Palin wants Begich to resign?
Monday, April 6th, 2009Okay, here’s what I don’t get. First of all, I’m an Alaskan at heart. I grew up in Alaska, it’s what I identify with, and why I like Oregon (where I live now) so much. But the big difference between Oregon and Alaska is politics. Politics is something WAY different in Alaska; until you’ve experienced [...]
Back home in Oregon
Monday, September 8th, 2008First of all, there’s a website that I need to add to my blogroll, and that’s SenateGuru. They are pretty awesome – and this makes it much more so! First off, there is an extensive interview with Oregon Dem Jeff Merkley, who is going up against Bush scapegoat/apologist Gordon Smith. Merkley is up in recent [...]
Memo to Harry Reid: Strip Lieberman from his committee chairmanships!
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008By now, you have probably heard that Independent Senator Joe Lieberman will be speaking at the Republican National Convention. That’s fine – he has the right to do it. But because Lieberman was formerly a Democrat, and the Democratic Leadership has honored his past service and the fact that he will caucus with Democrats, with [...]
Filibustering against Telecom Immunity
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008Okay – so several of our senators let us down when it came to fighting for the Constitution and against Telecom Immunity (I’m talking to *you*, Senator Obama! – even if there is a loophole to hold the companies criminally accountable). However, two Senators who should be commended, Senators Dodd and Feingold, plan on filibustering [...]
