Tag Archives: United States Senate

PBS: NewsHour: Lisa Dejardins: What Will Happen in the Next Senate

Posted on November 4, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  What will happen in the next Congress a united Republican Congress as far as Republicans controlling both the House of Representatives and Senate, will be based on what Speaker John Boehner and Leader Mitch McConnell actually … Continue reading →

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The McLaughlin Group: Senate Elections on Election Night

Posted on November 1, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Just to sort of follow-up on what I was talking about yesterday and the U.S. Senate elections. Senate Republicans should win back the Senate on Tuesday, probably six or seven seats. Or maybe they only win … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Shields & Brooks On The MidTerm Mood

Posted on October 31, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Most likely and for me that means the best guess and best educated guess, Senate Republicans win back the Senate on Tuesday and perhaps add five seats to their House majority as well. I don’t see … Continue reading →

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National Journal: Norm Ornstein: What If Independents Keep Senate Majority Status in Flux?

Posted on October 27, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat  What if, what if, what if, what question is more fun to ask and even ask yourself than what if? But why it is such a fun question to ask, is because it gives people a chance … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Robert MacNeil & Jim Lehrer Introducing the Watergate Hearings

Posted on September 23, 2014 by kireschneider

Source:The Daily Times If you are familiar with C-SPAN or the Cable Special Public Affairs Network, well the PBS coverage of the 1973 U.S. Senate Watergate hearings is basically the early days of C-SPAN. Gavel to gavel coverage of a … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: David Brooks & EJ Dionne On Ground Troops Debate

Posted on September 19, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  When was the last time that Congress had big bipartisan votes on anything? Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voting in favor of President Obama getting America involved in Syria and Iraq to defeat ISIS or … Continue reading →

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PBS: NewsHour: Shields & Brooks on President Obama as a Reluctant Warrior & Congress

Posted on September 12, 2014 by kireschneider

  Source:The New Democrat  President Obama gave a very good speech on why America should act against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. Now its time for Congress to do their job and hold a debate and vote on action against … Continue reading →

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Luke Jeffers: The MacNeil/Lehrer Report 11/9/1982

Posted on September 9, 2014 by kireschneider

The MacNeil/Lehrer Report I guess as it was called back then, now known as the PBS NewsHour was talking about the influence of political pacs, or political action committees on Congressional elections during the 1982 Congressional mid-term elections in the … Continue reading →

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George Carlin: Stupid Bullshit

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD Imagine a world without stupidity, hey that’s the title of this blog, well sort of, sometimes it helps to pay attention to what you are writing, but sometimes it can also cost you. Because you might think … Continue reading →

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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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