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firedoglake.com - 1/7/2009

I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

— firedoglake.com — I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a special election in Illinois, Reid sends a letter to Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step down. They assert that they will not seat ... (more) I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

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townhall.com - 1/16/2009

Amanda Carpenter: The Spending Plan is Out

— townhall.com — [Developing] I just got a copy of the $825 billion spending plan outlined by the Democratic-controlled House Appropriations Committee. It is frightening. Take a looksee here if you don't believe me. The highlights of this bill, allegedly crafted to ... (more) Amanda Carpenter: The Spending Plan is Out

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009

Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid

— huffingtonpost.com — I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a special election in Illinois to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, Reid sends a letter to Rod Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step ... (more) Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid

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Amanda Carpenter: Why is Barassso Locking Up Land?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... John Barrasso is typically a reliable conservative voter in the Senate. In 2007, he had a 100 percent rating from the American Conservative Union. So, why does he have a provision in Harry Reid's 1200-page, pork-laden, $10 billion proposal to to withdraw 1.2 million acres of Wyoming land from mineral leasing and energy exploration, where 8.8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 331 million barrels of recoverable oil are estimated to exist? [See my related story about Reid's bill HERE .] Barrasso is also teaming up with Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana on a provision to ...

Dissecting Leftism — Are Jews a nation? I am feeling rather ill today so may not post as much as usual but despite that I am immediately drawn to renew my discussion with Punditarian -- who has just written a long post in support of his contention that Jews are a "nation". I am at something of a loss to know why that seems important to him -- "ethnic group" is the normal appellation -- but I will comment nonetheless. "Ethnic group" is certainly vague and uninformative. I have been careful thoughout all I have said on this matter to avoid placing any importance on race, for what I hope are obvious reasons. But I hope I might be forgiven for using another ...

Amanda Carpenter: Reid's Sunday Vote
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Majority Leader Harry Reid was successful in corralling enough votes to advance his $10 billion land grab , despite 17 Republicans who protested the bill by skipping the vote altogether. 66 senators supported the bill over 12 who voted "nay" on it. Not a single Democratic senator voted against it. ...

The Weekend Scramble Brunch, Part 2 - 1/11/2009
No Runny Eggs — As I type, the road teams have went 3-0 in the first 3 games of the NFL Divisional Playoff round… Click here to view the embedded video. Speaking of drilling, Amanda Carpenter reveals the battle cry of Senate Majority Leader Dingy Harry Reid (D-OPEC) - “DRILL NOWHERE! DRILL NEVER!” Bonus item - the Dingy One is using pork to make it veto-proof, and is also extending the record of not allowing a single GOP-authored amendment. One item I forgot to throw in the first part - elliot found another sign of the coming depression - a nearly-empty remodeling show. Peter is shocked, SHOCKED that ...

Here are 12 More Backstabbing, Pushover Republicans We Need to Retire
The Sundries Shack — There’s a reason it’s important to have conservatives in the Senate. We got a good look at the biggest reason yesterday when Harry Reid bribed and cajoled a dozen limp moderates into helping him shove through a land-grabbing, pork-filled, wasteful, corrupt lands bill ...