Remember, regardless of who is president, as Kucinich said: " As president,I
will need a very good congress, and the majority would be better."
So we still must get 2/3 of the Congress, both the House and Senate to really
restore our Constitutional Laws.
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January: McConnell Called Himself Bush's "Strongest Supporter" On Iraq.
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February: McConnell Blocked Senate Escalation Debate, Arguing Many GOPers
Don't Want a Debate.
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"let me just say there are many members on my side who would argue that we
shouldn't be having this debate this week at all." Headlines across the country
accused the McConnell-led Senate Republicans of blocking the essential debate.
March: McConnell Holds Muti-Million Dollar Fundraiser With Bush, While
Fighting his Battles in the Senate.
On March 1, the Washington Times ran a headline that said, "McConnell fighting
Bush's battles in Senate." The next day, President Bush traveled to Kentucky
for a fundraiser with McConnell that raised $2.1 million for McConnell and the
National Republican Senatorial Committee.
April: McConnell Voted Against War Funding Bill That Would have Set a New
Course in Iraq.
In April, McConnell voted against a $124 billion Fiscal Year 2007 Supplemental
spending bill, which would have begun bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq by
October 1, with a goal of having most troops home by March 31, 2008. In
addition to the withdrawal, the bill provided billions of dollars for military
equipment and health care for active duty military and returning veterans.
May: McConnell Endorsed Scandal-Plagued Gov. Ernie Fletcher, Saying He Had
"Never Met a Finer Man."
In May, McConnell endorsed Republican Ernie Fletcher for Governor of Kentucky,
saying, "I have never met a finer man than our governor, Ernie Fletcher." In
2006, Fletcher was indicted on three misdemeanor charges for allegedly doling
out state jobs to political supporters. The indictments came after Fletcher
pleaded the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions before a grand
jury. In August 2006, Fletcher admitted to wrongdoing in his administration as
part of an agreement to drop the charges, but a grand jury report released
later said that Fletcher oversaw a "widespread and coordinated plan" to avoid
state hiring laws. Fletcher also pardoned every member of his administration
that was involved with the scandal.
June: McConnell Held Up Essential Ethics Reform and 9/11 Commission
Recommendations.
On a single day in June, McConnell blocked congressional Democrats' attempts to
move forward with a sweeping lobbying reform bill and a bill to implement the
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
July: Republican Senator Accuses McConnell of "Dereliction of Duty" for
Actions on Immigration.
In July, columnist Bob Novak wrote, "I asked one of the few conservative
Republican senators who stuck with President Bush on immigration to assess how
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell handled the issue. Asking not to be
quoted by name, he replied: If this were a war, Sen. McConnell should be
relieved of command for dereliction of duty.' Not only did the minority leader
end up voting against an immigration bill that he said was better than the 2006
version he supported, he abandoned his post, staying off the floor during final
stages of the debate."
August: McConnell Led the Fight Against Expanding Health Care to Over 3
Million Uninsured Children.
In August McConnell voted against bipartisan legislation to expand children's
health care to an additional 3.2 million kids across America. The day before,
McConnell voted for and cosponsored a watered down bill that would have
eliminated coverage for 3.2 million kids that were covered under the bipartisan
proposal. The GOP alternative also changed reimbursement rules putting the
coverage of hundreds of thousands of children in danger.
September: McConnell Pledged to "Support the President" in Opposition to
Children's Health Bill.
In September, along with voting against the initial version of the children's
health bill, McConnell signaled he would vote "no" on the final version of the
bill as well, saying, "I intend to support the president."
October: McConnell Knew That His Office Spread Erroneous Rumors Against
Child, But He Still Claimed There Was No Involvement.
In October, a McConnell aide admitted that he had sent an email to reporters
highlighting charges made on conservative blogs accusing the family of a child
who helped promote the children's health program of being undeserving of
federal assistance. McConnell was aware that his staff was personally involved
in smearing the family. But asked in an interview if his office had encouraged
reporters to investigate the family of a young boy who had promoted the SCHIP
program, McConnell repeatedly denied any involvement adding, "there was no
involvement whatsoever
.None."
November: McConnell's Handpicked Governor Loses Reelection Bid By 18-Points.
In November, McConnell's handpicked Kentucky Gubernatorial candidate, Ernie
Fletcher lost his bid for reelection. Not only had McConnell picked and
encouraged Fletcher to run in 2003, but he also heavily campaign for him in his
2007 race. In the final days of the campaign, McConnell appeared with Fletcher
and praised him as "extremely intelligent" and of "wonderful character,"
McConnell even recorded radio ads for Fletcher calling him "the best governor
for Louisville in my lifetime
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December: McConnell Tried to Justify Iraq Deaths by Saying That the Soldiers
Weren't "Draftees"
In December, the Grayson County News Gazette reported that McConnell said, "I
won't tell you everything is great in Iraq; it is not. But we want to keep a
steady flow of funds so that we don't disrupt the military. Unfortunately,
most of our friends on the other isle are having a hard time admitting things
are getting better; some days I almost think the critics of this war don't want
us to win. Nobody is happy about losing lives but remember these are not
draftees, these are full-time professional soldiers."
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BRUSSELS, Belgium - Environmental activists blocked the entrance to the main
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refusal to protect threatened stocks.
"Shut down until the stocks recover," activists demanded, chaining themselves
to the 60-foot-long wall that wrapped around the building entrance.
The protest kept some EU bureaucrats from getting to work. Police removed the
activists and the wall by midmorning.
The stunt comes as EU ministers prepare for talks Tuesday on next year's
fishing quotas.
Many fish stocks in European waters are dwindling to critically low levels
but activists say fishermen are allowed to continue catching fish well beyond
scientific advice.
"Every year, the ministers decide on the fishing stocks and how many can be
caught and show their incompetence," said Greenpeace biologist Ires Menn. "That
is why we are closing off the building."
EU's fisheries chief Joe Borg admitted that "most stocks remain overfished"
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years of stringent quotas have brought them to the brink of bankruptcy. In
France, fishermen have gone on strike to protest rising fuel costs that have
cut further into their profit margins.
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hope for cod. After years of decline, the ICES scientific agency announced that
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will be standing with Senator Dodd. SenatorDodd
has been watching this to be sure that this administration is not allowed to
break laws. We must preserve our Constitutional Laws,
no one is above them. you will find the list of senators who will be standing
with him. Go to the bottom of this article and find the names and phone
numbers.
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Who Will Stand with Chris Dodd for the Constitution?
Posted by Scarecrow , Firedoglake at 6:19 AM on December 17, 2007.
Dodd and friends know how important it is to stop the atrocious Intelligence
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Sometime today, Chris Dodd will take the floor in the US Senate and begin
talking -- a filibuster -- and what he has to say touches on the most important
issues facing this country. The immediate topic will be a bill to provide
retroactive immunity to telecom companies who violated the law by helping the
Bush Administration illegally spy on Americans. But the larger issue is whether
Congress will ever hold a lawless executive branch responsible for its criminal
behavior.
Senator Dodd will not be alone; a handful of Democratic Senators -- including
Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy -- will be there to support him, and for those
who promised to help, this is the time. They have to help him because their
party's so-called leadership has failed, again, in an all too familiar pattern
of ineptitude and enabling.
Dodd and friends know how important it is to stop the atrocious Intelligence
Committee bill, a bill that in addition to granting the telecoms immunity, does
far too little to repair the damage Congress did last August to the 4th
Amendment, individual liberty and privacy when they passed the dishonestly
named Protect America Act (PAA).
Kennedy was right about this scoundrel new Attorney General!! Just as bad as
the one we just got rid of.
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From: "Alexandra Russell, FreePress.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Theresa J. Steed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 24 Hours Left to Stop Big Media
Dear Theresa J.,
Only 24 hours to stop Big Media from getting even Bigger!
Call Your Senators
In less than 24 hours, the Federal Communications Commission plans to vote
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newspapers and TV stations.
If you care about the dismal state of the media, we need you to stop what
you're doing and lend a hand.
We need to get at least 100 calls to every U.S. senator before 5:00 p.m.
today asking them to pressure the FCC to delay tomorrow's vote. The Media
Ownership Act of 2007 (S. 2332) is waiting for a vote on the Senate floor. Your
call will make a real difference.
We have 24 hours to Stop Big Media. Call your Senators today.
Senator John Cornyn
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(S. 2332). This important legislation will stop the FCC's plan to further
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remaining independent voices and create less local reporting and quality
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Just last week, senators from both parties berated FCC Chairman Kevin Martin
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