Tag Archives: United States Congress

Discerning History: History of the Filibuster

Posted on August 31, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  You want to know why there’s so much hot air in Washington? For one its in an area that gets about five months of summer. Sometimes more, hot humid endless summers at times, where people pray for … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks: Islamic State in Syria & Iraq

Posted on August 29, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Of course Congress has to and needs to not only approve any new war America gets involved in Syria and Iraq. Because what President Obama and the National Security Council are considering is a new war and … Continue reading →

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Gerald R. Ford Library: Vice President Designate Nelson Rockefeller to Senate Rules Committee (1974)

Posted on August 29, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  Nelson Rockefeller becoming the second appointed Vice President of the United States in less than a year in 1974. Right after Gerald Ford in late 1973 because of course having to do with President Richard Nixon’s … Continue reading →

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Jim Heath: Video: CBS News: Election 1982 Highlights

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat The recession of 1981-82 was huge and cost Congressional Republicans especially in the House a lot of seats. House Republicans lost something like thirty-five seats. Going from the low 190s in the House to the upper 150s … Continue reading →

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Gerald R. Ford Library: Nelson Rockefeller Swearing in Ceremony as Vice President of the United States (1974)

Posted on August 28, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m not sure we’ve ever had a more qualified nominee for Vice President of the United States. And you might be thinking, “that is not saying much”, (and perhaps with stronger language) but the fact is we’ve … Continue reading →

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Joe Pyne Interviews Jack Anderson (April, 6, 1969)

Posted on August 26, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Jack Anderson was a Washington columnist and a watchdog of Congress and wrote columns and did investigations with his partner Drew Pearson about what they saw as potential Congressional corruption. And I guess Senator Thomas Dodd of … Continue reading →

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Face The Nation: 2014 Midterms: Where Does the Battle For the Senate Stand?

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Look I’m a loyal Democrat at least when it comes to my voting and anyone familiar with my blogging knows that. But what the Face The Nation panel didn’t really cover at all was the fact that … Continue reading →

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Campaign For America’s Future: Digby: No Labels Gets a Label and it’s Not Pretty

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Campaign For America’s Future: Opinion: Digby: No Labels Gets a Label and It’s Not Pretty The New Democrat No Labels even though I respect the goals of their group as far as trying to bring Congress together and get the … Continue reading →

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Daniel JB Mitchell: Video: National Health Insurance Debate Under Nixon

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Rik Schneider

This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger President Richard Nixon’s health care reform plan that he proposed in 1974, just another example of how President Nixon was ahead of his time and his plan looks very … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Congress Does Nothing, Almost Literally & it’s Not Just Republicans’

Posted on July 16, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  Just to be serious for a minute and then go to being an asshole. Today’s Progressives (lets say) especially MSNBC make the mistake in how they judge Congress. They also make the mistake in what they call … Continue reading →

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