Author: BooMan

Open Thread

C-SPAN is re-airing Leahy’s Judiciary Committee hearing at 11:27 eastern time. It is starring Abu Alberto Gonzales and he has some real whoppers to tell. It should be a good show.

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Kucinich May Cause Administration Heartburn

Congressional Quarterly reports on Dennis Kucinich’s new subcommittee chair, the trouble he can cause, and its implications for his longshot Presidential bid. As he prepares for his second consecutive underdog bid for the...

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Open Thread

“I think that the president’s plan just delays the inevitable,” [Richard] Clarke said, adding that when the US troops finally do leave Iraq, even if it’s years from now, “there’s going to be...

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Are the Dems Doing Enough on the War?

I’m watching MS-NBuchananC. And there is some Republican on there saying (taunting) that the left-wing base is going to get disenchanted with the Democrats if all they do is a silly non-binding ‘sense of the...

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House Passes College Loan Bill

Yesterday, the House finally did something to help ordinary people. They passed The College Student Relief Act of 2007 by a vote of 356-71. The Democrats’ bill is implemented gradually over the course of five years....

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