Tag Archives: Congress

Editorial Comment

Posted on July 17, 2006 by ken

I just saw an anti net neutrality ad on TV, while I was drinking my morning coffee. The ad presented several snippets from newspaper editorials. One, from the Portland Oregonian said this: Congress could unwittingly interfere with the development of … Continue reading →

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Take Care of Yourself First

Posted on June 14, 2006 by ken

I don’t know why this is news, but members of Congress have voted themselves another pay raise. It’s actually an automatic cost-of-living raise, which Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, wanted the House to decline this year. But no, the House held … Continue reading →

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GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress

Posted on May 31, 2006 by ken

I came across GovTrack.us today. I haven’t explored it a lot yet, but on the surface, you can track your legislator’s speeches, votes, etc, via syndication (probably RSS, but we can hope for Atom). Anyhow, with Congress being such a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use the Anagram1

Posted on May 19, 2006 by ken

The US Senate, that exclusive club of 100, has passed, by 50-49, an amendment to their immigration bill which allows illegal immigrants to collect Social Security benefits on earnings they earned while they were illegal. From the article: The Senate … Continue reading →

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Congress at Work

Posted on May 3, 2006 by ken

The House of Representatives have passed the so-called no “gas price gouging” act. It is actually called the Federal Energy Price Protection Act. The details: The House on Wednesday approved criminal penalties and fines of up to $150 million for … Continue reading →

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Let’s Tax Big Oil

Posted on April 28, 2006 by ken

Way to go, Congress, on another lame proposal. Do you not realize that Big Oil taxes are a cost of doing business, and that these costs are rightly passed on to … err … mmm … their customers? I don’t … Continue reading →

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Let the Flinging Commence

Posted on April 25, 2006 by ken

Well, Congress is back from break, and there are plenty of things they think they need to do, what with gas prices, Iraq, immigration, etc., etc. Whatever the list of matters at hand, the scenario will play out as it … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’ll happen, but I doubt it

Posted on April 6, 2006 by ken

From To The People Roll Call is the first newspaper that I’m aware of to call for subjecting members of Congress to the same security procedures as the rest of us:we have a simple solution to make sure we don’t … Continue reading →

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What a Country

Posted on April 6, 2006 by ken

Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA), has apologized for her scuffling with a Capitol Police officer last week. It seems she wasn’t wearing her official Member of Congress pin, and failed to present proper identification when she attempted to enter a House … Continue reading →

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Internet Child Porn Ring Busted

Posted on March 15, 2006 by ken

From CNN, 27 charged in child porn sting. I read the article, and of course the story was all over the evening TV news. I’ll spare everyone the totally disgusting details, which the press seems to delight in presenting in … Continue reading →

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