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Ditch Mitch McConnell

Like the new weblog Baird Watch that is “maintained by voters in Washington State’s 3rd Congressional District who are concerned about the recent strange behavior of Representative Brian Baird ☼ (d) and are pondering whether an intervention is necessary”, Senator Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky constituents have a similar website but theirs is very clear as [...]

Seattle Protest Sep 11-Rich Lang

Thanks to Marion Ward for pointing out this video:
Seattle Protest Sep 11-Rich Lang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrgLHrMVpy8

250 people demonstrated from 10:30-2:00 against war, and propaganda coming out of the churches and media supporting war. Rev. Rich Lang spoke at the rally in Westlake after the march. We marched to KOMO TV, KIRO TV, and Seattle Times but thus far [...]

the digital emetic continues

How could I have forgotten to check the Times?
Democrats Newly Willing to Compromise on Iraq
Presumably that in itself is enough to make you push away from the table in disgust, but unfortunately there’s more:
After short-circuiting consideration of votes on some bipartisan proposals on Iraq before the August break, senior Democrats now say they are [...]

Preznit Git R’ Done

This AP piece - which reads like it was written by an eighth-grader - seems like a press release contrived to counter any speculation of the whys, what and when of Rove’s departure:
Bush turns to executive action to get some of his agenda doneHis strength is sapped by an unpopular war, Democrats are running Congress, [...]

Gravel Letter to Harry Reid & Senate Dems: Stop Showboating

I am glad to see that you have finally used the powers of the Senate to try to stop the war, but frankly I agree with the Republicans: this week's Senate sleepover was more theater than substance.
First off, the Reid–Levin bill will not stop the war - it calls for a limited pull out that [...]

Make a “no excuse” video, make a 100 bucks

Dear Compatriots,
Congress is on break for the 4th of July holiday. I'd like to suggest that you make yourself aware of any public engagements your congressman has scheduled while at home and attend these meetings. When the Q&A comes up, be ready with a video camera running and ask them point blank: [...]

The Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007: Badly named, ill-advised legislation

The government will soon be able to sue parties involved in “hoaxes” that are mistaken for terrorism if a new bill is passed by Congress. The bill, entitled “The Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007,” was introduced by the Senate and will amend the federal criminal code to include a number of new clauses meant [...]

Cantwell and Murray on drugs

Sirotablog informs us that:
How many self-described “free” trade lawmakers in Congress can the drug industry make head to the floor of the Senate and bare their corporate protectionist corruption for all to see? Based on a key vote yesterday, the answer appears to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 49 (including 14 Democrats) - well [...]

Libby guilty, momentum builds for Cheney’s impeachment

Conservative writer Andrew Sullivan builds a case for Cheney’s impeachment in the wake of the Libby verdict:
Something is rotten in the heart of Washington; and it lies in the vice-president’s office. The salience of this case is obvious. What it is really about - what it has always been about - is whether this administration [...]

Activists call for Sen. Murray’s arrest in Bellevue

Found this over at WhackyNation. Please ignore the poor video presentation.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5177536367412092089

That site called it an “idiotic demonstration”. What do you think?

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Dems are outplayed again

Cenk Uygur over at Huffpo succinctly sums up why the Rs are still running things even though in the minority:
In the 2006 election the American people made it clear that they wanted out of Iraq. They replaced 36 Republicans with Democrats in the House and the Senate, and they didn’t remove a single Democrat. Yes, [...]

Anti-Escalation Senators Vote For Escalation

These lapdogs are all bark:
Here’s a full list of the senators who voted to protect President Bush and block debate on Iraq, along with their public disapprovals of Bush’s escalation plan:
– Sen. John Warner (R-VA): “Sen. John Warner (R-VA) will introduce a resolution today ‘˜making clear that he does not support the President on [...]