-Sanders, Bill Nelson, Blanche-Lincoln, byron-dorgan, Carl-Levin, chris-dodd, Chuck-Hagel, Chuck-Schumer, claire mccaskill, Daniel-Akaka, Daniel-Inouye, Debbie Stabenow, diane-feinstein, Evan-Bayh, Frank-Lautenberg, Gordon-Smith, H.R.-1591, harry reid, Herb-Kohl, hillary clinton, iraq, Jack-Reed, Jeff-Bingaman, Jim Webb, joe-biden, john-kerry, John-Rockefeller, Jon Tester, Ken-Salazar, Kent Conrad, Legislative Process, Maria Cantwell, mark-pryor, Mary-Landrieu, Max-Baucus, National Security, Patrick-Leahy, patriotism, Political Correctness, Politics, Polls, Richard-Durbin, Robert-Byrd, Robert-Casey, Robert-Menendez, Ron-Wyden, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, ted-kennedy, Thomas-Carper, Tom-Harkin, treason, US-Constitution

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Reading from Powerline, here’s the list of who voted AGAINST the border wall:

Daniel Akaka
Jeff Bingaman
Maria Cantwell
Chris Dodd
Richard Durbin
Russ Feingold
Daniel Inouye
Jim Jeffords
Ted Kennedy
Frank Lautenberg
Robert Menendez
Joe Lieberman
Patty Murray
Barak Obama
Jack Reed
Paul Sarbanes

Let’s look at this another way, shall we?

Hawaii - Has no borders. Is separated by the Pacific Ocean.
New Mexico is on the border.
Spokane is about 1,607 [...]

Tags: barak-obama, Border Control, chris-dodd, Daniel-Akaka, Jack-Reed, Jeff-Bingaman, jim-jeffords, joe-lieberman, Maria Cantwell, National Politics, neil-young, patty-murray, paul-sarbannes, Richard-Durbin, Robert-Menendez, russ-feingold, ted-kennedy

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