Posted on 01/30/2006 5:57:36 AM PST by ken5050
The LA Times article doesn't say where they were traveling to, or even that they were traveling together.
Three senators -- two Republicans and one Democrat -- were absent Monday: Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) were traveling, and John Ensign (R-Nev.) was recovering from injuries suffered in an automobile accident.Attempt to Filibuster Alito Goes Nowhere
LA Times - By Maura Reynolds, Times Staff Writer - January 31, 2006
I'll keep an eye out for news of a Monday appearance of either Hagel or Harkin. Hagel was in Washington on Sunday, appearing in studio for ABC's "This Week" program.
The two of them are recently working together on this project ...
Easter Seals, American Association of School Administrators Pledge Strong Support for
Harkin-Hagel IDEA Amendment
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2006WASHINGTON - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) along with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Easter Seals, the National Education Association, the American Association of School Administrators today called on Congress to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Harkin and Hagel introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act, which authorizes the necessary funding to meet the Federal government's commitment to students with special needs.
Being a history prof, let ask your indulgence:
The Dem Party was founded in the 1820s out of a sincere desire on the part of Martin Van Buren to keep the slave/anti-slave split from causing a Civil War. MVB figured if he could organize a party built on PATRONAGE/SPOILS, as opposed to ideology (i.e., how one thought about slavery) he could push the slavery issue on the back burner. Think of it: MVB believed that money could trump ideology, and that people would disregard their anti-slave views for political jobs. But even the Dems of the day who "believed" that still didn't act that way, and slavery steadily crept back into public debate until it shattered the party in 1850.
OK, back to modern times. Party strategists like Carville and others may "know" that they cannot be anti-war, big-government, pro-criminal, anti-property, but as Ann Richards once said of George H.W. Bush, "they jes' cain't hep it!" It's who they are, and no amount of political NECESSITY will change who they are. Clinton hid it for about two election cycles; Carter for one. But it won't work over the long haul. Indeed, one can explain that long tenure in the House by Dems almost solely on the grounds of their chameleon-esque talent for, on the LOCAL level, making themselves look like champions of local government and individuals, while voting 180 degrees opposite on the national level.
A big, BLACK cake with a fat tombstone on it!
Yes. And if the DEMS defeat him, well, we could get a Lieberman-esque Dem who would, in many circumstances, be a better vote for us than him. I am NOT endorsing voting for a Dem, just pointing out reality.
Hi Ken,
Are you starting a live thread on today's vote? Yesterday's was fun!
Have you ever noticed that most of the women who are so radically pro-abortion are so UGLY that nobody would ever want to have sex with them in the first place?
They are...LOL...I never noticed. ;o)
The Congressional Record of yesterday doen't provide much help ...
Mr. MCCONNELL. The following Senators were necessarily absent: the Senator from Nevada (Mr. ENSIGN) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. HAGEL).6 . EXECUTIVE SESSION -- (Senate - January 30, 2006)Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN) is necessarily absent.
I further announce that if present and voting, the Senator from Iowa (Mr. HARKIN) would vote ``nay.''
It's up. It's pretty dull reading ;-)
Contact me next fall and I'll ship you some.... Two trees in orchard were full to capacity this fall.....Scrapped the fr toast idea this AM and finished off the apple pie with home made caramel on top....So it's not breakfast food......It's a day to celebrate!
And the Left wonders why they aren't winning.
Good!
Your point is certainly not without merit. One must also keep in mind, however, that if the GOP loses bunch of Senate seats this fall, just having Chaffee in the "R" column could keep us in the majority. I don't think that will happen, but you never know.
You are right about that. These RINOs are ONLY good if you are slightly above the margin, so they are under pressure to toe the line. As we saw with Jumpin Jim, once they get AT the margin, their power vastly increases.
Apple pie with homemade caramel on it? Gives me chills :o) Tell me you didn't add ice cream for the vitamin D. Tis indeed a day to celebrate!
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