Posted on 01/02/2007 7:45:37 PM PST by Mo1
Thank you, OXENinFLA for putting together the below comments and links!
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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 ,
Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats
And Monthly Calendars for the House and Roll Call Votes can be found here.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT (aka The Dept. of Defense)
The problem is...Jesse Jackson hasn't gotten behind ODO..and I think that is because he knows that Bubba Clinton is NOT gonna like a rock star taking the spotlight from HIM....not his wife, HIM>
I truly think that Bubba is planning on being the POTUS..talk about a REAL shadow government...that would be it.
"The Bring the troops home and restore Iraqi Sovereignty Act"...
That is the name of a bill being brought up tomorrow in the House...by Lynn Woolsey, Maxine Waters, and Barbara Lee.
Kucinich just said that if the US had taken the case to the UN for war in Iraq...we wouldn't have gone to Iraq because the UN wouldn't have let us...
Did I just dream up the Security Council's vote??
Also..read post #842
"We must let this president know that this escalation of the war will have Constitutional consequences"...
"We need a new direction in America...and that direction is to start working with other nations in the world."
These are Kucinich's words....arghhhhhhhh
it's going to be Clinton/Obama
The reason why I said he's a cross between Bill & Jess is because he a smooth talker and a race baiter at the same time ... listen to his speeches outside of the Captial Building and you'll understand
Sure sounds like they are moving towards impeachment
Or attempting to take the President's constitutional powers away from him
That little twerp. I despise him.
Bring it on!!!
LOL .. whattadolt!
Senate Democrats want to take back attorney general's power to replace U.S. attorneys
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1768807/posts
Todays's Schedule
Maddy Halfbright goes before a House Committee hearing today regarding Iraq
Cspan1
10:00 AM EST
10:00 (est.) LIVE
House Proceeding
House Session
U.S. House of Representatives
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
Cspan 2
10:00 AM EST
2:30 (est.) LIVE
Senate Proceeding
Senate Session
U.S. Senate
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
Cspan 3
10:00 AM EST
1:30 (est.) LIVE
House Committee
U.S. Policy Toward Iraq
Foreign Affairs
Tom Lantos , D-CA
Madeleine K. Albright , Department of State
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
Congress to Send Critics to Jail, Says Richard Viguerie
USNewswire ^ | 1-16-06 | Newswire report
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1768703/posts
Maddy says she agrees with the President that it would be dangerous if we left
But also thinks it's dangerous for us to stay
WOW .. she really took a stand there
Good grief....Sam Brownback on the Senate floor...is talking about how we need BOTH parties to discuss out Iraq committment..and decide on it.
He said that the war in Iraq shouldn't be only decided by ONE PARTY!!!
This guy is really shooting himself in the butt!!
she says Hope is not a strategy
Brownback doesn't want us to leave yet...
He wants Condi and Cheney to go to Iraq to do "shuttle diplomacy"!!!!
yeah..that is where we need our VP and Sec. of State..being targets, running all over Iraq!!!
What a nincompoop!!!
That is one of the worst speeches I think I have ever heard.
I don't have c-span 3...thanks for the updates.....
Kit Bond up now...talking about intelligence briefings..
talking about the problem of the US forces NOT being able to get Al-Sadr and other militias...but NOW they understand that we HAVE to be able to do this.
He says the Iraqi govt does understand we are telling them the time is here to get rid of the militias and troublemakers...
He asked what would happen if we decided to withdraw now...the response was across the board..
A precipitous withdrawal would result in collapse of that government....and could have catastrophic effects.
What it would mean in worldwide al-queda threat...it means Iraq would be the be the base of operations of the reign of a Caliphate..regionwide...and ultimately worldwide.
A failure in Iraq would expand al-queda..
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