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Men We Heart Fridays – Saturday edition

Oh men we ♥! Let us count the ways! It’s been a long week (so long that this is the Saturday edition of Men we ♥ Friday)–we lost 2 amazing women trailblazers (Granny D & Juanita Goggins), the resolution and debate to withdraw from Afghanistan resulting in 65 members of Congress voting yay (see the [...]

Kucinich Resolution Redux (the Berman-you’re-a-jerk edition)

Final vote: 60 ayes, 356 nays, 10 or so “Present” (abstaining). Kucinich was the MC/lead speaker for his own privileged resolution. He spoke in 3 or 4 minute bursts amidst the short statements, for and against the resolution, by other members of the House. Congressman Berman of North Hollywood divvied up the opposition duties with [...]