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− | + | ==Links== | |
+ | ===Reference=== | ||
+ | * {{wikipedia|110th United States Congress}} | ||
+ | * <s>{{conservapedia}}</s>: no session-specific article as of 2007-12-25 | ||
+ | * {{dkosopedia|110th United States Congress}} | ||
+ | * {{sourcewatch|110th United States Congress}} | ||
+ | ===Filed Links=== | ||
+ | {{links.tagged}} | ||
+ | ===Campaigns=== | ||
+ | * '''2007-06-29''' [http://commonsense.ourfuture.org/expose_obstructionists Expose The Obstructionists] by Robert Borosage, [[Campaign for America's Future]] | ||
+ | ===News & Views=== | ||
+ | * '''2007.10.12''' [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/what-would-you-like-me-to_b_68263.html What Would You Like Me to Ask Nancy Pelosi?]: the meat is in the comments, and presumably in the [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/are-you-too-wellbehaved_b_68550.html interview] which followed (video) | ||
+ | * '''2007.08.10''' [http://alternet.org/story/59367/ How the Democrats Blew It in Only Eight Months] by [[Alexander Cockburn]], ''[[The Nation]]'': "Thanks to the Dems' inaction on Iraq and compliance with Bush on the FISA bill, the Democratic-controlled Congress now has a "confidence" rating of 14 percent, the lowest since Gallup started asking the question in 1973 and five points lower than Republicans scored last year." | ||
+ | * '''2007.08.01''' [http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_6514267?nclick_check=1 Democrats scramble to expand wiretapping]: WTF? Is Bush holding their spouses and children hostage? Or is the proposed legislation being misrepresented/misinterpreted? | ||
+ | * '''2007.07.25''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_go_co/prosecutors_contempt House Democrats pass contempt citation]: "The [[House Judiciary Committee]] approved a contempt of Congress citation Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff [[Josh Bolten]] and one-time Counsel [[Harriet Miers]], setting up a constitutional confrontation over the firings of federal prosecutors." | ||
+ | * '''2007.07.16''' | ||
+ | ** [http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/07/monday-action-by-digby-ive-been-linking.html Monday Action]: on the [[Campaign for America's Future]]'s efforts to expose the GOP members who have been blocking every major initiative | ||
+ | ** [http://www.idrewthis.org/2007/07/liberal-media-my-tailfeathers.html Liberal media, my tailfeathers (filibuster edition)]] by [[D.C. Simpson]]: more on the blockage | ||
+ | * '''2007.04.26''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_go_co/congress_subpoenas Dems vote subpoenas in widening probes]: "Putting their congressional control to work, Democrats approved new subpoenas Wednesday — and a grant of immunity – for probes ranging from the prosecutor firings and White House political activities to President Bush's justification for the [[US invasion of Iraq|war in Iraq]]." | ||
+ | * '''2007.02.08''' [http://disabilityblogger.blogspot.com/2007/02/playing-politics-with-plane-size.html Playing Politics with Plane size?] by Tim Moore | ||
+ | * '''2007.01.08''' [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6239901.stm Democrats warn Bush on Iraq plans]: "The newly-empowered US Democrats have warned President [[George W. Bush]] he will have to justify any plans to boost troop levels in [[US invasion of Iraq|Iraq]]." ''(ohnoes, those darn terrorist-lovers are making us come up with good reasons before we do stuff! why do they hate our freedom so much??)'' | ||
+ | * '''2007.01.06''' [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070106/ap_on_go_co/congress_oversight Dems prepare slew of oversight hearings]: "From the war to environmental policy and secret surveillance, the Democrats who now control both the House and Senate are armed with subpoena power and ready to summon panels of witnesses." | ||
+ | * '''2007.01.04''' [http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200701/010407b.html Leahy Introduces Bills To Combat War Profiteering, Public Corruption] | ||
+ | * '''2007.01-02''' [http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2652 The 2006 Elections and the Rightward Shift]: "How should the Democrats’ 2006 recapture of Congress be interpreted in the context of the broader trends in American politics over the last decades?" | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Humor=== | ||
+ | * '''2007-08-07''' [http://www.idrewthis.org/2007/08/i-drew-this-august-7-2007.html I Drew This] (cartoon with commentary): cowardly caving |
Revision as of 23:16, 22 July 2009
Excellent site. It was pleasant to me.
Links
Reference
- Wikipedia
Conservapedia: no session-specific article as of 2007-12-25- dKosopedia
- SourceWatch
Filed Links
- redirect template:links/smw
Campaigns
- 2007-06-29 Expose The Obstructionists by Robert Borosage, Campaign for America's Future
News & Views
- 2007.10.12 What Would You Like Me to Ask Nancy Pelosi?: the meat is in the comments, and presumably in the interview which followed (video)
- 2007.08.10 How the Democrats Blew It in Only Eight Months by Alexander Cockburn, The Nation: "Thanks to the Dems' inaction on Iraq and compliance with Bush on the FISA bill, the Democratic-controlled Congress now has a "confidence" rating of 14 percent, the lowest since Gallup started asking the question in 1973 and five points lower than Republicans scored last year."
- 2007.08.01 Democrats scramble to expand wiretapping: WTF? Is Bush holding their spouses and children hostage? Or is the proposed legislation being misrepresented/misinterpreted?
- 2007.07.25 House Democrats pass contempt citation: "The House Judiciary Committee approved a contempt of Congress citation Wednesday against White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and one-time Counsel Harriet Miers, setting up a constitutional confrontation over the firings of federal prosecutors."
- 2007.07.16
- Monday Action: on the Campaign for America's Future's efforts to expose the GOP members who have been blocking every major initiative
- Liberal media, my tailfeathers (filibuster edition)] by D.C. Simpson: more on the blockage
- 2007.04.26 Dems vote subpoenas in widening probes: "Putting their congressional control to work, Democrats approved new subpoenas Wednesday — and a grant of immunity – for probes ranging from the prosecutor firings and White House political activities to President Bush's justification for the war in Iraq."
- 2007.02.08 Playing Politics with Plane size? by Tim Moore
- 2007.01.08 Democrats warn Bush on Iraq plans: "The newly-empowered US Democrats have warned President George W. Bush he will have to justify any plans to boost troop levels in Iraq." (ohnoes, those darn terrorist-lovers are making us come up with good reasons before we do stuff! why do they hate our freedom so much??)
- 2007.01.06 Dems prepare slew of oversight hearings: "From the war to environmental policy and secret surveillance, the Democrats who now control both the House and Senate are armed with subpoena power and ready to summon panels of witnesses."
- 2007.01.04 Leahy Introduces Bills To Combat War Profiteering, Public Corruption
- 2007.01-02 The 2006 Elections and the Rightward Shift: "How should the Democrats’ 2006 recapture of Congress be interpreted in the context of the broader trends in American politics over the last decades?"
Humor
- 2007-08-07 I Drew This (cartoon with commentary): cowardly caving