Largely because congressional Democrats are completely united against it, House Republicans had to cancel a vote today on the hateful "screw the poor" bill that they are for some reason determined to get through Congress. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 10, 2005
Progressive Vote Fragmented in Cambridge
The Harvard Crimson and Cambridge Chronicle report that eight of nine incumbent Cambridge City Councillors were re-elected Tuesday. Transfer votes from DFA Cambridge endorsee Jesse Gordon helped put newcomer Craig Kelley over the top, and … [Read more...]
Well, this is odd
The news item is something like "Bush nominates billionaire Roland Arnall to be Ambassador to the Netherlands. Arnall, the head of Ameriquest Capital Corp., co-chaired the second Bush inaugural, and Arnall's wife donated $5 … [Read more...]