Daily Archives: November 13th, 2006 «

 

Dems want to identify pork sponsors

Posted by: ST on November 13, 2006 at 7:04 pm » 12 Comments

…. sounds good, right? My question is: will this woman’s name be on that list? This man? To be clear, I’m all for cutting pork out of the federal budget and am disappointed that the Republican Congress really only gave cutting it lip service, but I know that when Dems talk about trimming pork out [...]

 

Play “Fantasy Congress”

Posted by: ST on November 13, 2006 at 4:29 pm » 2 Comments

Since we don’t have the Congress we want, this site should help diffuse some of the tension we’ve all been feeling the last several days, and likely will for at least the next two years. Hat tip: K-Lo.

 

Senator Mel Martinez will head RNC

Posted by: ST on November 13, 2006 at 3:24 pm » 18 Comments

Allah’s reporting on this developing story. Here’s more on Sen. Martinez.

 

For Democrats, how long will the honeymoon last?

Posted by: ST on November 13, 2006 at 12:36 pm » 4 Comments

Howard Kurtz takes a look and speculates. In the meantime, Mike Allen at Time’s “Allen Report” says the honeymoon is already over.

 

Pelosi backs Murtha for House Majority Leader

Posted by: ST on November 13, 2006 at 9:41 am » 11 Comments

Playing the absolute moral authority card. Via the WaPo: House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) yesterday as the next House majority leader, thereby stepping into a contentious intraparty fight between Murtha and her current deputy, Maryland’s Steny H. Hoyer. The unexpected move signaled the sizable value Pelosi gives to personal [...]