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Sarah Palin is truly a dunce. In a recent interview in Colorado, Sarah Palin was easily stumped by an third grader.
Q: Brandon Garcia wants to know, “What does the Vice President do?”
PALIN: That’s something that Piper would ask me! … They’re in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really [...]

Posted by nytexan October 21st, 2008 | Tags: Sarah Palin, Senate, Vice President | Category: Politics, Republican, Sarah Palin, Senate, Vice President | Comments (5)

Washington Post
By a vote of 74-25, the Senate just approved the revised version of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue bill rejected Monday by the House.
The bill now heads to the House for a vote, likely on Friday. Some of the revisions included in the Senate bill were designed to win the support of House [...]

Posted by nytexan October 1st, 2008 | Tags: Bailout, banking, economy, Senate, Wall Street | Category: Congress, Senate, Wall Street, economy | Comments (2)

Stop the Senate. Mitch McConnell has called to block all bills before the Senate if Democrats block offshore drilling. Now isn’t that smart, block legislation that can impact Americans now and push for a bill whose product will not be seen for 10 years. Yes, the republican way of doing business, tell the [...]

Posted by nytexan July 23rd, 2008 | Tags: McConnell, Off Shore Drilling | Category: Mike McConnell, Oil, Politics, Republican, Senate, energy | Comments (5)

It’s disgusting that the GOP would not give money to extend unemployment benefits, food stamps and heating oil assistance. However, Mitch McConnell is very please with his go alone to get along with Bush plan.
According to an AP report: The economic plan that would give $600 to $1,200 in rebates to most taxpayers and [...]

Posted by nytexan February 7th, 2008 | Category: Congress, Politics, Senate, Stimulus, economy | Comments (5)

Senate’s Stimulus Measure Blocked Backers Are Short By 1 Vote Against GOP Filibuster -
The defeat by the narrowest of margins nearly ensures passage of a less expensive stimulus plan fashioned by President Bush and House leaders, though the Senate may make some changes. But it keeps the government on track to begin sending [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 7th, 2008 | Category: ACLU, Accountability, Democrat, FISA, GOP, Senate, domestic spying, economic stimulus, elephant | Leave a comment

OpEd: Home Sick and watching C-Span … more people should watch this circus.
The great shift in the economy has bound the hands of the middle class the USA used to be so proud of.
Secretary of Treasury Paulson states that extending unemployment benefits would discourage seeking employment. He also supports cutting benefits to Medicare, highway [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 5th, 2008 | Category: DoubleSpeak, Harry Reid, Middle Class, Mitch McConnell, Orwellian, Paulson, Secretary of Treasury, Senate, Tax Dollars, Tax Relief, economic stimulus, economy, tax rebate, taxpayers | Comments (2)

Reid Tries to Pressure G.O.P. for $159 Billion Stimulus Bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats tried to pressure Republicans on Monday to vote for a $159 billion economic stimulus plan, including $1 billion in additional subsidies for home energy, instead of a cheaper, more streamlined package approved by the House last week.
The [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 5th, 2008 | Category: Agendas, Democrat, FISA, HR 5140, Promises, Republican, S.2248, Senate, Stimulus, Tax Dollars, Tax Relief, Vote, economic stimulus, economy, extortion, fiscal responsibility, recession, tax rebate, taxpayers | Leave a comment

It’s stunning how Bill Clinton can continue to give speeches that skirt the truth on Hillary’s voting record or her own statements. In the very same week that Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama, Bill Clinton felt it necessary to bash Ted Kennedy on No Child Left Behind. Not surprisingly, Bill left out the part about [...]

Posted by nytexan February 3rd, 2008 | Category: Clinton, Education, Election, No Child Left Behind, Politics, Senate, Ted Kennedy | Comments (2)

This should make Bush’s head spin. The Committee added 21 million seniors, 250,000 disabled veterans and an extra 13 weeks of unemployment. All of the committee’s Democrats voted to approve the bill. Seven of the committee’s 10 Republicans voted against it. The Senate could vote on the package as early as Thursday. Let’s see if [...]

Posted by nytexan January 30th, 2008 | Category: Senate, Stimulus, economics, economy | Comments (3)