Mr. Smith finally came to Washington. Only his name wasn’t Smith and the message went out far beyond the chamber of the U.S. Senate. A determined, intelligent, dedicated U.S. Senator told the rest of the country what he, and many million other citizens felt…that he was mad as hell at the lobbyists and the billionaires [...]
Entries Tagged as 'filibuster'
Senator Sanders Tells of Civil War on the Middle Class
December 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Politics, Populism
The Myth of the Republican “Populist” Filibuster
April 30th, 2010 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Lobbying, Politics, Populism, Wall Street
We hear about Republican filibusters and we think perhaps of Jimmy Stewart in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and see all this flurry of activity under the bright lights of television and tell ourselves that it is really only about “politics as usual” in Washington. Or we think of it as some kind of inside-the-beltway [...]
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Neoconservative Obstruction and How to End It.
January 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Politics
Since 2007, there has been a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and a slim majority of 51-49 took over in the Senate (although Senators Tim Johnson and Robert Byrd were often unavailable.) Consequently, the Neoconservative Obstructionist Party began to use the filibuster to shut down legislation. The filibuster requires that the majority party [...]
Turncoat Lieberman, Bought By Health Insurance Companies
October 28th, 2009 · Comments Off · Health Care, Politics
The clear message is that Senator Joseph Lieberman, like Duke Cunningham and others, including Senator John McCain of Arizona, has now taken his former respected status and sold his character and reputation to the highest bidder. In Lieberman’s case, his reputation was earned as a supporter in his early career of issues such as civil [...]
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