youtube.com - 2/6/2009
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Diane Feinstein might vote against the stimulus bill. Robert Gibbs responded.
countryfirstpac.com - 2/3/2009
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The Senate recently began debate on an economic
stimulus package that is intended to get our economy
get back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the ...
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Vote No on the Economic Stimulus
melissaclouthier.com - 2/6/2009
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Diane Feinstein “Reserves The Right To Vote Against”
Stimulus Bill–UPDATED February 6, 2009 / 4:25 pm •
By Dr. Melissa Clouthier Is Diane Feinstein an obstructionist? It occurs to me that Barack Obama campaigned in language that made him sound like a ...
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Video: White House flummoxed by Feinstein threat
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Video: White House flummoxed by Feinstein threat posted at 5:23 pm on February 6, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Has a new administration ever looked this incompetent? Dianne Feinstein sounded a note of rebellion in the Senate today, threatening to vote against the Obama-Reid-Pelosi Porkulus Bill if it didn’t focus more on actual and immediate job creation than its current version does. When asked whether the Obama administration anticipated this or could give Feinstein those assurances, spokesman Robert Gibbs looked lost (via Melissa Clouthier ): Feinstein hasn’t yet committed to voting against the ...
'I Reserve Right to Vote Against Stimulus,' Says Brave Taxpayer Hero...Diane Feinstein?
Weekly Standard Blog —
Do not mess with Diane Feinstein, people. She already sent a shot across the President's bow when she was not informed of Leon Panetta's nomination to CIA chief, knocking Barack's lack of communication and indirectly knocking Panetta's qualifications.
Then she broke with the rest of the Senate Democrats to support the seating of controversial Blogojevich appointee Roland Burris to Barack Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate, making fools of her preening colleagues by conceding that the Senate would have trouble lawfully obstructing Burris.
Now, she has declared on the Senate floor that she, a California Democrat, reserves the right to vote ...
Two California Senators, Two Different Reactions
GayPatriot —
I just called both my Senators, Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. And the reaction from their respective staffers reflects each woman’s political persona. As I spoke to Mrs. Feinstein’s aide, I could hear him typing, as if he were recording my thoughts to pass them on to a higher-up in hero office. He asked for my zip code.
By contrast, Mrs. Boxer’s aide kept trying to conclude the conversation before I could conclude my spiel, basically saying that she should vote “no” on the “stimulus” as it merely extends and expands George W. Bush’s fiscal policies, cutting taxes while increasing federal domestic spending. ...
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From NBC's Athena Jones At an event today to announce the members of his Economic Recovery Advisory Board, President Obama highlighted the latest jobs numbers and kept up his campaign-style rhetoric Friday, urging quick passage of the stimulus ...
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