Month: November 2007

Chaos in the House

I don’t know when they are going to gavel this vote on tabling (killing) Dennis Kucinich’s resolution to impeach the goddamn vice-president, but it is already clear that Pelosi and Hoyer have been outmaneuvered. A...

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Vote to Impeach Cheney

The House is voting on whether to start impeachment hearings for vice-president Dick Cheney. You can watch the vote here and you can get the roll call in about an hour here. Steny Hoyer rose to make a motion to table, or kill,...

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So You Want to Lead the Free World?

Who is the leader of the Democratic Party? Is it Harry Reid? Is it Nancy Pelosi? Is it Hillary Clinton? Right now, it’s not clear. Look at the vote on Mike Mukasey’s nomination as attorney general. Hillary Clinton...

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Schumer Takes a Pig for a Pedicure

I am blistering mad at Chuck Schumer today, but I will try to keep my analysis calm and reasoned. Schumer penned his justification for voting to confirm attorney general nominee Mike Mukasey in his homestate New York Times. His...

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