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Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: April 24, 2008 · Comments (2)

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a Democrat scheme to subject the country's business community to waves of frivolous and vexatious job discrimination lawsuits. Democrat leaders pushed for a vote on the bill with full knowledge it would fail as an election year stunt that specifically was designed to rile up... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (7 votes cast)

Kerry tries to make up for his nine years of doing nothing; fails miserably.

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 19, 2008 · Comments (33)

I guess John Kerry didn't like people pointing out that he's been a waste of space in Congress for the last nine years. He released a list of legislative accomplishments... none of which can actually be attributed to him. Heh. Watch: Here's the list of Kerry's so-called accomplishments. A lot... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (20 votes cast)

Happy Anniversary, John Kerry!

Posted by Cassy Fiano · Published: April 14, 2008 · Comments (10)

Hot Air's celebrating John Kerry's nine year anniversary. Of what, you ask? Well, let me show you: It's the nine year anniversary of the last time John Kerry did his job. He wrote S.791, which was passed into law. And since then he's done... nothing. Maybe he was just too... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (15 votes cast)

Senate approves $70 billion for wars

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: December 19, 2007 · Comments (33)

After months of posturing and posing, Senate Democrats bow to President Bush yet again and approve the money they have withheld for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Manu Raju reports for The Hill: The Senate on Tuesday night handed President Bush a critical victory in the Iraq debate, approving... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

Ted Kennedy gets fat book advance

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 30, 2007 · Comments (8)

Senator Ted Kennedy is apparently getting a huge advance for his memoirs, reportedly in the range of those given to Hillary Clinton ($8 mil) and Tony Blair ($9 mil). Personally, before I'd advance him a dime, I'd make sure he actually remembered something. Read more at Daily Takes, where they're... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (6 votes cast)

Trent Lott to quit Senate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: November 26, 2007 · Comments (19)

Mississippi Senator Trent Lott will resign his seat by the end of the year, Michael Kunzelman and Jack Elliott, Jr. report for the Associated Press: Mississippi Sen. Trent Lott, the Senate's No. 2 Republican, announced Monday he will retire from the Senate before January, ending a 35-year career in Congress... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (16 votes cast)

WaPo: Hillary lied, antiwar left cried

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 15, 2007 · Comments (10)

The Washington Post has done as fine a job of any Old Media outlet in burying good news from Iraq, including regarding the "surge" strategy, deep inside the paper or in the 17th paragraph of a story, but at least they are willing to admit the truth editorially. From Sunday's... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.7/5 (70 votes cast)

Obama: No Nukes!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: October 2, 2007 · Comments (29)

In a speech today, Senator Barack Obama will propose ridding the world of nuclear weapons, according to Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times: Senator Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday setting a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in the world, saying the United States should greatly reduce its... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (51 votes cast)

Nonsense of the Senate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (13)

The United States Senate passed the Biden-Brownback resolution advocating a partition of Iraq with semi-autonomous regions. Their stupidity is exceeded only by their arrogance. Anne Flaherty reports for the Associated Press: The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday suggesting Baghdad limit the power of its federal government and give more control... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (26 votes cast)

Al Franken gets refund from Strib

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 27, 2007 · Comments (1)

The whole flap about MoveOn.org's anti-Petraeus ad in The New York Times (for which they were incorrectly charged a low discount rate, and later paid the difference) is rippling throughout the industry. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, a noted source of fiction and leftist propaganda in the Great Lakes region, has now... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Another Democrat surrender bill defeated

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 21, 2007 · Comments (84)

Another day, another defeat for Harry Reid and the Defeat Caucus, reports Anne Flaherty for the Associated Press: The Senate rejected legislation Friday that would have ordered most U.S. troops home from Iraq in nine months, culminating a losing week for Democrats who failed to push through any anti-war proposal.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (32 votes cast)

Harry Reid jumps thru hoop, falls flat on face

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 20, 2007 · Comments (20)

Only two days after being called on the carpet by his Masters of the antiwar Left, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid failed to deliver on his whiny promises as the Jim Webb Senatorial Stupidity Amendment, which would have dictated the details of troop rotations in and out of Iraq, fell... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (45 votes cast)

Reid vows to block Olson as AG

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 12, 2007 · Comments (101)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he will block the nomination of Ted Olson if the President selects him as Attorney General, Reuters is reporting: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed on Wednesday to block former Solicitor General Theodore Olson from becoming attorney general if President George W. Bush nominates... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (32 votes cast)

Senator Larry Craig: The Comeback!

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: September 4, 2007 · Comments (22)

Just in time for your toe-tappin' restroom pleasure, The Unsinkable Larry Craig hints he may reconsider his resignation from the Senate, contest his guilty plea in appellate court, and bring the long shadow of his wide stance back to the Senate cloakroom, sayeth the Associated Press: Sen. Larry Craig is... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (8 votes cast)

Senators call for Maliki's ouster

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 20, 2007 · Comments (19)

Senators Carl Levin and John Warner are, in essence, calling for a vote of no confidence in the Iraqi government, reports Jonathan Weisman of the Washington Post: Declaring the government of Iraq "non-functional," the influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said yesterday that Iraq's parliament should oust Prime... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (29 votes cast)

WaPo endorses Judge Southwick

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 18, 2007 · Comments (25)

Democrats trying to block Judge Leslie Southwick from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals lost a potential ally today as the Washington Post says they haven't made their case: For that reason, and because of his relatively pinched approach to judging, Judge Southwick wouldn't have been our first choice for... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (20 votes cast)

Tax hike attempt brewing in Senate

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: August 16, 2007 · Comments (5)

The latest brilliant idea to raise taxes "on the rich" targets so-called "private equity partnerships," including hedge funds, and aims to take away their ability for profits to be taxed as investment gains instead of as regular income. This sounds plausible on the surface, as if they are "eliminating a... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.6/5 (10 votes cast)

Democrat Senator Charles Schumer Says There Will Be No More Confirmations of Bush Judicial Nominees

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: July 27, 2007 · Comments (80)

He announces that he and his fellow Democrats will obstruct every single future Bush Supreme Court nominee. Schumer's announcement illustrates that the Democrats are disregarding the Constitution: they have completely over stepped their advice and consent boundaries: New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer, a powerful member of the Democratic leadership,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (31 votes cast)

Democrats Kill the John Doe Provision

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: July 20, 2007 · Comments (21)

Photoshop from Right on the Right This is an update for this post. The Senate Democrats have successfully killed the John Doe provision - at least for now - and have sided with potential terrorists against their own citizens. Here's the roll on Republican Susan Collins' motion to include... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (23 votes cast)

Immigration Bill May Not Get Through the Senate

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 27, 2007 · Comments (13)

There's another cloture vote tomorrow and now there are enough Senators who have changed their minds or are on the fence on the bill that cloture may not pass. The fate of U.S. immigration legislation was cast into doubt when at least six senators who helped revive the proposed overhaul... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (18 votes cast)

The Senate Votes for Cloture on the Immigration Bill

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 26, 2007 · Comments (38)

The Senate managed to get cloture for the immigration bill that the vast majority of Americans don't want. What happened to the "will of the people" that Harry Reid repeated ad infinitum when he wanted to retreat from Iraq. Suddenly, when it comes to the immigration bill, the will of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (16 votes cast)

Employee Free Choice Act Dies, Employee Free Choice Lives

Posted by Kevin · Published: June 26, 2007 · Comments (64)

Senate Republicans blocked a vote on the "Employee Free Choice Act" today via a cloture vote, effectively ending consideration of the legislation that would ironically enough end private votes for union certification in favor of public, mandatory "card checks." The AFL-CIO vows to fight on since the ability to strong-arm... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (27 votes cast)

Wyoming Governor Chooses Republican John Barrasso to Replace Late Senator Craig Thomas

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 22, 2007 · Comments (12)

Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal picked John Barrasso, orthopedic surgeon and Wyoming state senator, today to fill the remainder of Senator Thomas' term: "I look forward to working with John Barrasso as he assumes his duties as the interim senator for Wyoming," Freudenthal said in a statement. "I pledge my cooperation... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.1/5 (21 votes cast)

Senator Lynne Cheney?

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 6, 2007 · Comments (52)

Her name has been floated as a replacement for Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas who sadly died from leukemia Monday night. The Politico has the report: Lynne Cheney, wife of Vice President Dick Cheney, is being floated in Senate GOP leadership circles as a possible replacement for the last Sen. Craig... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (18 votes cast)

Reid Denounced Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Statute He Voted For

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: April 19, 2007 · Comments (56)

Jonathan Adler makes a good point about Harry Reid's comments on the recent Supreme Court ruling on partial birth abortion.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) was among those who denounced yesterday's Supreme Court ruling upholding the Federal Partial Birth Abortion Act. Commenting on the decision, Reid said "A lot of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (27 votes cast)

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