Posted on 04/09/2007 7:03:04 AM PDT 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 we will 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 us 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)
Oh..yes.
The MSM is really, really going to be a problem for whoever is the GOP candidate...
The Education system frightens me for my grandchildren. I just hope my kids pay attention to what they are being taught..but if I find they are being denied a good AMERICAN history and education...
I may have to get a job...so I can pay for some private schools.
Your weather looks really iffy down there. :(
In the meantime, we get to watch the Senate grow the government some more.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-probe24apr24,0,3535547.story?coll=la-home-headlines
Do you want to get sick?? Check this out!!
Yeah..the weather is iffy, making my satellite dish keep me from watching C-span 1 for some reason.
I am watching closely...but so far, just drizzle.
Yeah...we need another “department” like we need a hole in our heads!! sheesh
Call me if you want help convincing yourself to homeschool them. Easier and cheaper (more effective, too) than private schools. ;-)
Do the Clinton’s have a hidden island somewhere? Where they hold family members of civil service employees to maintain such demented loyalty to destroy the country????
Stay safe, got your bathtubs and mattresses ready. (Sorry, sick joke.)
My son flew into DFW today on his way to Hawaii. Did you see him wave? He promised he would. LOL
LOL...no, sorry, I didn’t see him wave.
The clouds are pretty low!!
Yes I DO have a bathtub..but there is a window in the bathroom...so I hide in my laundry room.
The Clintons have SO much dirt under THEIR carpet that no one could lift it...too sticky.
Read this..and keep in mind the Headline..compared to the text.
Ewwww. I would hate to think of what one would find.
He’s got a 6 hour layover on his trip back at the end of the month. That’s plenty of time for him to take you out to dinner... ;-)
LOL..6 hours?? Dang...it is too long to sit and wait...but too short for him to maybe go to Dallas for some sightseeing.
I hate flights that aren’t non-stop.
Kennedy up to attack the Vice President.
This is when we need a white knight from our side, to respond to this.
I offered to teach him to knit before he left, but noooooo.... LOL
Dang...I missed that...I was watching local weather.
But, I hear that DeMint?? is NOT talking about Cheney.
Hmmmmmmm..I don’t believe I have heard ONE GOP Senator get up on the Senate floor and blast Reid for saying we “lost” the war..LAST WEEK!!!
I did see a quote somewhere, from Jack Kingston.. Rep. (R)...that said that THEY will lose patience if something doesn’t change for the better by this summer...GRRRRRRR
I don’t care if the GOP thinks that..or worries about that..or even talks about that...but NOT for our enemies, the Dems to hear!!! sheesh
OOOPS...just checked C-span 3 screen..it is Coburn up, not DeMint.
There are tornado warnings all around me ...so if I disappear...you will know why.
Could you rephrase that just a bit? lol
Stay safe. We would miss you - a lot - if you disappeared.
Don’t be disappearing on us, sleuthie.
My county was just put on a tornado warning.
I am saying disappearing as in no electricity or computer.
I refuse to get blowed away!! LOL
We’ll have to send a harness for you to clip onto Free Republic. It has kept me from exploding in anger a few times...
Are the girls with you?
No...I had the itty bitty one last night and this morning but she is home.
Kailey is at school though...I had lunch with her today...and I know all classrooms have BIG windows.
BTW..I just heard that all flights in/out of DFW have been stopped.
Hopefully your son’s flight was not affected...he went off earlier today, right?
Yep, he left at noon your time. Lands at 3:00 Hawaii time.
Kaybug’s school has internal rooms, I’m sure. Might they send them all home before the weather gets too bad?
I loved/hated spring weather in the Midwest. :-/
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