Tag Archives: Patrick Leahy

Kavanaugh, having established his history of perjury, and a desire to kill Roe v. Wade, moves toward confirmation

By Mark | September 9, 2018

I think a lot of people expected the Brett Kavanuagh nomination to be shit show, but I don’t think anyone expected it to go this poorly. As I understand it, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Donald Trump at the outset that, if he were to nominate Kavanaugh, it would be difficult, given his considerable […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged abortion, abortion rights, anti-abortion, Brett Kavanaugh, confirmation hearings, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, George W. Bush, judicial activists, lies, Lisa Murkowski, Manuel Miranda, Mitch McConnell, old white men making decisions on women's health, Orrin Hatch, perjury, reproductive rights, Republican lies, Roe v. Wade, spying, Supreme Court, Supreme Court nominee, Susan Collins, torture, torture memos, warrantless wiretapping, William H. Pryor, women, women's health, women's history | 14 Comments

The beleaguered Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, his tit firmly in the wringer, fights for survival

By Mark | July 23, 2017

We’ve known for some time that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a liar, but we’re finally beginning to get a sense of just how deep it goes. This past January 10, during his confirmation hearing, Jeff Sessions, when asked by Senator Al Franken whether or not he’d had any contact with any representatives from the […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, Committee to Reelect the President, Donald Trump, Jefferson Sessions, John Mitchell, Katherine Graham, Kremlin, Michael Flynn, Richard Nixon, Robert Mueller, Russiagate, Russian, sanctions, Sergei Kislyak, tit in a wringer, Vladimir Putin, Watergate | 14 Comments

We need to come together the same way we did when we crushed SOPA, and pass the DISCLOSE Act on Monday

By Mark | July 14, 2012

As of right now, it looks as though the DISCLOSE Act is set to go before the Senate for a cloture vote on Monday afternoon. If you haven’t done so already, I’d appreciate it if you would join me in signing the petition now. And, if you have the time, it would great if you […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Al Franken, big oil, buying elections, Carl Levin, Chinese currency manipulation, Chuck Schumer, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, Debbie Stabenow, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act, disclose act, election reform, get the money out of Washington, Hardball, Karl Rove, Michael Smerconish, money as free speech, money in politics, Move to Amend, Ohio, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, SOPA, Super PAC, too big to fail, transparency, Wall Street | 10 Comments

Republican tax cuts for the wealthy, to pass with Stabenow’s support

By Mark | December 13, 2010

Remember a few days ago, how I told you that I was proud of our Senator, Debbie Stabenow, for standing up for her constituents and vowing to fight against the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the super-rich, which haven’t worked to stimulate the economy these past ten years, and which would put our […]

Posted in Economics, Politics, Rants | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Bush tax cuts, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, flip floppers, hypocrisy watch, Obama's unwillingness to fight, Russ Feingold, tax policy, tax the rich, the growing gap between rich and poor | 19 Comments

Net Neutrality and the DISCLOSE Act

By Mark | September 22, 2010

Tonight, I will be signing a petition and calling the offices of my Senators in order to weigh in on two very important initiatives, and I would like to ask that you do the same. The first is called the DISCLOSE Act, and it’s being championed by Senators Patrick Leahy and Chuck Schumer. The bill, […]