New York Times: Congress Remains Divided on Bailout.
New York Times: Clout Has Plunged for Automakers and Union, Too.
New York Times: How Many Jobs Depend on the Big Three?
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New York TimeS: Saving Detroit from Itself.
… Read the restEvent: Bailing Out the Big Three. Read More »
I couldn’t post yesterday; I was just too exhausted. I won’t post tomorrow either; I need at least a brief break. On election night we hosted a breakfast-at-dinnertime party while the results came in, drank orange juice and ate sausage and potatoes.
… Read the restEvent: Election Post-Mortem. Read More »
Information on National and Local Races.
ILLINOIS – COOK COUNTY
MICHIGAN – GENESEE COUNTY
NEW YORK – KINGS COUNTY
Congress.org: My races.
This website is a great, nonpartisan tool; it contains each candidates’ statements of their own positions. Input your address and zip code and it will tell you which races are contested in the executive and legislative branches.
… Read the restEvent: Information. Where to Get It and How to Use It. Read More »
U.S. House of Representative: Illinois 9th District
Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (Democrat) vs. Moe Shanfield (Green) vs. Michael Younan (Republican)
Blue Skies Falling endorses: MOE SHANFIELD (GREEN)
This is, actually, probably the hardest decision for me to make this cycle.
There is little question of the race’s outcome, but I need to outline my reasoning, because I vocally supported Schakowsky in 2004.
… Read the restEVENT: Why I’m Voting Against Jan Schakowsky in the Illinois 9th District Race. Read More »
In 2006 I wrote Debbie Stabenow a scathing letter denouncing her support of the Military Commissions Act and pledging to write in a candidate symbolically instead of her or her Republican opponent. Since then, she has recanted her vote on that issue (one of only a few senators), and her record has been one of the most impressive in the senate.
… Read the restEvent: My favorite senator tonight. Read More »
I wanted to write about this last week, but ran out of time.
In sum:
New York Times: Mississippi’s Ballot Trick.
Here’s a more local take on the issue:
Biloxi SunHerald: Dems respond to Barbour’s appeal in ballot dispute.
… Read the restEvent: Mississippi’s "Where’s Waldo" Ballot. Read More »
New York Times: Nomination of Mukasey Sent to Full Senate.
“The vote was 11 to 8, with two Democrats, Senators Charles E. Schumer of New York and Dianne Feinstein of California, joining all nine Republicans on the panel in backing the nominee.
… Read the restEvent: Once again, the Democrats disappoint. Read More »
It’s a typical week, in that there are plenty of things that you ought to be angry about. High on the list is the New York Times report that Democrats Seem Ready to Extend Wiretap Powers. Of course, given the sound-bite nature of reportage these days, it’s easy to lose the sequence of events here.
… Read the restEvent: Wiretaps, or, What is a Democrat? Read More »
New York Times: Senate Blocks Detainees’ Rights Bill.
It would have passed in an up-down vote, but 60 votes are required for cloture.
Who voted for the bill? The Dems minus one, and Republicans Arlen Specter, Chuck Hegel, Richard Lugar, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, and John Sununu.
… Read the restEvent: More Political Disappointment Today. Read More »
