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Rick Scott
« Reply #1750 on: November 13, 2024, 09:22:13 AM »
knocked out in first round

so here we ago again

we will get a McConnel clone.

McConnel rigged it.........

Darn!!!

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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1751 on: November 13, 2024, 09:29:58 AM »
Did we win the House?
I heard we did but when I google search all the news is "too close to call"

[as the Dems scramble to steal as many as they can supported by MSM]

Not called yet but betting odds sites say 99.6% chance Republicans hold the house.
https://electionbettingodds.com/House-Control-2024.html



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US Congress; incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune
« Reply #1754 on: November 15, 2024, 12:39:52 PM »
He was a star when he came to the Senate because he toppled the Senate majority leader. Now he will be the Senate Majority Leader. I can't remember why I learned to not like him more recently. He has clashed with trump, but who hasn't. He doesn't like tariffs, but I don't like tariffs.

https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/11/13/thunes-political-journey-comes-full-circle-20-years-after-toppling-a-leader/

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Sherrod Brown, hasn't learned a damn thing
« Reply #1755 on: November 17, 2024, 07:22:50 AM »
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/16/sherrod-brown-democrats-00189956

"Sherrod Brown Has Some Advice for His Reeling Party"

Great listener.  Bad policies.

Endorsed Kamala. Ran 8  points ahead of her. Still lost.

Thinks Democrats just need to message better.

Probably running for JD Vance's seat.

Seems they never just go away.
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Liberals learn to love the Senate filibuster
« Reply #1756 on: November 18, 2024, 07:51:11 AM »
Who could have possibly seen this coming?

Liberals learn to love the Senate filibuster

http://jewishworldreview.com/1124/filibuster_dems_favor.php

I get how leftist Insiders turn on a dime to favor their cause, but out here in the heartland there is a tiny, theoretical group of unicorns I call honest liberals. Often they are our spouses, family, friends, offspring, how do they turn on a dime to follow the leftist leaders wherever they try to lead them?

Filibuster bad. Filibuster good. Electoral College bad. Electoral college good. Constitution bad, written by a bunch of old white guys, Constitution good, protects our rights. Fracking bad. Fracking good. Taxing tips good. Taxing tips bad. Tariffs bad. Keep the tariffs. Right to bear arms bad. Right to bear arms good.

No wonder I see despondence in the election aftermath, being a liberal involves some pretty serious mental, emotional gymnastics and whiplash injuries.
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« Reply #1758 on: November 21, 2024, 07:10:23 AM »


(1) SENATE REPUBLICANS OPPOSE TRUMP NOMINEE PRIVATE VETTING: Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said they want the FBI to conduct background checks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet secretary nominations.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said he is considering sending subpoenas to the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice (DOJ) for any evidentiary files they have on Trump’s Attorney General pick former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said Republicans will release House Ethics Committee investigations of former Democratic Congressmembers, if Democrats force the release of the panel’s investigation of Gaetz.

Why It Matters: There is a likely conflict brewing between the incoming Trump White House and Republican Senate committee chairs, who want to maintain Senate authority even if they ultimately approve Trump’s cabinet nominees for a floor vote. A narrow four-seat Republican majority in the Senate will force Trump to cooperate with Senate GOP demands, or try to force through recess appointments. Democrats are likely to use FBI background investigations in a public pressure campaign to sink Trump’s nominations, explaining the Trump transition team’s reluctance to agree to FBI checks. – R.C.

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Gaetz - so what now?
« Reply #1759 on: November 21, 2024, 02:03:00 PM »
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/here-s-what-s-next-for-matt-gaetz-after-his-withdrawal-from-ag-run-resignation-from-congress/ar-AA1uwgUs?ocid=BingNewsSerp

its ok for 90 yo to date have sex and marry 19 yo

but if a 30 yo has sex with someone a few months before 18 then it is a crime

didn't French PM have sex with 16 or 17 yo and suddenly he was considered a hero in France and his approval went up? 

All bizarre if you ask me -

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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1760 on: November 21, 2024, 02:11:37 PM »
Sen Gaetz?!?

Be careful what you wish for, you may get it-- good and hard.

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The House Judiciary Committee
« Reply #1764 on: December 01, 2024, 07:02:10 PM »
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/bidens-used-web-of-shell-companies-to-conceal-foreign-cash-bank-records-obtained-by-house-gop-reveal/

The "chair" is from majority party

The "ranking" member is from the minority party

I did not check the Rs but on the D side some are not lawyers though most graduated law school.

This committee formed in 1813.  I notice future President James Buchanan is on the historical list.  The only one.


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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1765 on: December 03, 2024, 06:29:44 AM »
what is the congress breakdown now with Trump picking off members for DC slots?

and is there still a race not yet decided

I see breakdown of 220 - 214 but that means one is not yet decided   :x

And Trump picked off 3? which makes it 217 to 214 or 215?

So all the Dems have to do is pick off 3 Rs and we can't get through our agenda.
Until the empty seats have special elections at least.

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I just found the answer
« Reply #1766 on: December 03, 2024, 06:34:15 AM »

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Dem judiciary ranking member
« Reply #1767 on: December 04, 2024, 07:40:43 PM »
Nadler ==> out

and even worse Raskin ==> in

we will be seeing him frequently over the next more than 2 yrs

between him and his Siamese shyster twin  Schiff - what an annoying duo

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Did we really need to pick Congressional Rs
« Reply #1768 on: December 05, 2024, 08:23:16 AM »
for national security and UN?   and the Gaetz fiasco.


https://www.newsmax.com/politics/house-speaker-mike-johnson/2024/12/05/id/1190465/

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on course to lose majority
« Reply #1769 on: December 17, 2024, 05:04:22 PM »

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Republicans are trying to lose the 2026 Congressional races
« Reply #1770 on: December 18, 2024, 08:21:29 AM »
The policies that rescue the economy need to be in the first reconciliation bill. The 2026 elections will be run on the state of the economy.

Current plans are to do the opposite. Pass some small bill now and get the really urgent and important stuff done later.

The administration looked so ready to go with all its early appointment announcements but the legislation needed to fix the economy is not ready to go.

Shame on all of them if they can't get it done.

We had the same problem in 1981-82 and the economy suffered horroribly, but Reagan had a Democratic Congress. This one is Republican majority.  No excuse. 

If you aren't ready to govern, you should have told the voters that.
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Congressional speakers - thankless job
« Reply #1772 on: December 27, 2024, 12:38:06 PM »
Got be down there with tax collectors

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/speaker-johnson-rasmussen-poll/2024/12/27/id/1193062/

In comparison with Pelosi it is virtually the same:

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/22/poll-people-want-pelosi-out-449788

Rest assured if you run for speaker you will be hated more than loved. :-o



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US Congress; Once again Babylon Bee has spot-on reporting
« Reply #1775 on: January 15, 2025, 08:35:30 PM »
In an Effort To Improve Senate Confirmation Hearings, Democrat Women Replaced By Rabid Hyenas

https://babylonbee.com/news/to-improve-senate-confirmation-hearings-democratic-women-to-be-replaced-by-rabid-hyenas

It was supposed to be a humor - parody site, but they keep reporting more accurately than any other source.

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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1777 on: January 16, 2025, 06:08:42 AM »
I like it!

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Confirmation hearings
« Reply #1778 on: January 16, 2025, 07:32:09 AM »
Anyone watching confirmation hearings? I'm just seeing clips and some are just awful.

Will you do (exactly what the other side has been doing for 4 years or more), YES OR NO!!! Then they talk over the answer and tell the nominee what their answer means.

This is what the base wants to hear? I don't think it's what the country wants to hear.

https://nypost.com/2025/01/15/opinion/dems-grandstand-through-trump-nominee-hearings-because-cheapshot-politics-is-all-they-have/
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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1779 on: January 16, 2025, 08:51:18 AM »
I caught quite a bit of the Hegsteth and Bondi hearings.

Hironi of HI and Pencil Neck Schiff were particularly grating.

I thought Hegsteth did well enough, but IMHO there is reasonable reason to wonder about his preparation for such a mighty and complex job.

Bondi impressed.
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US Senator Ashley Moody R-FL
« Reply #1780 on: January 16, 2025, 09:00:46 AM »
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/florida-gov-ron-desantis-picks-ashley-moody-replace/story?id=117746204

Here is a past video:
https://youtu.be/-7HaxfzuAag?si=ZUK-rlozYvu9JF7N

A few observations, she is strong, she is on our side, and she has already won statewide elections in Florida.

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The Ultimate Insiders Need to Stop Trading Stocks
« Reply #1781 on: January 30, 2025, 04:21:15 AM »
Note, there are some eyebrow-raising tables in the piece:

Congress Must Stop Trading Stocks

The Beacon / by Scott Semet / Jan 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Legislators—Congressmen and Senators—routinely receive material non-public information that is crucial to crafting legislation for the US government to operate efficiently and meet the needs of the American people. Unfortunately, many legislators use this information to enrich themselves at the expense of the very people they are elected to represent. Using privileged information for personal gain is a tremendous abuse of power and tantamount to graft. Service in the Congress is an honor. Legislators, senior officials in the executive and judicial branches, and their families should be prohibited from trading in individual securities. Those officials who have profited from this abuse of power have revealed their lack of moral fiber and should no longer serve in government.

Acting on an inside tip, on December 27, 2001, Martha Stewart sold her ImClone shares, allowing her to avoid a $45,673 loss when shares tumbled the next day after the FDA announced that it would not review the company’s cancer drug. Stewart, whose recipes and gardening tips have done more to improve Americans’ well-being than many government officials, ultimately served five months in prison for this crime.

The amount of Stewart’s crime was trivial compared to the amounts legislators regularly haul in. The husband of Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House, loaded up on $1 million of Nvidia call options a week before Congress approved giving subsidies to chip manufacturers, netting a profit estimated at $4 million. The Pelosis are quite active with 57 trades worth over $74 million since 2022. In 2024, their portfolio is believed to have returned 54%, beating most hedge funds. Such activity enjoys bipartisan support: In February 2022, after receiving inside information about COVID-19, Republic Richard Burr sold over $1 million in stock and bought US Treasuries.

Figure 1: Some Legislators Missed Their True Calling as Stock Pickers

Market Return of Selected Legislators vs. SPY (S&P 500 ETF), 2023

Source: Unusual Whales, NASDAQ

At the risk of stating the obvious, insider trading is bad. It destroys public trust in the market and provides an unfair advantage to insiders. The public responds by allocating less funds to the market, resulting in greater use of debt instruments, and is a drag on economic growth. Before the Securities Act of 1934 and the creation of the SEC, which defined and proscribed insider trading, it was widespread and considered a perk of those in power.

Given how serious a transgression it is, the SEC has set severe punishments for insider trading: Civil penalties include disgorgement of gains and fines of up to three times the profit earned (or loss avoided); Criminal penalties include up to 20 years imprisonment for each violation. Like a breach of fiduciary duty by corporate officers, insider trading by members of Congress is a betrayal of a relationship of trust and confidence and should be punished just as severely. Even worse, there is a clear conflict of interest—legislators can vote for things that are good for them financially but bad for the country at large.

The public was outraged by reports of legislators reaping large profits during the Great Financial Crisis and the discussions leading up to adoption of Obamacare. Following President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address calling for legislation to tackle this problem, Congress passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, or STOCK Act, with a bipartisan majority in April 2012.

The STOCK Act is a good start but suffers from several deficiencies. First, it requires disclosure of trades within 30 days of receiving notice of the transaction and within 45 days of the transaction date. This is too long—the market has moved by then, and damage to other investors has already been done. For comparison, the SEC requires corporate insiders to file Form 4 within two days. Second, STOCK act disclosures often do not provide definitive information to establish insider trading. Third, the act does not outlaw trading per se but rather compels disclosure to the public. This is a necessary step but merely reveals unethical and immoral behavior. Fourth, the fine of $200 per missed filing is a joke and even this minuscule amount can be dismissed.

This malevolent practice is widespread. One study found that between 2019 and 2021, 97 members of Congress, nearly 20% of the total, bought or sold stock, bonds and other financial instruments of companies whose work intersected with their official duties. During the 117th Congress, 78 Members of Congress violated the law, failing to comply with even the weak STOCK filing requirements, citing oversight, errors by accountants and staff, and ignorance of the law, something which lawmakers of all people should know is not an excuse.

Common sense, fair play and even basic notions of ethics and morality plainly show that this outrageous practice must be eradicated. Polls reveal that an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 86% of Americans support prohibiting members of Congress from trading individual stocks. For legislators to ignore such a clear call from their constituents for definitive action is a massive betrayal of trust and dereliction of duty.

Figure 2: The People Know that Congress Is Taking Advantage of Them

Do You Support Banning Trading by Members and Their Families? % Yes

Source: University of Maryland School of Public Policy

Earlier this month, bills were introduced in the House and Senate to prohibit legislators from trading individual stocks and other securities while in office. This is encouraging. It is important that legislators work to ensure that the language in the bill prohibits not only government officials from abusing their office but also members of their families, which we have seen recently is a common tactic to harvest ill-gotten gains without public scrutiny.

Furthermore, the penalty for conducting a trade is set at the Legislator’s monthly salary, or 10% of the asset’s value, whichever is greater. This is a move in the right direction but is inadequate. The financial penalties should be at least as great as those faced but other insiders, i.e., three times the gain.

Why should members of Congress face less severe punishments than the public at large? Also, if ordinary people face jail time for abusing the public trust, why should legislators be able to avoid the same fate? Why should elected officials be held to a lower ethical standard than everyone else and be punished less for the same transgressions? This is fundamentally unfair and against the principles this country was founded on.

It remains to be seen whether legislators will do the right thing and pass strong legislation to stamp out insider trading among their ranks, even though it goes against their financial rational self-interest. Recent actions by government officials, such as using family members to collect payments for political favors and granting multi-year blanket pardons for illegal activities that have not yet been investigated, do not inspire confidence. Public service should enrich you morally, not financially. “Because we can” is not an excuse for enriching yourself at the public’s expense but rather is indicative of a bad moral compass. Such bad apples have violated the public trust and are unsuited to hold office. The recent realization that the government in general, does not adequately serve the interests of the people and answer to them has led to the current zeitgeist to drive corruption and bloat from government.

The time has come to stop elected officials’ insider trading, a most evil enterprise.

https://blog.independent.org/2025/01/29/congress-must-stop-trading-stocks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=congress-must-stop-trading-stocks

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FO: Dem budget fukkery ahead
« Reply #1782 on: February 07, 2025, 08:17:47 AM »


(1) DEMS COULD TANK THE TRUMP ADMIN ON NEXT FUNDING BILL: On 14 March, Democrats and Republicans will need to work together to avert a partial government shutdown, most likely by raising the federal debt ceiling.

Democrats remain livid over the continued actions of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) which gutted federal grants and programs to reduce the spending deficit. All signs point to the DOGE team accelerating their sweep through government budgets.

But Congressional Republicans will need Democrat support to pass a debt ceiling bill that requires 60 votes in the Senate.

Republicans have just 53 seats. And the GOP’s razor thin majority in the House – just 3 seats – means that Democrat votes will almost certainly be needed to make up for Republicans who oppose increasing the debt ceiling.

Why It Matters: Democratic members of Congress are already considering their leverage against the Trump administration over the coming debt ceiling fight. Last week, Senate Appropriations Committee Patty Murray (D-WA) said that the Trump administration’s decision to gut federal budgets ““makes it virtually impossible for us to reach a bipartisan compromise on appropriations.” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is already putting the blame of a possible shutdown on Trump and the GOP: “Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House. It is completely on Republicans to not have a government shutdown.” Democrats clearly view the debt ceiling as an opportunity to push back, which could come back to plague the Trump administration. - M.S.

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Chance for Senate pickup in 2026 in MN?
« Reply #1784 on: February 14, 2025, 07:26:46 AM »
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/02/14/tina-smith-n2652169

Looks like she won by ~ 5% in 2020

48.74 to 43.5 %  or 168,000 K votes out of roughly 3 million votes.

This was Al Frankens seat - didn't he win by stealing the election at the last minute.  Can we get a good candidate - maybe Doug would run.

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Cocaine Mitch Retiring
« Reply #1785 on: February 20, 2025, 04:27:33 PM »
After seven terms, McConnell is retiring at the end of this term:

https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/02/report-mitch-mcconnell-retiring-after-seven-terms/ :oops:

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Re: Cocaine Mitch Retiring
« Reply #1786 on: February 20, 2025, 10:29:07 PM »

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Pork Barrel
« Reply #1787 on: February 22, 2025, 07:32:05 AM »
I need more time to read up on this.

But here is Wikipeds on Pork spending.   Seemed to start in 1818 with Calhoun:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork_barrel

I can see pork for Federal projects such as a military base or an interestate highway in a given state but why is it the Congress has such power to dole out money to its members to bring home for re election.

Just read McConnel's announcement he will retire and how he was so proud of the pork he brought home to Kentucky. 

Something corrupt about all this.

Another specific target for DOGE.  But in the end Congress holds the power of the purse so will still run up against road blocks.   Is this a topic for the Courts?  Why is my tax dollars going for something in California for example?

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SCOTUS: Clinton v New York
« Reply #1788 on: February 22, 2025, 09:40:03 AM »
In some of my posts I have been pointing see the underlying theme of the C'l Separation of Powers boundaries between Congress and the President.

Apart from the power to audit (See Art 1, Section 9, Clause 7), the power to fire (Separation of Powers- the President, elected by all the people, is the unitary executive power), the C'lity of Agencies "Independent" of the President (Separation of Powers), etc, there is the matter of if, and if so to what extent,  Congress can compel the President to spend what it has authorized.  Centrail here is the Impoundment Act, passed after Nixon's resignation.

In Clinton v. New York speaks closely to this issue IMHO through the filer of the "line item veto", though not as I/we might wish in this moment:

https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/constitutional-law/constitutional-law-keyed-to-cohen/separation-of-powers/clinton-v-new-york/

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cost of Pork
« Reply #1789 on: February 22, 2025, 10:12:01 AM »
well, maybe not as much as we thought but still not clear what is considered "a pet project" and what is not.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pig-book-exposes-23-billion-in-pork-spending-and-lists-lawmakers-behind-the-earmarks/ar-BB1o6Lnf


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Republicans favored to hold the House in '26
« Reply #1790 on: February 23, 2025, 09:34:15 AM »

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House passes budget w/ tax and spending cuts
« Reply #1791 on: February 25, 2025, 07:56:54 PM »
NYT:  "Budget talks: The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a Republican budget resolution that called for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade, a first step for advancing major elements of President Trump’s domestic agenda."

(Doug). If history is any guide, the so-called 4.5 trillion tax cuts won't involve revenues going down by a penny. And the two trillion over a decade of spending cuts won't involve spending going down by a penny. But the media will tell us the Draconian cuts will lead to the end of the world.

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Re: The US Congress; Congressional races
« Reply #1792 on: February 25, 2025, 09:08:32 PM »
"If history is any guide, the so-called 4.5 trillion tax cuts won't involve revenues going down by a penny. And the two trillion over a decade of spending cuts won't involve spending going down by a penny. But the media will tell us the Draconian cuts will lead to the end of the world."

And of course the tax cuts are only for the rich, only for the rich, only for the rich, only for the rich, only for the rich, only for the rich.

Got that!

The WRRRIIIIICH!

Warren Sanders Reich Goldman Raskin Schiff Schumer Cuban

the latter of whom offered to be on Trump team and when he got stood up is now out bashing Trump.    :roll:

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Murkowski has to be the highest on our target list of unseating
« Reply #1793 on: February 26, 2025, 10:56:42 AM »
our own incumbant:

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/lisa-murkowski

Why does she even run as an R?

but wait, OMG Collins is even lower  :-o

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/susan-collins

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Re: Murkowski has to be the highest on our target list of unseating
« Reply #1794 on: February 26, 2025, 05:05:26 PM »
our own incumbant:

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/lisa-murkowski

Why does she even run as an R?

but wait, OMG Collins is even lower  :-o

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/susan-collins

Since Maine is slightly Democrat, we are lucky to have Susan Collins.  Like ccp says, not so for Murkowski.

She has some kind of political loyalty with Alaskan voters that makes no logical sense (to me).

She needs to go the way of Liz Cheney's loss to Harriet Hagerman.

First they need to get rid of stupid ranked choice voting.

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Judicial review of proxy voting
« Reply #1795 on: February 27, 2025, 04:38:31 AM »
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3330307/house-bill-pelosi-proxy-voting-rules-court-review/

Article here is incomplete, but the issues presented seems quite important.   


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speaking of Slotkin
« Reply #1797 on: March 04, 2025, 09:29:01 PM »
my father was a repub my mother was democrat
and I worked in the CIA under W and O

suggesting she in center left but here is the truth:

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/elissa-slotkin

There has never been a policy brought forth by a crat she did not love.

I never recall seeing her name as one who EVER crossed party lines.


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Re: speaking of Slotkin
« Reply #1798 on: March 05, 2025, 05:16:32 AM »
“America wants change, but there’s a responsible way to make change and a reckless way, and we can make that change without forgetting who we are as a country and as a democracy.”

  - Umm, the change they want is to get away from Democrat policies. There weren't two paths offered to do that. There isn't a vote or stand on any issue she ever took to do that.

The choice was change or more of the same.

The choice offered tonight was get on board with the change or Resist! Meaning oppose, not do it nicer.

The choice offered in the next cycle we already know is support these changes or go back to the (failed) way it was.

Democrats used to have complete control over the framing of the issues. No more.


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Budget battle moves to the Senate
« Reply #1799 on: Today at 07:53:00 AM »
The house passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government to the end of the fiscal year. In the Senate, they say they need 60 votes, but Republicans only hold 53 seats. Where will the other seven to nine votes come from?
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"Democrats now hold 10 seats in states Trump won in 2024: both seats in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, and Nevada and a seat apiece in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin."
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Some of these Democrats in swing States need to think twice about shutting the government down. And they will be blamed for shutting the government down.

Otherwise they can start putting out their lists of essential and non-essential federal government employees and services. Maybe we can use that list to make further cuts.
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