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brazenlyliberal — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:23:36 +0000

220-215

Senate Finance Committee votes down public option; sticks with Every Man For Himself system

brazenlyliberal — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:47:50 +0000

Here’s the Dishonor Roll of Democrats who betrayed the people:

Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.), Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.).

Remember them when their Primary opponents need money.

(More info at Huffpo)

1932 – 2009

brazenlyliberal — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:14:03 +0000

Teddy Kennedy

The FISA surrender went so well, the House has decided to just give up governing altogether

brazenlyliberal — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:16:18 +0000

It was so easy! Go along to get along, vote for capitulation and call it compromise. Piece of cake! In fact, all that work involved in giving a rat’s ass and fighting the good fight and protecting and defending the Constitution seems silly in retrospect. Just show up, vote whatever’s easy and then forget about [...]

Angels & Assholes: Flag burning

brazenlyliberal — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:24:56 +0000

Common sense and civil liberties have prevailed in the Senate – by one vote.

A proposed amendment to outlaw flag burning was voted down in the Senate Tuesday, the Senate voted down a joint resolution proposing a Constitutional Amendment prohibiting flag burning and other “desecration.”This appalling waste of time and money was, of course, a sheerly political [...]

“The flag…should be destroyed…preferably by burning”

brazenlyliberal — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:18:45 +0000

From the Federal Flag Code, Title 4, Section 8 (k):

The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.

Once Symbolic, Flag Amendment Close to Passage

Debate on another in a series of measures that aim to please [...]

Net Neutrality compromise not good enough

brazenlyliberal — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:49:07 +0000

The Senate Telecommunications bill has been modified in what is supposed to be a “compromise” on Net Neutrality. The bill now would prohibit telephone and cable companies from blocking a user’s access to individual web sites as part of an “Internet Consumer Bill of Rights.”

That’s all well and good as far as it [...]

Erm..um..let’s see. There’s stealing and..erm…murder, that’s bad..and…erm..oh, yeah, replace your divots!

brazenlyliberal — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:36:21 +0000

If you’re wandering about DC this week, watch out for Very Serious People, dressed in government drag, walking into traffic while all their attention is fixed on a scrap of paper.

These are Republicans who ride the tiger of the Religious Wrong Right and who are studying the 10 Commandments, skeered silly they’ll fall into the [...]

One more reason to believe we’re in Iraq for the long haul

brazenlyliberal — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:32:56 +0000

So the House rejected the notion of a schedule for withdrawal from Iraq. Aren’t you shocked?!? Couldn’t you just plotz!?!

No, of course not. You knew it would go this way. The GOP engineered it to go this way. It’s a nonbinding resolution strictly for political reasons. A way to [...]

KOOOOOOOCH!!!!!

brazenlyliberal — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:51:53 +0000

My man in the 2004 Democratic primaries was Dennis Kucinich. I didn’t really expect him to get the nomination because the Democratic Party was so afraid of looking like a bunch of, well, Democrats, it did its best to convey the image of being GOP-Lite.

Kooch always did tell it like it is and that [...]

Angels & Assholes: Making English the National Language

brazenlyliberal — Fri, 19 May 2006 14:42:15 +0000

After many requests (okay, two) from all over the country (my mom in Wisconsin and my sister in California), I am reviving the Angels & Assholes scorecard. Let’s start with yesterday’s vote to make English the national language. (S.2611, S.Amdt. 4064)

34 Angels voted NAY 63 Assholes voted YEA 3 Weasels failed to vote

How did [...]

Nancy’s right. Take impeachment off the table.

brazenlyliberal — Fri, 12 May 2006 20:58:00 +0000

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) told her caucus members during their weekly closed meeting Wednesday “that impeachment is off the table; she is not interested in pursuing it,” spokesman Brendan Daly said. (Read the rest)

Impeachment would be sweet revenge, indeed. It would be justice. It would be a righteous dragging of the Decider [...]