Archive for March 25th, 2010
Modified Reconciliation Fix Passes
The modified reconciliation fix has passed the House for the second time, 220-207. This means that the agreed-upon fixes agreed to by both the House and the Senate are now done. I hope that Democrats have learned a lesson from this – if they stay together as a caucus and anticipate Republican tactics, they can […]
Republicans Decide They’re The True Victims, And We’d Better Believe Them… Or Else!
Everyone else is simply “collateral damage” who need to understand how upset and angry they are, and how Dems brought all this on themselves. Via Roll Call: Tea party protesters are reportedly planning a protest at the home of Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin later this week, prompting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer to work with local […]
Thursday Open Thread
Welcome to Thursday. So far my day is going better than yesterday and catching up on sleep really helped with that. So, tell us, what’s on your mind? Open thread! A win for the good guys! Jamie Leigh Jones gets her day in court, thanks to Senator Al Franken. The Fifth Circuit eventually held that […]
The GOP Is Now Officially Guilty of Petulance
I think it was noted here somewhere the other day that on Tuesday, Senate Republicans used a little-known rule to prevent hearings from proceeding past 2:00 PM. In fact, our own beloved Sen. Carper was forced to halt a Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on transparency due to Republicans’ refusal to give unanimous consent to […]
Legislative Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show-Thurs., March 25, 2010
Let’s start with yesterday’s Session (In)Activity Report. The General Assembly could have, and I think, should have, saved the State some money by, at most, holding one week of session from mid-March to the Easter break. The lack of activity does not justify 9 days of session. I understand why the action is relatively sparse–there’s […]
Mike Castle: Pro-Repeal?
Mike Castle held a fundraiser with pro-repeal Republican Senator Orrin Hatch. The Republican discipline on health care reform is starting to disappear though. Some Republicans like Mitt Romeny (who is having trouble explaining why the MA individual mandate is o.k. but the national mandate is not), Rep. Mike Pence and Sen. Jim DeMint want a […]
Where Are My Smelling Salts?
Where did I put my fainting couch? I can’t find any pearls to clutch! The News Journal weighs in on the Biden hot mic moment: When you call a press conference, watch what you say in front of the microphones. Thanks to modern technology, the globe can now hear your whisper. … All Mr. Biden […]
Reconciliation – 2 More Votes To Go
The Senate finished its “vote-a-rama” early this morning (votes on all the B.S. amendments Republicans made to the reform reconciliation package). The Senate parliamentarian ruled for the Republicans on 2 points of order this morning. Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said Republicans consulting with the Senate parliamentarian had found “two minor […]
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