really please post the numbers of each party in the senate during that time .
On Oct 29, 6:15 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They didn't have a Fillibuster proof Senate at any time during their > tenure... > > On Oct 29, 1:39 am, "mike [move on] 532" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > " McCain didn't seem to mind unified control of government when it > > was him, Phil Gramm, Tom DeLay, and George Bush." > > > Frank is new target of McCain on the > > trailhttp://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/10/29/frank_is... > > FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Much of John McCain's stump speech is devoted to > > warning voters about the fiscal dangers that would accompany a Barack > > Obama presidency, but lately McCain has been picking on a lower- > > profile bogeyman to make his case. > > > "And he can't do that without raising our taxes or digging us further > > into debt like Congressman Barney Frank promised to do," McCain said > > last night, causing a part-time rodeo arena to rumble with boos at the > > mention of the Massachusetts Democrat. > > > Frank has found a comfortable home in McCain's speeches in the > > campaign's closing days, as one of three congressional Democrats > > McCain picks out by name as he warns his audience to resist Democratic > > control of both the executive and legislative branches. McCain > > mentions Frank along with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate > > majority leader Harry Reid. > > > For the last week, McCain has gleefully quoted from an interview > > Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, gave to the > > CNBC cable channel in which he laid out future budget priorities for a > > Democratic Congress. > > > "You know, we've already seen a preview of their plans. It's pretty > > simple and unfortunately pretty familiar: tax and spend. When the > > chairman of one of the most powerful committees, Barney Frank, > > says . . ." McCain said Friday night in Durango, Colo. > > > "Here's what he said, my friends, and I quote, 'focus on an immediate > > increase in spending,' we should take him at his word," McCain went > > on. "And when he says there are, quote, 'a lot of very rich people out > > there whom we can tax,' it's safe to assume he's talking about you." > > > Frank yesterday dismissed McCain's words as "an appeal to prejudice" > > that he said reminded him of past Republican efforts to raise voter > > concerns about the prospect of congressmen Charles Rangel and John > > Conyers, who are black, becoming committee chairs. > > > "I'm flattered by this," said Frank, who is gay. "But I don't think > > I'm the single most important member of the House after Nancy Pelosi. > > There are also a lot of straight white men who are committee > > chairmen." > > > McCain's chief speechwriter, Mark Salter, shook his head when asked to > > respond. "We're bringing him up for his quotes," said Salter. "We're > > prejudiced against wasteful spenders and tax hikers." > > > McCain has also criticized Frank for endorsing a 25 percent cut in > > Pentagon spending. > > > "I'm very pleased it's a big priority for him to increase the military > > budget, tax cuts, and the deficit," Frank said. "He's being thoroughly > > intellectually dishonest about it. He didn't seem to mind unified > > control of government when it was him, Phil Gramm, Tom DeLay, and > > George Bush."- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
