Cramdown Crammed Down Big — By Democrats
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:08:30 -0700
If there was ever a question of who controls the Senate, it was answered this afternoon when Democratic leaders fell a whopping 15 votes shy of moving legislation to empower bankruptcy judges to alter mortgages for the protection of homeowners. The finance industry had fought fiercely to kill the proposal, and kill it they did. Supporters needed 60 votes to defeat what was expected to be a largely Republican filibuster. Instead they got 45 . Going into the vote, there was talk that a han
Feel-Good Post of the Day
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:27:00 -0700
Michael Bérubé’s son Jaime took won gold medals in all four swimming events he competed in at the central Pennsylvania Special Olympics Sectionals. Michael documented the victories and also included some video reporting. And since it’s Bérubé, he snuck some humor in as well: The coach urged him to come on back out, adding that the entire team would be disqualified if Jamie didn’t swim. I dutifully noted that there is no I in team, and no J either, but there is an A and an M and an E. I d
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