Senate Reform Ends With A Whimper

The Senate passed something they called “reform” which will do little to reign in abuse of Senate rules by Republicans.

Call The Wahmbulance

Lindsey Graham said the Democrats are using the lame duck session to make Republicans look bad.

Pick The Hill To Die On

First, let’s talk about reality. The US Senate is the most ridiculous legislative body on earth. It has a lot of rules and runs by unanimous consent. It is a major cause of the government disfunction right now. Also, Republicans control the media. They have their own 24/7 media outlet and it is [...]

DL Interviews Chris Coons – Money and Politics

Unstable Isotope and I got a chance to interview Chris Coons on Thursday afternoon.  I will post these over the next day or so.
The first episode is two questions, one about the impact that the huge budget of Christine O’Donnell has had on his campaign.  The second question was about Mr. Coons’ thoughts on reforming [...]

Evening Castle Update

The Post’s Chris Cilzza has this to say about the GOP’s prospects of holding onto Castle’s seat in the house and some wingnut who hates reality is mad at Castle.

Final Thought

Sometimes I wonder if maybe Tom Carper is encouraging Castle to run for Senate, so they can go on riding Amtrak together for 6 more years. Castle would support Carper’s watered-down no-brainer environmental agenda, Carper would support Castle’s money picture schemes, and together they’d protect big corporations from consumers. I’m not saying Carper would actively [...]

NY Senate: Blue Dog Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Clinton

So says local WB news affiliate WPIX-11.
PIX11 News has learned Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand is the choice of Governor David Paterson to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton.  Two Congressional sources tell PIX News that the Governor will make his announcement in Albany at noon tomorrow.  He has invited members of the state’s Democratic Congressional delegation [...]

Why Carney, Why Now?

Ruth Ann Minner must appoint John Carney to the position of US Senator as soon as Joe Biden steps down.  Joe Biden is currently number 5 in seniority in the Senate.  This is a big deal for Delaware.  Joe got his pick of committee assignments, choice accommodations and a bully pulpit for his (Delaware’s) issues.
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Is Hillary Finally Free?

I wonder how many of Hillary’s life and political decisions were tied to a desire to be President.

Would she have left Bill?
Would she have voted against the war?
Would she have triangulated her position on welfare and poverty?

I’m serious.  She has amassed a huge amount of political capital and I think is positioned to take Ted [...]

Mike Castle Thinks Christmas is important

So important he had to vote yes to prove it…. Do you need more proof he is a wingnut? Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has introduced a resolution (H.Res. 847) saying, and I am not making this up, that Christmas and Christians are important