kent conrad
How do you trick 61 U.S. Senators into hanging out for a few hours without an eruption of bloodshed? You promise them a mystery holiday treat! It works on children, so why not? A very mischievous Al Franken snuck in a new “Secret Santa clause” to the Senate’s bazillion page protocol in an effort to [...]
North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced today that he will not seek reelection, creating a potentially prime pickup opportunity for Republicans in a GOP-leaning state. “After months of consideration, I have decided not to seek reelection in 2012,” Conrad said in a letter to constituents. “There are serious challenges facing our state and nation, [...]
CUT ALL TACKSIES. Well, not yet. BUT Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad are so concerned that Congress does not have the willpower to make the tough decisions required to rein in insane long-term budget deficits that they have created this: the “Bipartisan Fiscal Task Force.” Mmm, smells efficient, tastes effective! (EVERYONE MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY [...]
The Senate, for those unfamiliar with the august body, is sort of like the US version of the House of Lords; and like the House of Lords it is populated with harelipped dauphins who make ribald jokes with each other between bouts of pleurisy, gout, and cavorting with fast women, such as each other’s spouses. [...]
