Kagan Confirmation hearings
Posted 6/29/10 by Katie Zavadski
Today is day two of the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings. A live feed, along with commentary, can be found on SCOTUSBlog by clicking here.
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SC DEMS WTF?
Posted 6/09/10 by Nikko Pomata
Yesterday, as some of you may have heard, the South Carolina Democratic Party, by a margin of 30,000 votes, or some 20% of the vote, nominated a complete unknown to the Senate. I’ll leave you to read this and come to your own conclusions (because I sure as hell haven’t come to any yet):
http://www.thestate.com/2010/06/08/1323259/scs-demint-cruises-to-gop-senate.html
More on this as I find out more. (And no, I don’t know why that’s the url either.)
Remembering Doctor Tiller in November
Posted 6/01/10 by Katie Zavadski
On Memorial Day, I remembered not only our troops, but also Dr. Tiller. Dr. George Tiller was murdered by a radical right-wing fanatic in his Church on Sunday morning one year ago this Monday. Scott Roeder is now serving a life sentence for killing a man whose only crime was trusting women to make their own decisions about their bodies, but the war he’s part of is nowhere near over.
Earlier this month, the Kansas Senate – Doctor Tiller’s home state – came just one vote short of overriding the Governor’s veto of a rabidly anti-abortion bill. And of course, everyone remembers the bitter war waged over the Stupak amendment amidst health care reform. It’s reasons like that why this November is especially key to protecting choice. Here are two things you can do to remember Doctor Tiller and continue to trust women:
Republicans launch americansspeakingout.com. Americans speak out.
Posted 5/29/10 by Katie Zavadski
Earlier this week, House Republicans launched a new website to, you know, let real Americans speak out, because Democrats clearly don’t know what they’re talking about. In Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Cal) own words: “Americans are seeing an arrogant Congress that refuses to listen to the people.”
Americans are encouraged to submit their ideas in 5 areas: American Prosperity, Fiscal Accountability, American Values, National Security, and “Open Mic.” (Although URLs reveal that National Security was originally called “Terrorism Abroad”, American Values was called “Life”, American Prosperity “Job Creation”, etc.) Lets see what Americans have to say.
