The Hill’s "Whip Count" on ObamaCare - GOP Picking Up Votes
In our last installment on Saturday, we were able to report the following:
The Hill newspaper is published daily in the nation’s capital while Congress is in session, which is unfortunately true right now. They’ve been publishing a daily (or so) whip-count; that is, the Democratic and Republican leaders tell the Hill how many votes [...]
The Senate’s Biggest Blocker: Dikembe Mutombo (R-Colo.)
From yesterday's issue of the Onion:
Sen. Dikembe Mutombo (R-CO) showed that he is still one of the most dominant big men in Congress Thursday, blocking a record 16 bills in one legislative session…. His biggest rejection came 20 minutes into the first half of the session when 5-foot-10 Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) had his Peace [...]
Are the Wheels Coming Off?
In Washington, it’s being rumored that there is no health care “reform” bill for which Harry Reid can get 60 votes. Meanwhile, in Nevada, Reid is trailing every Republican challenger by an almost identical margin. The Democrats are dying on this issue: the current Rasmussen survey shows opponents of the Democrats’ plan–whatever [...]
If the shoe fits at Dartmouth. . .
From time to time we link to Dartblog and we also include it on our blogroll. Written mainly by the two Joes — Malchow and Asch — it provides a lively vehicle for keeping up with aspects of life and the culture wars at Dartmouth and elsewhere.
Recently, Dartblog ran an ad in the [...]
Withdrawing from Afghanistan, Plus Future Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming
I just heard Bill Kristol on the Hugh Hewitt show dropping a couple of political bombshells:
First, Kristol now believes for the first time that President Barack H. Obama is paving the groundwork for rejecting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s recommendation of a COIN strategy for Afghanistan, including increasing troop levels.
Note that it was the Obamacle Himself who [...]
Surely the Senate has the right to demand better than this
Roger Clegg reports that, under questioning by Senator Kyl about the Ricci case, Judge Sotomayor offered up a howler that raises serious questions about either her competence or her honesty. Specifically, Clegg reports that Sotomayor claimed it was difficult to tell whether all nine Justices rejected her position in Ricci because “there are [...]
