U.S. East: Open Discussion

14 Comments

1. 

   BooMan on March 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   New eastern thread.

2. 

   BooMan on March 20, 2009 at 5:13 pm

   I just get the feeling that a lot of voters do not like to see their reps make long-shot candidacies for the presidency.

3. 

   BooMan on March 25, 2009 at 11:35 am

   Specter is screwed.

4. 

   BooMan on March 31, 2009 at 10:49 pm

   NY-20 finished with Murphy up by 65 votes.

5. 

   BooMan on April 9, 2009 at 11:06 am

   Anyone know anything about Doug Pike?

6. 

   BooMan on April 17, 2009 at 3:35 pm

   Kewl.

7. 

   BooMan on April 18, 2009 at 6:21 pm

   The Indians scored 14 runs in the top of the 2nd inning today at Yankee Stadium.

8. 

   BooMan on April 28, 2009 at 8:10 pm

   Interesting to see the list of previous senators that switched parties.

9. 

   BooMan on April 29, 2009 at 11:10 am

   Olympia Snowe:

   “It is true that being a Republican moderate sometimes feels like being a cast member of “Survivor” — you are presented with multiple challenges, and you often get the distinct feeling that you’re no longer welcome in the tribe.”

10. 

    BooMan on May 5, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    Arlen Specter is so pathetic.

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      dada on May 6, 2009 at 12:45 pm

      poor old arlen, he listened to harry, and harry wasn’t listening to his caucus:

      The Senate last night stripped  Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) of his seniority on committees, a week after the 29-year veteran of the chamber quit the Republican Party to join the Democrats.

      In announcing his move across the aisle last week, Specter asserted that  Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had assured him he would retain his seniority in the Senate and on the five committees on which he serves. Specter’s tenure ranked him ahead of all but seven Democrats.

      Instead, though, on a voice vote last night, the Senate approved a resolution that made Specter the most junior Democrat on four committees for the remainder of this Congress. (He will rank second from last on the fifth, the Special Committee on Aging.) Reid himself read the resolution on the Senate floor, underscoring the reversal.

      wapo

      lovely…bwahahahahahaha

11. 

    BooMan on May 7, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    The world is a crazy and tragic place.

12. 

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13. 

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