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Card Check to be introduced today

By ⋅ March 9, 2009 ⋅

From CongressDaily: Democrats will introduce contentious labor legislation in both chambers today even though Senate Democrats do not yet have the support necessary to overcome a certain Republican filibuster. This is all going to come down to the Blue Dogs in the House of Representatives. Those 51 Members, all self-proclaimed conservative democrats, have the power [...]

Proof we’re winning: Capitol Hill receiving more than 1 million emails per day

By ⋅ February 25, 2009 ⋅

Here is an interesting article from NationalJournal.com that gives a small glimpse into the IT infrastructure currently being used by on Capitol Hill. As a tech-geek, I’ll avoid going into total analytical nerd mode, however the very fact that National Journal was compelled to write an article titled “E-Mail Surge Forces Hill IT to Keep [...]

Strange Congress: 1954, Puerto Rican Nationalists Gang Shoot Up the House of Representatives

By ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅

On March 1st, 1954 the United States Capitol was under attack and five Members of Congress were shot. The attackers, Lolita Lebrón, Rafael Cancel Miranda, Andres Figueroa Cordero, and Irving Flores Rodríguez, displayed a Puerto Rican flag before shooting. The four were part of a Puerto Rican nationalist gang that tried to assassinate President Truman [...]

Republican Minority Leader John Boehner goes High Definition

By ⋅ January 29, 2009 ⋅

Here is a great video from House Minority Leader, John Boehner, showing that Republicans in Congress are finally starting to “get it” when it comes to getting their message out to the masses. I would have been pleased with a cell-phone quality video, so shooting this in HD is even more impressive.

On the day the House votes on the stimulus, DC gets covered in ice. Coincidence?

By ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅

As a native Wisconsinite, I’ve always found the reaction of those in DC to insignificant amounts of snow humorous, and sometimes even pitiful. However, this morning was a bit different. After a few inches of nice snow, followed by a few hours of sleet, capped off with an overnight shower of freezing-rain, the entire DC-metro [...]

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