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By Steve Pendlebury - AOL News(Dec. 17) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman might be the most hated man in Washington right now, but he's not without his defenders. Some even say he's done President Obama a favor by insisting that the Senate health care reform bill include no public option. Liberals are enraged because the Connecticut Democrat-turned-independent supported an expansion of Medicare for years, then suddenly turned against it at the crucial moment this month. Senate Democratic leaders, scrambling to get Lieberman's vote in the race to the filibuster-proof magic number of 60, agreed to dump a plan to let people buy in to ...
New Health Vote Math Gets Worse For Reid
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAs the president called Senate Democrats to the White House for a come-to-Obama meeting on health care, Majority Leader Harry Reid got some decidely mixed news about his uncommitted members, and one Republican thought to be in play. ...
Sen. Roland Burris Slapped By Senate Ethics Committee
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailySen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was slapped by the Senate Select Committee on Ethics on Friday for his changing and misleading stories about how former Gov. Rod Blagojevich came to appoint him to fill President Obama's Senate seat. In a letter, the panel concluded Burris' actions "reflected unfavorably on the Senate." ...
Roland Burris Won't Rule Out Filibuster Over Public Option
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRoland Burris, the junior Democratic senator from Illinois, has been the Senate's most forceful defender of adding a public option to health care reform, stating clearly that he will not vote for a bill without a government-run insurance option. Burris went one step further this morning in an appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," refusing to rule out a filibuster on the Senate floor if the public option is not included in a final health reform bill. "I'm not getting into the process at this point or telegraphing my moves on the procedural matters," Burris told host Greta Wodele Brawner ...
Roland Burris Defends ACORN, Says 'Fox Sting' and 'Agendas' to Blame
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyDefending ACORN on Capitol Hill these days is a lonely, usually fruitless task, but Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) took on the director of the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday over his decision to cut the bureau's ties with the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now (ACORN) without a formal review or inquiry. Dr. Robert Groves, the Census director, had ended the relationship after ACORN employees were secretly filmed giving advice to undercover filmmakers, disguised as a prostitute and a pimp, about how to fraudulently fill out tax forms. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) praised Groves at a ...
Burris Says Fundraising is Reason He Won't Run
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyIn Chicago Friday, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) announced that he will not seek election to the Senate when his term expires in 2010. He was appointed by ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill the vacancy created when then-Sen. Barack Obama was elected president. Burris was interrupted several times by applause from the friendly crowd that came for his announcement. Here's a portion of his statement: "Life is about choices. Make no mistake: I love serving in the United States Senate. Make no mistake about that. I love serving the people of Illinois. Make no mistake about that. I am the only ...
Sen. Roland Burris Will Not Run for Election in 2010
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailySen. Roland Burris, who has next to no campaign cash, no political operation and no support from any major Democrat in Illinois or national politics, will not run to keep the seat in 2010, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting. ...
5 Dead-Weight Democrats for 2010
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyPowerful majorities aren't all fun, games, and taxpayer-funded retreats, folks. When you have the massive advantage in congressional seats that the Democrats currently enjoy, you're bound to have duds mixed into the pack. Just ask the Republicans, whose past majorities in Congress were tainted by the inclusion of flotsam like Katherine Harris, "Duke" Cunningham, Mark Foley, and Dennis Hastert. Now it's the Democrats' turn, and they'll be feeling the full weight of their party's detritus in just 18 months, when the 2010 midterm elections roll around. Here are 5 Democrats bound to give Barack ...
Roland Burris Gears Up for Doomed Reelection Bid
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyU.S. Senator Roland Burris (D-IL), who has given the word "embattled" a new level of depth, is getting ready to run for reelection.Of course, it's not technically reelection, because he wasn't elected in the first place, only appointed by disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. Also, it isn't reelection because there is absolutely zero chance that he will win.From The Hill:Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) wants to keep his job in the Senate and may run for reelection, but he's holding off his formal decision a few weeks until he knows if he can raise enough campaign money.Burris told The Hill ...
Ranking the Senators in Terms of Partisanship
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyThe Hill, one of the two dailies on Capitol Hill, has released their rankings of U.S. Senators based on partisanship.And the results will shock you. Did you know, for instance, that Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is still alive? (Whatsmore, he's ranked the 5th most partisan Republican.)More shockers abound the deeper you delve. Ted Kennedy is ranked the most bipartisan Democrat, while Pat Leahy is ranked the least. (We didn't realize Dick Cheney got a vote.) Maine's two senators are ranked as the most bipartisan Republicans, while Jim Bunning is ranked the most partisan. (Although it seems to us ...
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