By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 15, 2008 at 8:17 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Leonard Boswell, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Last week I started taking my bicycle to work. It’s about 7.5 miles as the crow flies, and my shortest (and most difficult) route is about 8.5 miles… the longest (and easiest) route is 13 miles. Downtown Des Moines is at a slightly lower elevation than the suburb of West Des Moines where I live, [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 5:10 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Democratic Party, Economy, Energy, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
Down! Not alot, but it dropped another $.75 today to $114.45 a barrel.
Meanwhile, the Republican Protest against the Democratic No-Vote Vacation continued into its second full week, with activity at Capital Hill and at town halls throughout the country. House Republicans want everyone (that means you and me) to contact their Democratic representatives and tell them to demand [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Friday, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:50 pm Filed Under: 2008 Congressional Election, 2008 Presidential Election, ANWR, Economy, Energy, Featured, Foreign Oil, If you won't vote for us we won't vote for you, Iowa State Fair, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, US Congress
The Republican Protest of the No-Vote Vacation continues today, with no end in sight. CSPAN showed the following press conference (video courtesy John Boehner’s office) featuring House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio), Mike Pence (Indiana), and Jon Porter (Nevada). Excellent, concise, brought a solid message back from their constituents, and continuing the push forward. Worth [...]
Joe Lieberman, Independent Senator from Connecticut (although, oh, he does still caucus with the Democrats in the Senate) explains his position supporting John McCain today in the Stamford Advocate. Lieberman says McCain is “really a reformer” who is not bogged down by partisan politics.
You’ll recall that in January Lieberman and McCain co-authored a well-written [...]
I’ve got to assume that what we needed has passed the Senate (and will eventually in the House) since the New York Times website headline reads: “Senate Passes Bill to Expand U.S. Spying Powers”. I usually figure I’m getting what I need when the Times tries to make it sound bad.
Senator Christopher J. Dodd [...]