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How big of an upset would a Harry Reid win be?
On the heels of few new polls released today, there is some serious hope among Democrats that Harry Reid might just survive. Daily Kos/Research 2000 have Reid leading all three of the Republican candidates in the fall (usual disclaimer: its … Continue reading
Is stripping citizenship rights of suspected terrorists smart?
Joe Lieberman (I-Conn), sure thinks so: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) is planning to introduce a bill that would allow the government to take away citizenship from Americans who join foreign terrorist organizations. The proposal would amend current law that bars … Continue reading
Posted in national security, politics, senate
Tagged christmas day bombing, national security, NYC
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The Filibuster Problem
One reason I love charts is that they have a tendency to make a point very clear. Take, for instance, this chart on the number of times the filibuster has been used by the U.S. Senate over time: That’s quite … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, Obama, politics, senate
Tagged congress, Democrats, filibuster, GOP, senate
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The kinda weird new immigration proposal
The Senate Democrats just released a proposal of an outline for what immigration reform might look like. Considering that it is a relatively slow news day, aside from the financial reform voting, lets take a look at it and see … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economics, immigration, politics, senate
Tagged illegal immigrantion, immigration, immigration reform, politics, senate
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Night Reading
I’m in the midst of reading the Republican’s counter-proposal on financial reform and I’ll have some thoughts on the similarities and differences of it compared to the Dodd bill tomorrow. For now, I’d suggest reading Damian Paletta’s summery of their … Continue reading
Posted in consumer protection agency, financial reform, politics, senate
Tagged Dodd, financial regulation, Republicans
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It’s all politics all the time…
…and there is nothing wrong with that. Over at The American Prospect, they are talking about the Republicans uniform opposition to the financial reform package: If, after a year at this, GOP operatives can’t describe their differences from the Dodd … Continue reading
A shit-show
As a college student, when I hear the phrase “shit-show,” I’m just assuming a bunch of people got drunk and did something stupid. But I tend to think that phrase can be applied to this part of the committee hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, financial reform, politics, senate
Tagged carl levin, financial reform, goldman sachs, senate
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Case study of the filibuster (Updated)
I think there is an important point to be made about the financial regulation vote scheduled in a few minutes, and with the help of a Steve Benen post an hour or two ago, I’m going to try and make … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, economics, financial reform, politics, senate
Tagged filibuster, financial reform, Obama
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