Archives: January, 2006

Sam Levenback — January 30, 2006, 8:20 am

Hectic Day on the Hill

A last minute effort to filibuster a nominee to SCOTUS is the new black. The Senators from Massachusetts, Kerry and Kennedy, are trying to launch a guerrilla attack on Judge Samuel Alito, but many (read all) are saying the die has been cast and Alito will be confirmed.
Sen. Durbin says he has 37 ‘No’ votesĀ  […]

Sam Levenback — January 29, 2006, 4:02 pm

Pass the Blunt

Is there anything as quircky in American politics as the House leadership race? Is there anything so deeply rooted in insider whispers and beltway intrigue? Here at the PoliBlog, we can’t even contain our excitement.
The vote is Thursday and the candidates are these. As you can see, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and Policy Committee Chairman […]

Sam Levenback — January 25, 2006, 11:51 pm

Ted Kennedy Love Child Found!

Sound like a National Enquirer headline? Well, you would be correct! Thank you to the Boston Herald (and more accurately, Wonkette) for bringing it to our attention.
The jist of the accusation is this: this kid is the son of Caroline Bilodeau and the product of an affair between Bilodeau and the Senator in 1983. His […]

Sam Levenback — January 24, 2006, 11:24 pm

Big Warner Audition

This item caught our eye this morning over at Hotline:
“Davos!
…This year, the star American politicians include Ex-Gov. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).Warner might use the Davos experience to convince the global business/political intelligencia — there really is no better way to describe the participants –that he can grasp the finer points of […]