Author: BooMan

A Contingent of Bedwetters

The following senators voted not to invoke cloture on S.Amdt. 2022 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008), which would have restored habeas corpus for those detained by the United...

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A Contingent of Bedwetters

The following senators voted not to invoke cloture on S.Amdt. 2022 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008), which would have restored habeas corpus for those detained by the United...

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A Contingent of Bedwetters

The following senators voted not to invoke cloture on S.Amdt. 2022 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008), which would have restored habeas corpus for those detained by the United...

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Dems Show a Little Spine

I’m not promising a pony or anything, but the blogosphere has won one battle and we should celebrate it for whatever it’s worth. Senate Democrats will forge ahead with votes on anti-war measures later this week, even...

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How To Play Chicken

This oddly mirrors the debate about the Iraq War spending. Republicans want to pass a law that would ensure that the government does not shut down in the event that appropriations bills are not passed on time. Here’s how...

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