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Welcome Back, US Senate, And Good Luck… voting rights

Welcome Back, US Senate, And Good Luck…

Andrew Donaldson September 13, 2021

The US Senate will be back in session after an extended break, and the to say their...

WaPo: The Silencing of Elizabeth Warren and an old Senate Rule Prompted by a Fistfight penny-farthing

WaPo: The Silencing of Elizabeth Warren and an old Senate Rule Prompted by a Fistfight

Burt Likko February 8, 2017

It was all too much for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who said Warren had “impugned the...

Liz Cheney: We’ll Meet Again IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-tate.the-dogano-san-giorgio-citella-from-the-steps-of-the-europa-294

Liz Cheney: We’ll Meet Again

Elias Isquith July 21, 2013

She's not saying Mike Enzi wouldn't get his hair mussed...

DADT fails in the Senate: Open Thread IFRL-NaPP-Asia-800px-Qiu_Ying_-_Spring_Morning_in_the_Han_Palace_-_Walters_3548_-_View_I

DADT fails in the Senate: Open Thread

Erik Kain December 9, 2010

So Reid brought DADT (as part of the Defense Authorization Bill) to a vote. It failed to...

Don’t blame GOP for Obamacare’s demise IFRL-Mindiv-travis-gergen-193909-unsplash

Don’t blame GOP for Obamacare’s demise

Erik Kain January 30, 2010

Well, that’s the headline they gave my post saying about the same thing over at David Frum’s...

Mike on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIsrael can take him in. He's a father of 3 or whatever. I'm guessing Hamas has people that are fathe…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedSo, yes, that sounds plausible, but also...no. It's not _just_ that. There are a lot of people who h…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a “whatabout” for every single “precedent” that the Democ…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…