moelane.com - 2/6/2009
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Admittedly, it’s because she loves taxes.
Something for our mild amusement while we wait for the Democrats to flout the will of the American people with this pork bill:
WASHINGTON — Convinced tax cuts will not stimulate the nation’s economy, Sen. Dianne Feinstein spoke out Friday ...
latimes.com - 2/13/2009
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latimes.com —
Reporting from Washington -- A senior U.S. lawmaker
said Thursday that unmanned CIA Predator aircraft operating in...
Pakistan are flown from an air base in that country, a revelation likely to embarrass the Pakistani government and complicate its ...
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Feinstein comment on U.S. drones likely to embarrass ...
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 2/13/2009
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Brilliant. Senator Dianne Feinstein (Dem-CA) leaked classified information
to the press yesterday damaging US and Pakistani operations...
against Taliban radicals. The Chicago Tribune reported: A senior U.S. lawmaker said Thursday that unmanned CIA ...
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Feinstein Leaks Classified Info-- US Drones Flown From ...
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Meanwhile, Senator Feinstein is *also* doubtful about the stimulus.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... there that really matter get paid off. It’s… interesting, though, that Ace is being more generous than I am about figuring out Feinstein’s motives; it’s usually the other way around. Must be Opposites Friday, or something.
We’re both pretty much in agreement that this is going to be the Democrats’ puppy, though. Fair warning: three Republicans ain’t going to be bipartisan.
Moe Lane
Crossposted to Moe Lane. ...
Debbie Stabenow, Fairness Doctrine Advocate, Just Happens to be Married to an Air America Exec
Ace of Spades HQ —
Debbie Stabenow, Fairness Doctrine Advocate, Just Happens to be Married to an Air America Exec Sort of a conflict of interest. Just a bit. Incidentally, I've added an update to the Feinstein post -- she's objecting to the tax cuts in the spendulus. But then, those aren't really tax cuts, by and large, but simple wealth transfers from those who pay taxes to those who don't. So I wouldn't exactly fight for the bulk of those "tax cuts" myself.
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corner.nationalreview.com 2/6/2009 — Update from another Senate GOP source:
as you reported, voinivich is out. its now specter, snowe, collins and about a dozen democrats. Feinstein coming out attacking the bill seems to have rattled the Dems and its not clear now whats going to ...
Senate tackles Obama's recovery plan —
Daily Kos
With a hat tip to CQ (link only seems to work intermittently), we offer a quick and dirty rundown on the amendments and proposed amendments/alternative plans being floated in the Senate regarding Obama's recovery plan: Democrats Patty Murray and Dianne Feinstein have an amendment boosting ...
Widespread Highway Funding: ‘Stimulus That We Better Do Without’ —
Wonk Room
The Senate is planning to vote on amendments to the economic stimulus package today. As CQ reported :
The first amendment scheduled for debate is a proposal from Patty Murray, D‑Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would boost the bill’s highway funding from $27 billion to $40 billion ...
Letting Congress Be Congress: Transportation Funding —
TPM Election Central
A new president is in charge, but Congress' allergy to innovation and reliance on outmoded ideas hasn't really changed at all . Exhibit B: the transportation funding amendment that Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) are pushing to add to the stimulus bill this week.
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