Posted on 09/05/2006 9:49:31 AM PDT by Mo1
Posted on 05/01/2006 1:22:51 PM EDT by OXENinFLA
Since "Free Republic is an online gathering place for independent, grass-roots conservatism on the web. We're working to roll back decades of governmental largesse, to root out political fraud and corruption, and to champion causes which further conservatism in America.", I and others think it's a good idea to centralize what the goes on in the Senate (or House).
So if you see something happening on the Senate/House floor and you don't want to start a new thread to ask if anyone else just heard what you heard, you can leave a short note on who said what and about what and I'll try and find it the next day in THE RECORD. Or if you see a thread that pertains to the Senate, House, or pretty much any GOV'T agency please link your thread here.
If you have any suggestions for this thread please feel free to let me know.
Here's a few helpful links.
C-SPAN what a great thing. Where you can watch or listen live to most Government happenings.
C-SPAN 1 carries the HOUSE.
C-SPAN 2 carries the SENATE.
C-SPAN 3 (most places web only) carries a variety of committee meetings live or other past programming.
OR FEDNET has online feed also.
A great thing about our Government is they make it really easy for the public to research what the Politicians are doing and saying (on the floor anyway).
THOMAS where you can see a RECORD of what Congress is doing each day. You can also search/read a verbatim text of what each Congressmen/women or Senator has said on the floor or submitted 'for the record.' [This is where the real juicy stuff can be found.]
Also found at Thomas are Monthly Calendars for the Senate Majority and Senate Minority
And Monthly Calendars for the House Majority and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
Yep .. I want a complete audit of all the money spent before they get anymore
I had to step away from this for a bit or it was gonna be thar she blows.
Frist was just on Cavuto...and said that HE was going to offer Bush's legislation...against the one by McCain, Warner, Graham and Collins...
Cavuto asked Frist is this wasn't just a big backhand by the GOP Senators to the POTUS....Frist said, "no, just a difference of opinion"...blech.
Considering that Bush personally went to the Congress and lobbied for his bill...and they STILL voted it down..will get the Chrissy Matthews and Timmah Russerts all EXCITED!!
The GOP Congress is actually turning their backs on Bush...so it must mean that Bush HAS been doing things illegaly...blah, blah, blah.
Not only are they taking tools out of the hands of our intelligence community....but, they have just basically emasculated the POTUS/CIC while we are at WAR..and during a very critical time..
First of all...all of this had gotten the Bushbot in me ALL riled up....and I am more afraid than ever that our country is going to hell...we can NOT count on our own party to keep us safe.
I may have to walk away permanently...at least where the politics is concerned.
I remember the other night, Bill O'Reilly had some old, wrinkly professor with long hair on his show.
They were discussing the movie that shows Bush being assassinated...and O'Reilly was contending that with the "hate America' frenzy around the world, and in the USA...and even worse, the BDS, hate BUSH rhetoric that is prevalent...isnt' it dangerous to show this..and give some wacko any ideas???
Well...that idiot professor said, "absolutely NOT, it would not do that"...
I gotta tell you, after the display I saw in the Senate..and reading about the GOP not backing Bush on EITHER of his intelligence bills...
I can totally understand someone getting angry enough to "go off"...
I am not saying I am...but, I am so angry right now..and I am NOT a wacko....there has to be a lot out there that would.
I feel...trapped. We can't count on the leadership in our own party. WHERE do we turn?
What a disgrace these men and Ms Collins are.
I wonder if any of them realize that WITHOUT the program it is quite likely the London plane plot may well have happened.
It flabbergasts me that they cannot envision what it would have been like if the plot had not been foiled. Think about 10 planes, loaded with innocent souls, blown out of the sky, maybe as many as 4,000 humans blown to bits, not to mention the loss of the assets to the airlines. Think there would be a crimp in the aviation industry. I just boggles the mind. Maybe someone should make a movie based on the plot having succeeded. Maybe that would bring it home.
They realize...they don't CARE!
THAT, IMHO, is worse.
BTW..if I worked for the CIA right now...I would be tempted to quit....why put my future in harms way, if the people I interrogate are going to get more benefits than my own family??
Think about this, MOM....
If this goes through, the terrorists and their lawyers will be able to have access to classified material that you and I, AMERICAN CITIZENS don't have a legal right to see!!!
Dodd up accusing Bush of letting a genocide happen in the Sudan...
They don't want Bush to have the power to do the job of protecting THIS country...but, they bash him for PERSONALLY not stopping attacks in the Sudan.
But, wasn't Dodd around for Rwanda???
They are just so over the top.
Did you just see the report about the JAG officers and Lindsey Graham???
Graham accused Bush of threatening the JAG officers to be on his side.
Oh..dear, they are fighting over "private dignity"???
THAT is all? That is what I just heard from Major Garrett.
Clarifying: "outrage on personal dignity"....
I think I am gonna barf.
I am so mad I'm not fit for human company. This nonsense about what we can do to interrogate terrorists is making us look like idiots.
Now the terrorists will know what we're allowed to do and we won't even be able to let them think we're going to physically harm them.
And what is this about jihadists being entitled to the Geneva Conventions anyway? They don't wear a uniform and they don't represent nation states. Aaaargh.
Thanks, Txsleuth. I added that article to my list; you're a doll to remember.
You are very welcome...it is about time I did something for YOU for a change..
I knew when I came home and saw something going on in the Senate that I could just search your name and you'd have great notes so I got the gist of what's going on. Thanks, Txsleuth.
Generally I can't tolerate watching the blowhards talk so I appreciate someone who subjects herself to their lunacy. LOL
Yes, I saw that. Lindsey thinks he is the only JAG officer who knows anything and they must have been forced to take a contrary position. It would be possible to take a principled position in opposition to the president, but this is not what he's doing. He has to engage in pretzle logic and impugne the integrity of other JAG officers. What a low life this guy is.
McConnell up talking about the WOT
He's talking about McCain and Gobbers (without naming them) plans on giving the terrorists civil rights
Thanks for the heads up!
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